Ruth 3:5

And Ruth answered, Whatever thing thou commandest to me, I shall do.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

4Forsooth when he goeth to sleep, mark thou the place in which he sleepeth; and thou shalt come, and uncover the cloth (or the cloak), with which he is covered, from the part of the feet, and thou shalt cast thee down, and thou shalt lie there. Forsooth he shall say to thee, what thou oughtest to do.

6And she went down into the cornfloor (or And she went down to the threshing floor), and did all things which her mother-in-law commanded to her.

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Cross References

Ephesians 6:1Sons, obey ye to your father and mother, in the Lord; for this thing is rightful, [or (it) is just], (or for this is the right thing to do).

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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