Ruth 3:6

So she went downe vnto the floore, and did according to all that her mother in lawe bade her.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 answered her, All that thou biddest me, I will doe.

7And when Boaz had eaten, and drunken, and cheared his heart, he went to lie downe at the end of the heape of corne, and she came softly, and vncouered the place of his feet, and lay downe.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother, that thy dayes may be prolonged vpon the land, which the Lord thy God giueth thee.

Proverbs 1:8My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.

John 15:14Ye are my friendes, if ye doe whatsoeuer I commaund 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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