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Ruth 3:1 (show verse)
Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to Ruth, “My daughter, shall I not look for security and a home for you, so that it may be well with you?
Ruth 3:2 (show verse)
Now Boaz, with whose maids you were [working], is he not our relative? See now, he is winnowing barley at the threshing floor tonight.
Agriculture » Miscellaneous topics » Threshing floors
Agriculture » Operations in » Threshing
Agriculture » Operations in » Winnowing
Agriculture or husbandry » Operations in » Winnowing
Entertainments » Given on occasions of » Harvest home
Inheritance » Provisions for inheritance under levirate marriages
Ruth » Under naomi's instructions claims from boaz the duty of a kinsman
Threshing » Floors for
Threshing » The place for » Used for winnowing the corn
Winnowing » Of grain
Agriculture » Operations in » Threshing
Agriculture » Operations in » Winnowing
Agriculture or husbandry » Operations in » Winnowing
Entertainments » Given on occasions of » Harvest home
Inheritance » Provisions for inheritance under levirate marriages
Ruth » Under naomi's instructions claims from boaz the duty of a kinsman
Threshing » Floors for
Threshing » The place for » Used for winnowing the corn
Winnowing » Of grain
Ruth 3:3 (show verse)
So wash and anoint yourself [with olive oil], then put on your [best] clothes, and go down to the threshing floor; but stay out of the man’s sight until he has finished eating and drinking.
Anointing » Of the body
Anointing » General references to application of oil to the body
Anointing » Was used for » Decorating the person
Cleanliness » Encouraged
Entertainments » Given on occasions of » Harvest home
Inheritance » Provisions for inheritance under levirate marriages
Ruth » Under naomi's instructions claims from boaz the duty of a kinsman
Threshing » Floors for
Anointing » General references to application of oil to the body
Anointing » Was used for » Decorating the person
Cleanliness » Encouraged
Entertainments » Given on occasions of » Harvest home
Inheritance » Provisions for inheritance under levirate marriages
Ruth » Under naomi's instructions claims from boaz the duty of a kinsman
Threshing » Floors for
Ruth 3:4 (show verse)
When he lies down, notice the place where he is lying, and go and uncover his feet and lie down. Then he will tell you what to do.”
Ruth 3:5 (show verse)
Ruth answered her, “I will do everything that you say.”
Entertainments » Given on occasions of » Harvest home
Inheritance » Provisions for inheritance under levirate marriages
Rose » Ruth , the woman of constancy, characteristics of » Filial obedience
Ruth » Under naomi's instructions claims from boaz the duty of a kinsman
Ruth » Filial obedience
Threshing » Floors for
Inheritance » Provisions for inheritance under levirate marriages
Rose » Ruth , the woman of constancy, characteristics of » Filial obedience
Ruth » Under naomi's instructions claims from boaz the duty of a kinsman
Ruth » Filial obedience
Threshing » Floors for
Ruth 3:6 (show verse)
So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had told her.
Ruth 3:7 (show verse)
When Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was happy, he went to lie down at the end of the stack of grain. Then Ruth came secretly, and uncovered his feet and lay down.
Chastity » Instances of » Boaz
Continence » Instances of » Boaz
Entertainments » Given on occasions of » Harvest home
Inheritance » Provisions for inheritance under levirate marriages
Ruth » Under naomi's instructions claims from boaz the duty of a kinsman
Threshing » Floors for
Threshing » The place for » The jews slept on, during the time of
Continence » Instances of » Boaz
Entertainments » Given on occasions of » Harvest home
Inheritance » Provisions for inheritance under levirate marriages
Ruth » Under naomi's instructions claims from boaz the duty of a kinsman
Threshing » Floors for
Threshing » The place for » The jews slept on, during the time of
Ruth 3:8 (show verse)
In the middle of the night the man was startled and he turned over, and found a woman lying at his feet.
Ruth 3:9 (show verse)
So he said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth your maid. Spread the hem of your garment over me, for you are a close relative and redeemer.”
Ruth 3:10 (show verse)
Then he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made your last kindness better than the first; for you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.
Ruth 3:11 (show verse)
Now, my daughter, do not be afraid. I will do for you whatever you ask, since all my people in the city know that you are a woman of excellence.
Chastity » Exemplified » Ruth
Chastity » Instances of » Boaz
Continence » Instances of » Boaz
Courtship » Ancient customs of » Women proposed marriage
Rose » Ruth , the woman of constancy, characteristics of » A spotless name
Ruth » A spotless name
Threshing » Floors for
Woman » Virtuous, held in high estimation
Women » Virtuous, held in high estimation
Chastity » Instances of » Boaz
Continence » Instances of » Boaz
Courtship » Ancient customs of » Women proposed marriage
Rose » Ruth , the woman of constancy, characteristics of » A spotless name
Ruth » A spotless name
Threshing » Floors for
Woman » Virtuous, held in high estimation
Women » Virtuous, held in high estimation
Ruth 3:12 (show verse)
It is true that I am your close relative and redeemer; however, there is a relative closer [to you] than I.
Ruth 3:13 (show verse)
Spend the night [here], and in the morning if he will redeem you, fine; let him do it. But if he does not wish to redeem you, then, as the Lord lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning.”
Ruth 3:14 (show verse)
So she lay at his feet until the morning, but got up before anyone could recognize another; Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that the woman came to the threshing floor [last night].”
Ruth 3:15 (show verse)
He also said, “Give me the shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” So Ruth held it and he measured out six measures of barley [into it] and placed it on her. And she went into the city.
Ruth 3:16 (show verse)
When she came home, her mother-in-law said, “How did it go, my daughter?” And Ruth told her everything that the man had done for her.
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Ruth 3:17 (show verse)
She said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, and he said to me, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”
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Ruth 3:18 (show verse)
Then Naomi said, “Sit and wait, my daughter, until you learn how this matter turns out; for the man will not rest until he has settled it today.”
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