Ruth 3 · Verse 6

Ruth 3:6

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

Ruth 3:6, King James Version

Ruth 3:6 in other translations

BSB	So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her to do.
WEB	She went down to the threshing floor, and did everything that her mother-in-law told her.
ASV	And she went down unto the threshing-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.
BBE	So she went down to the grain-floor and did all her mother-in-law had said to her.
Webster	And she went down to the floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her.

What does Ruth 3:6 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ruth 3:6-13

What in one age or nation would be improper, is not always so in another age or another nation. Being a judge of Israel, Boaz would tell Ruth what she should do; also whether he had the right of redemption, and what methods must be taken, and what rites used, in order to accomplishing her marriage with him or another person. The conduct of Boaz calls for the highest praise. He attempted not to take advantage of Ruth; he did not disdain her as a poor, destitute stranger, nor suspect her of any ill intentions. He spoke honourably of her as a virtuous woman, made her a promise, and as soon as the morning arrived, sent her away with a present to her mother-in-law. Boaz made his promise conditional, for there was a kinsman nearer than he, to whom the right of redemption belonged.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ruth 3:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתֵּ֖רֶדva.Te.redand she went downH3381

הַגֹּ֑רֶןha.Go.renthe threshing floorH1637

וַתַּ֕עַשׂva.Ta.'asand she didH6213

כְּכֹ֥לke.Kholaccording to allH3605

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834

צִוַּ֖תָּהtzi.Va.tahshe had commanded herH6680

חֲמוֹתָֽהּ\׃cha.mo.Tahmother-in-law herH2545

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ruth 3:6

Proverbs 1:8
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
John 2:5
His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
Exodus 20:12
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
John 15:14
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

and did.
Ex 20:12; Pr 1:8; Joh 2:5; 15:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Ruth 3:5
And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.
Ruth 3:6
And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
Ruth 3:7
And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.

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Ruth 3:6 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Descendió pues á la era, é hizo todo lo que su suegra le había mandado.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et elle descendit à l’aire, et fit selon tout ce que sa belle-mère lui avait commandé.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und sie ging zur Tenne hinab und tat nach allem, was ihre Schwiegermutter ihr geboten hatte.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Descenditque in aream, et fecit omnia quæ sibi imperaverat socrus.