Verse 9

And he said,{H559} Who art thou? And she answered,{H559} I am Ruth{H7327} thy handmaid:{H519} spread{H6566} therefore thy skirt{H3671} over thy handmaid;{H519} for thou art a near kinsman.{H1350}

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 16:8 : 8 Now when I passed{H5674} by thee, and looked{H7200} upon thee, behold, thy time{H6256} was the time{H6256} of love;{H1730} and I spread{H6566} my skirt{H3671} over thee, and covered{H3680} thy nakedness:{H6172} yea, I sware{H7650} unto thee, and entered{H935} into a covenant{H1285} with thee, saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah,{H3069} and thou becamest mine.
• Ruth 2:20 : 20 And Naomi{H5281} said{H559} unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed{H1288} be he of Jehovah,{H3068} who hath not left off{H5800} his kindness{H2617} to the living{H2416} and to the dead.{H4191} And Naomi{H5281} said{H559} unto her, The man{H376} is nigh of kin{H7138} unto us, one{H376} of our near kinsmen.{H1350}
• Ruth 3:12 : 12 And now it is true{H551} that I am a near kinsman;{H1350} howbeit there is{H3426} a kinsman{H1350} nearer{H7138} than I.
• Luke 14:11 : 11 For{G3754} every one{G3956} that exalteth{G5312} himself{G1438} shall be humbled;{G5013} and{G2532} he that{G3588} humbleth{G5013} himself{G1438} shall be exalted.{G5312}
• 1 Sam 25:41 : 41 And she arose,{H6965} and bowed{H7812} herself with her face{H639} to the earth,{H776} and said,{H559} Behold, thy handmaid{H519} is a servant{H8198} to wash{H7364} the feet{H7272} of the servants{H8198} of my lord.{H113}
• Ruth 2:10-13 : 10 Then she fell{H5307} on her face,{H6440} and bowed{H7812} herself to the ground,{H776} and said{H559} unto him, Why have I found{H4672} favor{H2580} in thy sight,{H5869} that thou shouldest take knowledge{H5234} of me, seeing I am a foreigner?{H5237} 11 And Boaz{H1162} answered{H6030} and said{H559} unto her, It hath fully{H5046} been showed{H5046} me, all that thou hast done{H6213} unto thy mother-in-law{H2545} since{H310} the death{H4194} of thy husband;{H376} and how thou hast left{H5800} thy father{H1} and thy mother,{H517} and the land{H776} of thy nativity,{H4138} and art come{H3212} unto a people{H5971} that thou knewest{H3045} not heretofore.{H8543} 12 Jehovah{H3068} recompense{H7999} thy work,{H6467} and a full{H8003} reward{H4909} be given thee of Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} under whose wings{H3671} thou art come{H935} to take refuge.{H2620} 13 Then she said,{H559} Let me find{H4672} favor{H2580} in thy sight,{H5869} my lord,{H113} for that thou hast comforted{H5162} me, and for that thou hast spoken{H1696} kindly{H3820} unto thy handmaid,{H8198} though I be not as one{H259} of thy handmaidens.{H8198}