Ruth 3:6

And she goeth down [to] the threshing-floor, and doth according to all that her mother-in-law commanded her

Young's Literal Translation

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 saith unto her, 'All that thou sayest — I do.'

7And Boaz eateth and drinketh, and his heart is glad; and he goeth in to lie down at the end of the heap; and she cometh in gently, and uncovereth his feet, and lieth down.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:12'Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.

Proverbs 1:8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

John 15:14ye are my friends, if ye may do whatever 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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