| AV | | The King James Version(英皇钦定本), 1611. |
| BDB | Hebrew-English Lexicon of the Old Testament by F. Brown, S. R. Driver and C. A. Briggs (Oxford University Press, 1907). |
| Berkeley | The Holy Bible, The Berkeley Version in Modern English (Zondervan, 1959). |
| Cassel | Joshua, Judges and Ruth by P. Cassel (Vol. IV of A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures edited by J. P. Lange) (T. & T. Clark, n.d.). |
| Cooke | The Book of Ruth by G. A. Cooke ( Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges ) (Cambridge University Press, 1913). |
| FF | The Holy Bible in Modern English by F. Fenton (Partridge, 1922). |
| Gerleman | Ruth by G. Gerleman ( Biblischer Kommentar Altes Testament ) (Kreis Moers, 1960). |
| Herbert | A. S. Herbert in Peake's Commentary on the Bible edited by M. Black and H. H. Rowley (Nelson, 1962). |
| Hertzberg | Die Bücher Josua, Richter, Ruth by H. W. Hertzberg ( Das Alte Testament Deutsch ) (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1959). |
| HS | Hebrew Syntax by A. B. Davidson (T. & T. Clark, 1924). |
| IB | Interpreter's Bible , Vol. 2 (Leviticus-Samuel) (Nelson, 1953). Ruth : introduction and exegesis by L. P. Smith; exposition by J. T. Cleland. |
| Joüon | Ruth Commentaire Philologique et Exégétique by P. Joüon (Institut Biblique Pontifical, 1953). |
| KB | Lexicon in Veteris Testamenti Libros by L. Koehler and W. Baumgartner (Brill, 1953). |
| KD | Joshua, Judges, Ruth by C. F. Keil and F. Delitzsch (Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament Vol. IV) (T. & T. Clark, 1887). |
| Knight | Ruth and Jonah by G. A. F. Knight ( The Torch Bible Commentaries ) (S. C. M. Press, 1950). |
| Knox | The Holy Bible, A Translation from the Latin Vulgate in the Light of the Hebrew and Greek Originals by R. Knox (Burns & Oates, 1955). |
| Lattey | The Book of Ruth by C. Lattey ( The Westminster Version of the Sacred Scriptures ) (Longmans, 1935). |
| Learoyd | W. H. A. Learoyd in A New Commentary on Holy Scripture edited by C. Gore, H. L. Goudge and A. Guillaume (S. P. C. K., 1937). |
| LXX | The Septuagint(七十士译本;旧约圣经的希腊文版本)。 |
| Macdonald | A. Macdonald in The New Bible Commentary2 edited by F. Davidson, A. M. Stibbs and E. F. Kevan (I. V. F., 1954). |
| Moffatt | A New Translation of the Old Testament by J. Moffatt (Hodder and Stoughton, 1924). |
| MT | Massoretic Text(马索拉文本)。 |
| Myers | The Linguistic and Literary Form of the Book of Ruth by J. M. Myers (Brill, 1955). |
| NBD | The New Bible Dictionary edited by J. D. Douglas, F. F. Bruce, J. I. Packer, R. V. G. Tasker, D. J. Wiseman (I. V. F., 1962).《 圣经新辞典》 |
| RSV | American Revised Standard Version(标准修订本),1952。 |
| Rudolph | Das Buch Ruth - Das Hohe Lied -Die Klagelieder by W. Rudolph ( Kommentar zum Alten Testament ) (Gerd Mohn, 1962). |
| Rust | Judges, Ruth, I & II Samuel by E. C. Rust ( Layman's Bible Commentaries ) (S. C. M. Press, 1961). |
| Simeon | Horae Homileticae , III by Charles Simeon (H. G. Bohn, 1847). |
| Slotki | J. J. Slotki in The Five Megilloth edited by A. Cohen (Soncino, 1946). |
| TWNT | Theologisches Wörterbuch zum Neuen Testament (W. Kohlhammer, 1949-). |
| Vulg. | Vulgate(武加大译本;耶柔米所翻译之拉丁文圣经)。 |
| Wright | The Book of Ruth in Hebrew by C. H. H. Wright (Williams & Norgate, 1864). |