Rut 3:9 | TSK | e4.org | Ruth ; ; spread therefore Hebrew "spread thy wing;" the emblem of protection; and a metaphor taken from the young of fowls, which run under the wings of their mother from birds of prey. Even to the present day, when a Jew marries a woman, he throws the skirts of his talith over her, to signify that he has taken her under his protection. a near kinsman or, one that has right to redeem, ,

‏ Ruth 3:9

Ruth Ruth 2:10-13; 1Sam 25:41; Luke 14:11

spread therefore Hebrew "spread thy wing;" the emblem of protection; and a metaphor taken from the young of fowls, which run under the wings of their mother from birds of prey. Even to the present day, when a Jew marries a woman, he throws the skirts of his talith over her, to signify that he has taken her under his protection. Ezek 16:8

a near kinsman or, one that has right to redeem, Ruth 3:12, Ruth 2:20