The Meaning of Ruth 3:6 Explained

Ruth 3:6

KJV: And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.

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

Darby: And she went down to the floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law had bidden her.

ASV: And she went down unto the threshing-floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ruth 3:6?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Ruth 3:6 mean?

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What is the context of Ruth 3:6?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.

What does Ruth 3:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Ruth 3:1-18 - The Part Of A Kinsman

According to the old Hebrew law, Ruth was already married to Boaz, on the supposition that he was next of kin. Naomi apparently had no knowledge of a nearer kinsman than he. Compare Ruth 2:20, R.V., 3:12; Deuteronomy 25:5-10. There was therefore no immodesty in Naomi's proposals, though they are foreign to our modern practice. But clearly Boaz acted with admirable self-restraint. His earnest concern was for the good name of the young girl who had thrown herself on his protection, Ruth 2:11; Ruth 2:14. Next to God's grace, the one thought which helps us in the hour of testing is to put the interests of another before our own. Love to our neighbor is ultimately love to ourselves.

What confidence these two helpless women reposed in Boaz! The words with which Naomi closed their conversation suggest a character of absolute reliableness. His word was his bond. He was prompt, decisive and instant in carrying out any measure to which he felt himself pledged. Dilatoriness will wear out the heart of those who trust us. Let us finish promptly what we undertake! "Diligent in business, fervent in spirit!" Remember that when you trust Christ with anything, He also will not rest till He has finished it. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ruth 3

¹ By Naomi's instruction
⁵ Ruth lies at Boaz's feet
⁸ Boaz acknowledges the right of a kinsman
¹⁴ He sends her away with six measures of barley

What do the individual words in Ruth 3:6 mean?

So she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that instructed her her mother-in-law

וַתֵּ֖רֶד הַגֹּ֑רֶן וַתַּ֕עַשׂ כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ צִוַּ֖תָּה חֲמוֹתָֽהּ

וַתֵּ֖רֶד	So she went down
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: יָרַד Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
הַגֹּ֑רֶן	to the threshing floor
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: גֹּרֶן Sense: threshing-floor.
וַתַּ֕עַשׂ	and did
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
כְּכֹ֥ל	according to all
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
אֲשֶׁר־	that
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
צִוַּ֖תָּה	instructed her
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person feminine singular, third person feminine singular Root: צָוָה Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.
חֲמוֹתָֽהּ	her mother-in-law
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person feminine singular Root: חָמֹות Sense: mother-in-law, husband’s mother.

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