George Leo Haydock, on Ruth 2:20

“And Noemi answered her: Blessed be he of the Lord: because the same kindness which he shewed to the living, he hath kept also to the dead. And again she said: The man is our kinsman.”

“Dead. He hath not forgotten Elimelech, his friend, for whose sake he treats his daughter-in-law with kindness. (Haydock) — Kinsman. Hebrew adds, “one of our redeemers, (Calmet) or next kinsmen.” (Haydock) — To such the right of avenging the slain, of marrying the widow of the deceased, and entering upon his property, belonged. The best interpreters suppose that Booz was the nephew of Elimelech. (Calmet) (Leviticus xxv. 25., and Deuteronomy xxv. 5.) (Menochius)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.