Commentary
Old Testament : Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
The Song of Songs
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
![](images/minus.gif)
Text -- Ruth 3:1-11 (NET)
![](images/arrow_open.gif)
Strongs On/Off
Context
Naomi Instructs Ruth
3:1 At that time, Naomi , her mother-in-law , said to her, “My daughter , I must find a home for you so you will be secure .
3:2 Now Boaz , with whose female servants you worked, is our close relative . Look , tonight he is winnowing barley at the threshing floor .
3:3 So bathe yourself, rub on some perfumed oil , and get dressed up . Then go down to the threshing floor . But don’t let the man know you’re there until he finishes his meal .
3:4 When he gets ready to go to sleep , take careful notice of the place where he lies down . Then go , uncover his legs , and lie down beside him. He will tell you what you should do .”
3:5 Ruth replied to Naomi, “I will do everything you have told me to do .”
Ruth Visits Boaz
3:6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her to do.
3:7 When Boaz had finished his meal and was feeling satisfied , he lay down to sleep at the far end of the grain heap . Then Ruth crept up quietly , uncovered his legs , and lay down beside him.
3:8 In the middle of the night he was startled and turned over . Now he saw a woman lying beside him !
3:9 He said , “Who are you ?” She replied , “I am Ruth , your servant . Marry your servant , for you are a guardian of the family interests .”
3:10 He said , “May you be rewarded by the Lord , my dear ! This act of devotion is greater than what you did before . For you have not sought to marry one of the young men , whether rich or poor .
3:11 Now , my dear , don’t worry ! I intend to do for you everything you propose , for everyone in the village knows that you are a worthy woman .
![](images/advanced.gif)
![](images/advanced.gif)
![](images/advanced.gif)
Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
![](images/arrow_open.gif)
![](images/cmt_minus_head.gif)
expand allCommentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes
NET Notes -> Rut 3:1; Rut 3:1; Rut 3:2; Rut 3:2; Rut 3:2; Rut 3:3; Rut 3:3; Rut 3:3; Rut 3:3; Rut 3:3; Rut 3:3; Rut 3:4; Rut 3:4; Rut 3:4; Rut 3:4; Rut 3:4; Rut 3:5; Rut 3:5; Rut 3:5; Rut 3:5; Rut 3:6; Rut 3:7; Rut 3:7; Rut 3:7; Rut 3:7; Rut 3:7; Rut 3:8; Rut 3:8; Rut 3:8; Rut 3:8; Rut 3:8; Rut 3:9; Rut 3:9; Rut 3:9; Rut 3:9; Rut 3:9; Rut 3:10; Rut 3:10; Rut 3:10; Rut 3:10; Rut 3:10; Rut 3:10; Rut 3:10; Rut 3:10; Rut 3:11; Rut 3:11; Rut 3:11; Rut 3:11
NET Notes: Rut 3:1 Heb “My daughter, should I not seek for you a resting place so that it may go well for you [or which will be good for you]?” The idiomatic...
![](images/cmt_minus.gif)
NET Notes: Rut 3:2 Winnowing the threshed grain involved separating the kernels of grain from the straw and chaff. The grain would be thrown into the air, allowing the w...
![](images/cmt_minus.gif)
NET Notes: Rut 3:3 Heb “until he finishes eating and drinking”; NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV, CEV “until he has finished.”
![](images/cmt_minus.gif)
NET Notes: Rut 3:4 The disjunctive clause structure (vav [ו] + subject + verb) highlights this final word of instruction or signals the conclusion of the instructi...
![](images/cmt_minus.gif)
NET Notes: Rut 3:5 Heb “everything which you are saying I will do.” The Hebrew word order emphasizes Ruth’s intention to follow Naomi’s instructi...
![](images/cmt_minus.gif)
NET Notes: Rut 3:6 Heb “and she did according to all which her mother-in-law commanded her” (NASB similar). Verse 6 is a summary statement, while the followi...
![](images/cmt_minus.gif)
NET Notes: Rut 3:7 The words “beside him” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. Cf. TEV “at his feet”; CEV “near his feet....
![](images/cmt_minus.gif)
![](images/cmt_minus.gif)
NET Notes: Rut 3:9 By proposing marriage, Ruth goes beyond the letter of Naomi’s instructions (see v. 4, where Naomi told Ruth that Boaz would tell her what to do)...
![](images/cmt_minus.gif)
NET Notes: Rut 3:10 Whether rich or poor. This statement seems to indicate that Ruth could have married anyone. However, only by marrying a גֹּא...
![](images/cmt_minus.gif)