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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, that thou shalt mark
the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his
feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
5 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will
do.
6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all
that her mother in law bade her.
7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was
merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she
came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid,
and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
9 And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth
thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for
thou art a near kinsman.
10 And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter:
for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the
beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor
or rich.
11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all
that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that
thou art a virtuous woman.
12 And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit
there is a kinsman nearer than I.
13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if
he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do
the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to
thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD
liveth: lie down until the morning.
14 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose
up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known
that a woman came into the floor.
15 Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee,
and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of
barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.
16 And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art
thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to
her.
17 And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me;
for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
18 Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know
how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he
have finished the thing this day.1
References and notes
1. King James Authorized
Version
2.
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
- http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/ruth/gill/ruth2.htm
3. John Wesley's
Notes on the Bible
- http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/ruth/wesley/ruth1.htm
4. Matthew Henry Bible Commentary
- http://eword.gospelcom.net/comments/ruth/mh/ruth2.htm
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About Ruth 3 |
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Bible Author |
This
short history fitly follows the book of Judges, the
events related therein happening in the time of the
Judges. It was probably wrote by Samuel.3
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Structure of
Ruth 3 |
In this chapter we have a proposal of Naomi to Ruth, with
advice and directions to get Boaz for her husband, Ruth 2:1.
Ruth's obedience to the instructions she gave her, Ruth 2:5,
the notice Boaz took of her, and the conversation that
passed between them, Ruth 2:8
the dismissing of her in the morning to her mother-in-law
with a gift, to whom she returned, and acquainted her with
what had passed, Ruth 2:14.2
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Indecent behaviour?
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We found it very easy, in the former chapter, to applaud the
decency of Ruth's behaviour, and to show what good use we
may make of the account given us of it; but in this chapter
we shall have much ado to vindicate it from the imputation
of indecency, and to save it from having an ill use made of
it; but the goodness of those times was such as saved what
is recorded here from being ill done, and yet the badness of
these times is such as that it will not justify any now in
doing the like.4
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