Rut 3:9, Eze 16:8 | TSK | STEP | Ruth. 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. a near kinsman. or, one that has right to redeem.

Ruth 3:9

Ruth.

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.

Eze 16:8

a near kinsman. or, one that has right to redeem.

12; 2:20

Ezekiel 16:8

thy time.

6; De 7:6-8; Ru 3:9; 1Sa 12:22; Isa 41:8,9; 43:4; 63:7-9; Jer 2:2,3

Jer 31:3; Ho 11:1; Mal 1:2; Ro 5:8; 9:10-13

and I.

Ru 3:9

I sware.

20:5,6; Ex 19:4-8; 24:1-8; 32:13; De 4:31; Jer 2:2,3; 31:32

Ho 2:18-20