Ruth 3:6

And she went down unto the threshing-floor, and did in accordance with all that her mother-in-law had commanded her.

Leeser Tanakh

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 unto her, All that thou sayest unto me will I do.

7And Bo'az ate and drank, and his heart became merry; and he then went in to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came in softly, and lifted up the covering that was on his feet, and laid herself down.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:12Honor thy father and thy mother; in order that thy days may be prolonged upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

Proverbs 1:8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and cast not off the teaching of thy mother;

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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