Ruth 3:1

Ruth 3:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
• New International Version (NIV)One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home for you, where you will be well provided for.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you?

Context of Ruth 3:1

One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you? 2Now is not Boaz, with whose servant girls you have been working, a relative of ours? In fact, tonight he is winnowing barley on the threshing floor. 3Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

Ruth 3:1 word by word

וַתֹּ֥אמֶר לָ֖הּ נָעֳמִ֣י חֲמוֹתָ֑הּ בִּתִּ֞י הֲלֹ֧א אֲבַקֶּשׁ־לָ֛ךְ מָנ֖וֹחַ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִֽיטַב־לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• One day Ruth’s mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתchămôth chămôth · mother-in-lawH2545
• Naomiנׇעֳמִיno‛ŏmîy · NaomiH5281
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• My daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• should I notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• seekבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• a resting placeמָנוֹחַmânôach · restingH4494
• thatאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• it may be wellיָטַבyâţab · be goodH3190

Cross-references for Ruth 3:1

• Ruth 1:9May the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband.” And she kissed them as they wept aloud
• 1 Corinthians 7:36However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
• 1 Timothy 5:8If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
• Genesis 40:14But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.
• Deuteronomy 4:40Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.
• Psalms 128:2For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
• Jeremiah 22:15Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.

Commentaries on Ruth 3:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Shall I not seek rest for thee - That is, Shall I not endeavor to procure thee a proper husband? See Rth 1:9, and the observations at the end of that chapter.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The directions given to Ruth by Naomi. (1-5) Boaz acknowledges the duty of a kinsman. (6-13) Ruth's return to her mother-in-law. (14-18) Verses 1-5 The married state should be a rest, as much as any thing upon earth can be so, as it ought to fix the affections and form a connexion for life. Therefore it should be engaged in with great seriousness, with earnest prayers for direction, for the blessing of God, and with regard to his precepts. Parents should…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1a resting place: Naomi used a similar word in Ruth 1:9 when she prayed for Ruth and Orpah. Now she suggested a plan that might encourage Boaz to help Ruth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-132. he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor--The winnowing process is performed by throwing up the grain, after being trodden down, against the wind with a shovel. The threshing-floor, which was commonly on the harvest-field, was carefully leveled with a large cylindric roller and consolidated with chalk, that weeds might not spring up, and that it might not chop with drought. The farmer usually remained all night in harvest-time on the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ruth 3:1

• Inheritance
• Ruth
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Mother-in-Law
• Daughter
• Fall
• Levirate Law
• Skirt
• Boaz
• Naomi
• Ruth
• thresh

Commentaries on Ruth 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary