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C. F. Keil and Franz Delitzsch on Ruth 3:8

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Ruth3:8

Rth 3:8

About midnight the man was startled, namely, because on awaking he observed that there was some one lying at his feet; and he “bent himself” forward, or on one side, to feel who was lying there, “and behold a woman was lying at his feet.” מרגּלתיו is accus. loci.

C. F. Keil and Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament, Ruth 3:8. Public domain.

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