my daughter: 1 Samuel 3:6, 1 Samuel 3:16; 2 Kings 5:13; Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:22
neither: Song of Solomon 1:7-8
abide: Matthew 10:7-11; Philippians 4:8
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Ruth 2:8
Ruth 2:8
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Ruth 2 — OverviewRuth 2 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThere is scarcely any chapter in all the sacred history that stoops so
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Moabitish widow, so mean an action as her gleaning corn in a
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his carriage both towards his own servants and towards this poor
stranger.
I. Towards his own servants, and those that were employed for him…Ruth 2:8Ruth 2:8 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThen said Boaz unto Ruth,.... Having heard what the servant said concerning her, he turned himself to her, and addressed her in the following manner:hearest thou not, my daughter? meaning not what the servant had said,…