Matthew Poole and continuators on Ruth 3:9

9 And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine hand maid▪ spread therefore thy skirt over thine hand-maid , for thou art a near kinsman.

i. e. Take me to be thy Wife, and perform the Duty of an Husband to me. This Phrase is used in this sen[illegible: 1+ letters]e, Deut. 22. 30. and 27. 20. Ezek. 16. 8. Either, First, Because the Wife is admitted into the same Bed with her Husband, and both are Covered with one and the same Covering. Or, Secondly, From an ancient Ceremony of the Husbands throwing the Skirt of his Garment over her Head, in token both of her subjection, 1 Cor. 11. 5, 6, 10. and appropriation to him, being hereby as it were hid from the Eyes of others; See Gen. 20. 16. and also of that Protection which he oweth to her, See Ruth 2. 12.

Marginal references: Or, one that hath right to redeem.