פירוש על רות 2:20

With the living and with the deceased. That he feeds and sustains the living, and occupies himself with the needs of the deceased.²⁰The “needs of the deceased” refers to the kindness displayed by Bo’az to Elimelech and his sons. (Ibn Ezra) Alternatively, the “needs of the deceased” refers to the willingness of Bo’az to perform a levirate marriage and will thus do kindness to the memory of her deceased husband. (Alshich)