Ruth 3:14
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.
Ruth 3:14 in other translations
| 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.” |
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| 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. |
| YLT | And she lieth down at his feet till the morning, and riseth before one doth discern another; and he saith, ‘Let it not be known that the woman hath come into the 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. |
| BBE | And she took her rest at his feet till the morning: and she got up before it was light enough for one to see another. And he said, Let it not come to anyone's knowledge that the woman came to the grain-floor. |
| Webster | And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came to the floor. |
What does Ruth 3:14 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ruth 3:14-18
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Ruth 3:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ruth 3:14
- 2 Corinthians 8:21
Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
- Romans 14:16
Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
- 1 Corinthians 10:32
Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
- 1 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.
- Romans 12:17
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
- Ecclesiastes 7:1
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
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Context
- Ruth 3:13
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.
- Ruth 3:14
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.
- Ruth 3:15
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.
Ruth 3:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y después que reposó á sus pies hasta la mañana, levantóse, antes que nadie pudiese conocer á otro. Y él dijo: No se sepa que haya venido mujer á la era. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et elle resta couchée là à ses pieds jusqu’au matin; et elle se leva avant qu’on puisse se reconnaître l’un l’autre. Et il dit: Qu’on ne sache pas qu’une femme est venue dans l’aire. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie lag zu seinen Füßen bis zum Morgen; und sie stand auf, ehe einer den anderen erkennen konnte; denn er sprach: Es werde nicht kund, daß ein Weib auf die Tenne gekommen ist! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dormivit itaque ad pedes ejus, usque ad noctis abscessum. Surrexit itaque antequam homines se cognoscerent mutuo, et dixit Booz: Cave ne quis noverit quod huc veneris. |