Matthew Poole and continuators on Ruth 2:10

10 Then she fell on her face , and bowed her self to the ground, and said unto him, ▪Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me , seeing I am a stranger?

This was the humblest Posture of Reverence, either Civil when performed to men, or Religious, when to God. See Gen. 18. 2. and 33. 3. and 42. 6. Matth. 2. 11. and 8. 2.

i. e. Shew any respect and kindness to me. For words of knowledge in Scripture commonly include affection.