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Ruth 3:3

1 One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?

2 Now is not Boaz, with whose servant girls you have been working, a relative of ours? In fact, tonight he is winnowing barley on the threshing floor.

Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

4 When he lies down, note the place where he lies. Then go in and uncover his feet, and lie down, and he will explain to you what you should do.”

5 “I will do everything you say,” Ruth answered.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
KJV
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.
WEB
Therefore wash yourself, anoint yourself, get dressed, and go down to the threshing floor; but don’t make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.
ASV
Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing-floor, but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
DARBY
Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thyself, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go down to the floor; make not thyself known to the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
BLB
And you shall wash, and you shall anoint yourself, and you shall put your garments on you, and you shall go down to the threshing floor. Do not make yourself known to the man until he finishes eating and drinking.
ÅB
Nå skal du vaske deg og salve deg og ta dine klær på og gå ned til treskeplassen; men gi deg ikke til kjenne for mannen før han er ferdig med å spise og drikke!
OTB
Derfor, vask deg, salv deg, ta på deg dine beste klær, og gå ned til treskeplassen. Men gjør deg ikke kjent for mannen før han har spist og drukket.
B1930
Nu skal du tvette dig og salve dig og ta dine klær på og gå ned til treskeplassen; men gi dig ikke til kjenne for mannen før han er ferdig med å ete og drikke!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 14:2

    So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

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  • 1 Timothy 2:9–10

    Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

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  • Esther 5:1

    On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.

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  • Matthew 6:17

    But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

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  • Psalms 104:15

    wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:8

    Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.

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