Ruth 3:9 (KJV)

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And he said Who art thou And she answered I am Ruth thine handmaid spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid for thou art a near kinsman

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Ruth. Ru 2:10-13 1Sa 25:41 Lu 14:11

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. Ru 3:12 Ru 2:20

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