Ruth 3:6

So she went down to the threshing floor, and she followed the instructions her mother-in-law had given her.

Unlocked Literal Bible

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

5Ruth said to Naomi, “I will do everything you say.”

7When Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the pile of grain. Then she came softly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:12Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that Yahweh your God is giving you.

Proverbs 1:8My son, hear the instruction of your father 1 and do not lay aside the rules of your mother; 1

John 15:14You are my friends if you do the things that 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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