Rut 3:8

8 Y sucedió que a medianoche el hombre se asustó, se volvió, y he aquí que una mujer estaba acostada a sus pies.

Rut 3:8 Meaning and Commentary

Ruth 3:8

And it came to pass at midnight
So long Boaz slept without knowledge of any person being at his feet, and so long Ruth had lain there; but awaking, and perceiving something at his feet, which pressed them, it made him look about and feel, and so affected him,

that the man was afraid;
though a man, and a man of spirit, he was afraid, a panic seized him, not knowing but it might be a spectre, a spirit, or a demon, as Jarchi; and such an instance we have in history

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 of an apparition, which seemed to put off clothes, and place itself in a bed where a man lay

and turned himself;
to see who it was:

and, behold, a woman lay at his feet;
which he knew by putting his hand upon her head, as Jarchi thinks, and so knew her by her headdress, or vail; or rather by her voice, as Aben Ezra, and who supposes the moon might shine, and he might be able to discern she had no beard, as well as also discover her by her clothes.

F19 Alex. ab Alex. Genial. Dier. l. 2. c. 9.

Rut 3:8 In-Context

6 Descendió, pues, a la era e hizo todo lo que su suegra le había mandado.

7 Cuando Booz hubo comido y bebido, y su corazón estaba contento, fue a acostarse al pie del montón de grano; y ella vino calladamente, descubrió sus pies y se acostó.

8 Y sucedió que a medianoche el hombre se asustó, se volvió, y he aquí que una mujer estaba acostada a sus pies.

9 Y él dijo: ¿Quién eres? Y ella respondió: Soy Rut, tu sierva. Extiende, pues, tu manto sobre tu sierva, por cuanto eres pariente cercano .

10 Entonces él dijo: Bendita seas del SEÑOR, hija mía. Has hecho tu última bondad mejor que la primera, al no ir en pos de los jóvenes, ya sean pobres o ricos.