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He said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth, your servant. (A)Spread your wings[a] over your servant, for you are (B)a redeemer.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 3:9 Compare 2:12; the word for wings can also mean corners of a garment

“Who are you?” he asked.

“I am your servant Ruth,” she said. “Spread the corner of your garment(A) over me, since you are a guardian-redeemer[a](B) of our family.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 3:9 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25-55); also in verses 12 and 13.

14 (A)Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without (B)a redeemer, and may his name (C)be renowned in Israel!

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14 The women(A) said to Naomi: “Praise be to the Lord,(B) who this day has not left you without a guardian-redeemer.(C) May he become famous throughout Israel!

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