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Ruth 3:6
6So she went down to the threshing floor that night and followed the instructions of her mother-in-law.
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
4Be sure to notice where he lies down; then go and uncover his feet and lie down there. He will tell you what to do.” 5“I will do everything you say,” Ruth replied. So she went down to the threshing floor that night and followed the instructions of her mother-in-law. 7After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he lay down at the far end of the pile of grain and went to sleep. Then Ruth came quietly, uncovered his feet, and lay down. 8Around midnight Boaz suddenly woke up and turned over. He was surprised to find a woman lying at his feet!
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וַתֵּ֖רֶד הַגֹּ֑רֶן וַתַּ֕עַשׂ כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוַּ֖תָּה חֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ruth 3:6
- Exodus 20:12“Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
- Proverbs 1:8My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
- John 2:5But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.”
- John 15:14You are my friends if you do what I command.
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
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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
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