Ruth 3:6

6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law told her to do.

Ruth 3:6 in Other Translations

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

6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had commanded her.

6 So she went down to the threshing floor that night and followed the instructions of her mother-in-law.

6 She went down to the threshing floor and put her mother-in-law's plan into action.

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

6 Ruth went to the threshing floor and did exactly as her mother-in-law had directed her.

6 She went down [to] the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her.

6 So she went down to the threshing floor. She did everything her mother-in-law had told her to do.

Ruth 3:6 Meaning and Commentary

Ruth 3:6

And she went down unto the floor
From the city of Bethlehem, from her mother-in-law's house there, to the threshingfloor of Boaz, which was at some distance from it, and lower:

and did according to all that her mother in law bade her;
both before she went, and after: she washed and anointed herself, and put on her best clothes before she went down, and when she was there took care not to make herself known to any, especially to Boaz, and marked the place where he lay down after he had supped.

Ruth 3:6 In-Context

4 When he lies down, note the place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what to do.”

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

6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law told her to do.

7 When Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went over to lie down at the far end of the grain pile. Ruth approached quietly, uncovered his feet and lay down.

8 In the middle of the night something startled the man; he turned—and there was a woman lying at his feet!

Cross References

• 1. S Numbers 18:27