Ruth 3:14
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.
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.
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Så ble hun liggende ved hans føtter til om morgenen; da sto hun opp, før folk enda kunne kjenne hverandre. For han sa: Det må ikke bli kjent at kvinnen er kommet hit til treskeplassen.
- OTB
- Så lå hun ved føttene hans til morgenen, men sto opp før noen kunne gjenkjennes; og han sa: «La det ikke bli kjent at en kvinne kom til treskeplassen.»
- B1930
- Så blev hun liggende ved hans føtter til om morgenen; da stod hun op, før folk ennu kunde kjenne hverandre. For han sa: Det må ikke bli kjent at kvinnen er kommet hit til treskeplassen.
- BSB
- So she lay down at his feet until morning, but she got up before anyone else could recognize her. Then Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- She lay at his feet until the morning, then she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.”
- ASV
- And she lay at his feet until the morning. And she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor.
- DARBY
- 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 threshing-floor.
- BLB
- And she lay at his feet until the morning, and she arose before a man could recognize his companion. And he said, “Do not let it be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.”
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2 Corinthians 8:21
Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
Les i sammenhengRomans 14:16
Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
Les i sammenheng1 Corinthians 10:32
Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
Les i sammenheng1 Peter 2:12
Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Les i sammenhengRomans 12:17
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
Les i sammenhengEcclesiastes 7:1
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
Les i sammenheng1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
Les i sammenheng