Ruth 3:2

You have been picking up the barley grass behind the women that work for Boaz, and he is our close relation. Boaz and his workers have finished getting all the grass from his paddocks. And they have put the grass in the place where people hit the grass with a stick to make the barley seeds fall off. Tonight Boaz and his workers will throw all the seeds into the air so that the wind will blow the rubbish away and the seeds will fall to the ground.

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In The King James Version

And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.

In Context

1One day, Naomi, Ruth's mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, I want you to have a good life and a safe place to live after I die. And so I am going to find the right man for you to marry.

3This is my idea. I want you to have a wash, put on your best clothes, and some perfume or some nice smelling oil. Then go down to where Boaz is working, but do not let him see you. Wait until he has finished his supper and watch where he lies down to sleep. That way you can find him in the dark. And when he is really asleep, go and take the blanket off his feet and lie down there. He will tell you what to do.”

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Cross References

Ruth 2:8So Boaz walked over to Ruth and said to her in a friendly way, “I want you to listen to me. I would like you to stay in my paddocks to pick up the barley grass. Stay close to my women workers and do not go to paddocks that belong to someone else.

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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