Ruth 3:6

And she went down to the threshing-floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.

In Context

5And she said to her, All that thou say I will do.

7And when Boaz had eaten and drank, and his heart was merry, he went to lay down at the end of the heap of grain. And she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid down.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:12Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which LORD thy God gives thee.

Proverbs 1:8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do as many things as I command you.

Matthew Henry on Ruth 3:2-6

Ruth's Visit to Boaz. ( b. c. 1312.) 1 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? 2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. 3 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. 4 And it shall be, when he lieth down,… Read the whole commentary →

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