Ruth 3:6

Ruth 3:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
• New International Version (NIV)So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law told her to do.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had commanded her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law instructed her.

Context of Ruth 3:6

4And it shall be, when he lies down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall have lain down, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thyself down; and he will shew thee what thou shalt do. 5And she said to her, All that thou sayest will I do. And she went down to the floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law had bidden her. 7And Boaz ate and drank, and his heart was merry, and he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn. Then she went softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid herself down. 8And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was startled, and turned himself; and behold, a woman lay at his feet.

Ruth 3:6 word by word

וַתֵּ֖רֶד הַגֹּ֑רֶן וַתַּ֕עַשׂ כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוַּ֖תָּה חֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• wentיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• floorגֹּ֫רֶןgôren · threshing floorH1637

Cross-references for Ruth 3:6

• Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be prolonged in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
• Proverbs 1:8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
• John 2:5His mother says to the servants, Whatever he may say to you, do.
• John 15:14Ye are my friends if ye practise whatever I command you.

Commentaries on Ruth 3:6

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 What in one age or nation would be improper, is not always so in another age or another nation. Being a judge of Israel, Boaz would tell Ruth what she should do; also whether he had the right of redemption, and what methods must be taken, and what rites used, in order to accomplishing her marriage with him or another person. The conduct of Boaz calls for the highest praise. He attempted not to take advantage of Ruth; he did not disdain her as…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 3:6

• Chastity
• Continence
• Inheritance
• Ruth
• Threshing

In the dictionaries

• Mother-in-Law
• Daughter
• Fall
• Levirate Law
• Skirt
• Boaz
• Naomi
• Threshing-Floor

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