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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So she went down to the threshing floor that night and followed the instructions of her mother-in-law.

Context of Ruth 3:6

4But when he lies down, observe the place where he lies. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down, and he will tell you what to do." 5And she replied, "All that you say I will do." So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had commanded her. 7And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then she came softly and uncovered his feet and lay down. 8At midnight the man was startled and turned over, and behold, a woman lay at his feet!

Ruth 3:6 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And she went downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• unto the floorגֹּ֫רֶןgôren · threshing floorH1637
• and didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• according to all that her mother in lawחֲמוֹתchămôth chămôth · mother-in-lawH2545
• badeצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680

Cross-references for Ruth 3:6

• Exodus 20:12"Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
• Proverbs 1:8Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching,
• John 2:5His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you."
• John 15:14You are my friends if you do what 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