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Ruth 3:9

3:9

Ruth <07327> [Ruth.]

Marry <06566 03671> [spread therefore.]

Hebrew "spread thy wing;" the emblem of protection; and a metaphor taken from the young of fowls, which run under the wings of their mother from birds of prey. Even to the present day, when a Jew marries a woman, he throws the skirts of his {talith} over her, to signify that he has taken her under his protection.

guardian of the family interests <01350> [a near kinsman. or, one that has right to redeem.]


Ruth 3:12

3:12

there <03426> [there is.]




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