John Gill's Exposition on Ruth 3:5

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And she said unto her, etc.] Having the highest opinion of her piety and prudence, and being confident she would never advise her to what was contrary to true religion and virtue: all that thou sayest unto me I will do; observe every instruction and direction she gave her, and attend strictly to every circumstance pointed out to her, as she did; the word for “unto me” is one of those instances, the Masora observes, is not written but read; the letters of the word are not in the text, only the vowel points, the reason of which cannot well be said; what the Midrash f56 gives can never satisfy.

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