Revised Literal Translation
Ruth 3:4
4And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.1
Ruth 3:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
- New International Version (NIV)When he lies down, note the place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what to do.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)But 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."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then it shall be, when he lies down, that you shall notice the place where he lies; and you shall go in, uncover his feet, and lie down; and he will tell you what you should do.”
Context of Ruth 3:4
2And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. 3Wash 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. And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. 5And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do. 6And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
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וִיהִ֣י בְשָׁכְב֗וֹ וְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִשְׁכַּב־שָׁ֔ם וּבָ֛את וְגִלִּ֥ית מַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יו וְשָׁכָ֑בְתְּ וְהוּא֙ יַגִּ֣יד לָ֔ךְ אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעַשִֽׂין׃Read the interlinear
- And it shall be, when he lieth downשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: lay downH7901
- that thou shalt markיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
- and thou shalt go inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- and uncoverגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: uncoverH1540
- his feetמַרְגְּלוֹתmargelâh · feetH4772
- and he will tellנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- thee what thou shalt doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
Cross-references for Ruth 3:4
Commentaries on Ruth 3:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Uncover his feet, and lay thee down - It is said that women in the East, when going to the bed of their lawful husbands, through modesty, and in token of subjection, go to the bed's foot, and gently raising the clothes, creep under them up to their place. See Calmet. On the whole, we must say, had not Boaz been a person of extraordinary piety, prudence, and continence, this experiment might have been fatal to Ruth. We cannot easily account for this…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Uncover his feet - Rather, “the place of his feet;” the foot of his bed, as we should say. So also Rth 3:7-8 .Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4Ruth uncovered Boaz's feet to wake him up.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. go in, and uncover his feet and lay thee down--Singular as these directions may appear to us, there was no impropriety in them, according to the simplicity of rural manners in Beth-lehem. In ordinary circumstances these would have seemed indecorous to the world; but in the case of Ruth, it was a method, doubtless conformable to prevailing usage, of reminding Boaz of the duty which devolved on him as the kinsman of her deceased husband. Boaz probably…Read the comment
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- 1. Ruth 3:4 uncover: or, lift up the clothes that are on. ↩
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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