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Ruth 3:3-5
The Voice
Ruth 3:3-5
The Voice
They toss the stalks into the wind with a fork and watch the grain fall at their feet as the stalks blow away.
3 Bathe and perfume yourself. Put on your best dress, then go down onto the threshing floor. Be careful, though. Don’t let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking. 4 Once he is relaxed, he will lie down to sleep. Make sure you notice where he is. Once he has lain down, go to him. Uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what to do.
The Hebrew euphemism “to uncover the feet” is a sexual expression; but in this context, and in light of the honorable character of Boaz and Ruth, it is clear that she is simply making herself available for marriage.
Ruth: 5 I will do everything you have told me to do.
Ruth 3:3-5
New International Version
Ruth 3:3-5
New International Version
3 Wash,(A) put on perfume,(B) and get dressed in your best clothes.(C) Then go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.(D) 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,”(E) Ruth answered.
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