Ruth 3:3

Ruth 3:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
• New International Version (NIV)Wash, put on perfume, and get dressed in your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore wash yourself and anoint yourself, put on your best garment and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.

Context of Ruth 3:3

1Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, shouldn’t I find rest for you, so that you will be taken care of? 2Now isn’t Boaz our relative? Haven’t you been working with his female servants? This evening he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor. Wash, put on perfumed oil, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking. 4When he lies down, notice the place where he’s lying, go in and uncover his feet, and lie down. Then he will explain to you what you should do.” 5So Ruth said to her, “I will do everything you say.”

Ruth 3:3 word by word

וְרָחַ֣צְתְּ׀ וָסַ֗כְתְּ וְשַׂ֧מְתְּ שִׂמְלֹתַ֛יִךְ עָלַ֖יִךְ וְיָרַ֣דְתְּ הַגֹּ֑רֶן אַל־תִּוָּדְעִ֣י לָאִ֔ישׁ עַ֥ד כַּלֹּת֖וֹ לֶאֱכֹ֥ל וְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Washרָחַץrâchats · to wash: washH7364
• thyself therefore, and anointסוּךְsûk · to anointH5480
• thee, and putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• thy raimentשִׂמְלָהώimlâh · mantleH8071
• upon thee, and get thee downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• to the floorגֹּ֫רֶןgôren · threshing floorH1637
• make not thyself knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• unto the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• until he shall have doneכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
• eatingאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• and drinkingשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354

Cross-references for Ruth 3:3

• 2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent someone to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning: dress in mourning clothes and don’t put on any oil. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.
• Psalms 104:15wine that makes human hearts glad — making his face shine with oil — and bread that sustains human hearts.
• Ecclesiastes 9:8Let your clothes be white all the time, and never let oil be lacking on your head.
• Matthew 6:17But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,
• Esther 5:1On the third day, Esther dressed in her royal clothing and stood in the inner courtyard of the palace facing it. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing its entrance.
• 1 Timothy 2:9Also, the women are to dress themselves in modest clothing, with decency and good sense, not with elaborate hairstyles, gold, pearls, or expensive apparel,

Commentaries on Ruth 3:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Wash thyself, therefore - She made Ruth put on her best dress, that Boaz might, in the course of the day, be the more attracted by her person, and be the better disposed to receive her as Naomi wished.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3wash yourself: Ruth likely washed herself with a cloth dipped in water. Only wealthy people had facilities for full immersion. Bathing was not a daily routine; it was for special occasions.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 3:3

• Anointing
• Inheritance
• Ruth
• Threshing

In the dictionaries

• Anoint
• Daughter
• Fall
• Hair
• Levirate Law
• Skirt
• Anoint; Anointed
• Anointing
• Boaz
• Naomi

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