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Then go down to the threshing floor, but don&#8217t let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ruth/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Now do as I tell you—take a bath and put on perfume and dress in your nicest clothes. Then go to the threshing floor, but don’t let Boaz see you until he has finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ruth/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ruth/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ruth/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: <i>but</i> make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ruth/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore wash yourself and anoint yourself, put on your <i>best</i> garment and go down to the threshing floor; <i>but</i> do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ruth/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself, and put on your <i>best</i> clothes, and go down to the threshing floor; <i>but</i> do not reveal yourself to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ruth/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself and put on your best clothes, and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ruth/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself and put on your <i>best</i> clothes, and go down to the threshing floor; <i>but</i> do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ruth/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So you shall wash yourself and anoint yourself and put on your <i>best</i> clothes, and you shall go down to the threshing floor; <i>but</i> do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ruth/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So wash and anoint yourself [with olive oil], then put on your [best] clothes, and go down to the threshing floor; but stay out of the man’s sight until he has finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ruth/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wash, put on perfumed oil, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ruth/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Wash, put on perfumed oil, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but don&#8217t let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ruth/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing-floor, but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ruth/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Now take a bath and put on some perfume, then dress in your best clothes. Go where he is working, but don't let him see you until he has finished eating and drinking. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ruth/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put on thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing-floor: but make not thyself known to the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ruth/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Freshen up, put on some perfume, dress up, and go down to the threshing floor. Don't let him know that you're there until he's finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ruth/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So wash yourself, put on some perfume, and get dressed in your best clothes. Then go where he is threshing, but don't let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ruth/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So get cleaned up, put on some perfume, dress up, and go to the threshing floor, but don't let him see you until after he's finished eating and drinking. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ruth/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ruth/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore wash yourself, anoint yourself, and put on your clothes, and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ruth/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go down to the floor: but make not thyself known to the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ruth/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ruth/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore wash yourself, anoint yourself, get dressed, and go down to the threshing floor; but don’t make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ruth/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have bathed, and anointed yourself, and put your garments on you, and gone down to the threshing-floor; do not let yourself be known to the man until he completes to eat and to drink;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ruth/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast bathed, and anointed thyself, and put thy garments upon thee, and gone down to the threshing-floor; let not thyself be known to the man till he complete to eat and to drink;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ruth/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And wash thou and anoint thyself, and put thy garments upon thee, and go down to the threshing-floor: thou shalt not make thyself known to the man till his finishing to eat and to drink.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ruth/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wash thyself therefore and anoint thee, and put on thy best garments, and go down to the barnfloor: but let not the man see thee, till he shall have done eating and drinking. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ruth/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, wash and anoint yourself, and put on your decorative garments, and go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man see you, while he finishes eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ruth/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now, go bathe and anoint yourself; then put on your best attire and go down to the threshing floor. Do not make yourself known to the man before he has finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ruth/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now wash and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ruth/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself, and put on your best garments, and go down to the threshing floor; but do not show yourself to him until he has finished eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ruth/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Bathe therefore and anoint and adorn yourself in your garments, and go down to the threshing floor, and do not appear to him until he eats and drinks<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ruth/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing-floor; but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ruth/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But do thou wash, and anoint thyself, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go up to the threshing-floor: do not discover thyself to the man until he has done eating and drinking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ruth/3-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LT1nlCXT1mU?start=518" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ruth/3.htm">Naomi Instructs Ruth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Now is not Boaz, with whose servant girls you have been working, a relative of ours? In fact, tonight he is winnowing barley on the threshing floor. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7364.htm" title="7364: wə·rā·ḥaṣt (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- To wash, wash off or away, bathe. A primitive root; to lave.">Therefore wash yourself,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5480.htm" title="5480: wā·saḵt (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- To pour (in anointing), anoint. A primitive root; properly, to smear over, i.e. Anoint.">put on perfume,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: wə·śamt (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">and wear</a> <a href="/hebrew/8071.htm" title="8071: śim·lō·ṯēḵ (N-fpc:: 2fs) -- A wrapper, mantle. Perhaps by permutation for the feminine of cemel; a dress, especially a mantle.">your best clothes.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·la·yiḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: wə·yå̄·raḏ·tī (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fs) -- To come or go down, descend. ">Go down</a> <a href="/hebrew/1637.htm" title="1637: hag·gō·ren (Art:: N-fs) -- Threshing floor. From an unused root meaning to smooth; a threshing- floor; by analogy, any open area.">to the threshing floor,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">but do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: lā·’îš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">let the man</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: tiw·wā·ḏə·‘î (V-Nifal-Imperf-2fs) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">you are there until</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kal·lō·ṯōw (V-Piel-Inf:: 3ms) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">he has finished</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: le·’ĕ·ḵōl (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eating</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: wə·liš·tō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">and drinking.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>When he lies down, note the place where he lies. Then go in and uncover his feet, and lie down, and he will explain to you what you should do.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-2.htm">Genesis 35:2</a></span><br />So Jacob told his household and all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods that are among you. Purify yourselves and change your garments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-20.htm">2 Samuel 12:20</a></span><br />Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-9.htm">Ezekiel 16:9</a></span><br />Then I bathed you with water, rinsed off your blood, and anointed you with oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/2-12.htm">Esther 2:12</a></span><br />In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-2.htm">2 Kings 4:2-4</a></span><br />“How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.” / “Go,” said Elisha, “borrow empty jars from all your neighbors. Do not gather just a few. / Then go inside, shut the door behind you and your sons, and pour oil into all these jars, setting the full ones aside.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-17.htm">Matthew 6:17</a></span><br />But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-44.htm">John 11:44</a></span><br />The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-9.htm">1 Timothy 2:9</a></span><br />Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm">1 Peter 3:3-4</a></span><br />Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, / but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Isaiah 61:3</a></span><br />to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5-6</a></span><br />Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening. / Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">2 Corinthians 7:1</a></span><br />Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-8.htm">James 4:8</a></span><br />Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-7.htm">Revelation 19:7-8</a></span><br />Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/4-10.htm">Song of Solomon 4:10-11</a></span><br />How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices. / Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Wash yourself therefore, and anoint you, and put your raiment on you, and get you down to the floor: but make not yourself known to the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.</p><p class="hdg">anoint thee</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/14-2.htm">2 Samuel 14:2</a></b></br> And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a></b></br> And wine <i>that</i> maketh glad the heart of man, <i>and</i> oil to make <i>his</i> face to shine, and bread <i>which</i> strengtheneth man's heart.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-8.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:8</a></b></br> Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.</p><p class="hdg">put thy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/5-1.htm">Esther 5:1</a></b></br> Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on <i>her</i> royal <i>apparel</i>, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/2-9.htm">1 Timothy 2:9,10</a></b></br> In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/9-15.htm">Anoint</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-11.htm">Bath</a> <a href="/judges/21-10.htm">Best</a> <a href="/ruth/1-11.htm">Body</a> <a href="/judges/17-10.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/judges/17-10.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/judges/19-4.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/judges/19-4.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/ruth/2-23.htm">End</a> <a href="/ruth/2-14.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/judges/9-9.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-10.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/judges/14-19.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/judges/8-25.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/luke/6-2.htm">Rubbing</a> <a href="/judges/14-14.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/ruth/3-2.htm">Threshing</a> <a href="/ruth/3-2.htm">Threshing-Floor</a> <a href="/joshua/17-15.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/judges/19-21.htm">Wash</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/9-16.htm">Anoint</a> <a href="/songs/7-4.htm">Bath</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-23.htm">Best</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-4.htm">Body</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-12.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-12.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">Drinking</a> <a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">Eating</a> <a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">End</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">Meal</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-10.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-3.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-8.htm">Raiment</a> <a href="/ruth/3-15.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/job/2-8.htm">Rubbing</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-19.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/ruth/3-6.htm">Threshing</a> <a href="/ruth/3-6.htm">Threshing-Floor</a> <a href="/ruth/3-4.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-41.htm">Wash</a><div class="vheading2">Ruth 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/3-1.htm">By Naomi's instruction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/3-5.htm">Ruth lies at Boaz's feet</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/3-8.htm">Boaz acknowledges the right of a kinsman</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/3-14.htm">He sends her away with six measures of barley</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It symbolized a transition from one state to another, often from mourning to joy or from impurity to purity. In the context of Ruth, washing herself signifies her readiness to move from widowhood to a new phase of life. This act can be seen as a parallel to the spiritual cleansing that believers undergo, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16</a> and <a href="/ephesians/5-26.htm">Ephesians 5:26</a>.<p><b>Put on perfume</b><br>Perfume in biblical times was often made from oils and spices, used to anoint and refresh. The use of perfume by Ruth indicates her intention to present herself favorably to Boaz, aligning with cultural practices of enhancing one's presence. This act can be seen as a preparation for a significant encounter, much like Esther's preparation before meeting King Xerxes (<a href="/esther/2-12.htm">Esther 2:12</a>).<p><b>And wear your best clothes</b><br>The instruction to wear her best clothes suggests a change from mourning attire to garments suitable for a festive or significant occasion. This change of clothing symbolizes a new beginning and hope for redemption. In biblical typology, clothing often represents righteousness or a new identity, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10</a> and <a href="/revelation/19-8.htm">Revelation 19:8</a>.<p><b>Go down to the threshing floor</b><br>The threshing floor was a place where grain was separated from chaff, often located outside the city. It was a place of labor and celebration during the harvest. Ruth's journey to the threshing floor signifies her willingness to step into a new role and seek provision and protection. The threshing floor is also a place of divine encounters, as seen in <a href="/2_samuel/24-18.htm">2 Samuel 24:18-25</a>.<p><b>But do not let the man know you are there</b><br>This instruction highlights the cultural norms of discretion and propriety. Ruth's approach to Boaz needed to be respectful and in line with the customs of the time. It reflects the wisdom of timing and the importance of approaching situations with humility and patience, as seen in <a href="/ecclesiastes/3.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:1</a>.<p><b>Until he has finished eating and drinking</b><br>Waiting until Boaz had finished eating and drinking ensured that he was in a good mood and more receptive to Ruth's request. This reflects the cultural understanding of hospitality and the significance of timing in making requests. It also underscores the importance of wisdom and discernment in interactions, as advised in <a href="/proverbs/15-23.htm">Proverbs 15:23</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/ruth.htm">Ruth</a></b><br>A Moabite widow who has shown loyalty to her mother-in-law, Naomi, and to the God of Israel. Her actions in this chapter demonstrate her faith and obedience.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/naomi.htm">Naomi</a></b><br>Ruth's mother-in-law, who guides Ruth in seeking security and provision through Boaz, a relative of Naomi's deceased husband.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/boaz.htm">Boaz</a></b><br>A wealthy and influential relative of Naomi's late husband, Elimelech. He is a kinsman-redeemer, a concept in Hebrew law that involves protecting the interests of needy family members.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/threshing_floor.htm">Threshing Floor</a></b><br>A place where grain is separated from chaff. It is significant as the setting for Ruth's encounter with Boaz, symbolizing a place of provision and blessing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethlehem.htm">Bethlehem</a></b><br>The town where Naomi and Ruth have returned, and where Boaz lives. It is also the future birthplace of King David and Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_and_purity.htm">Preparation and Purity</a></b><br><a href="/ruth/3-3.htm">Ruth 3:3</a> instructs Ruth to wash, anoint herself, and put on her best clothes. This preparation signifies purity and readiness, reminding us of the importance of spiritual preparation and purity in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_trust.htm">Obedience and Trust</a></b><br>Ruth follows Naomi's instructions without hesitation, demonstrating trust and obedience. This teaches us the value of trusting wise counsel and being obedient to God's guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>The setting of the threshing floor, a place of harvest, symbolizes God's provision. We are reminded that God provides for our needs, often through unexpected means and people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_and_initiative.htm">Courage and Initiative</a></b><br>Ruth's actions required courage and initiative. We are encouraged to step out in faith, trusting that God will honor our boldness when aligned with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/redemption_and_hope.htm">Redemption and Hope</a></b><br>The role of Boaz as a kinsman-redeemer points to the hope and redemption found in Christ. We are reminded of the hope we have in Jesus, who redeems and restores us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ruth_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ruth 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_naomi_tell_ruth_to_meet_boaz_secretly.htm">In Ruth 3:3–4, why would Naomi instruct Ruth to approach Boaz at night in secret instead of openly, raising questions about her motives or social conventions? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_aromatherapy.htm">What is the Bible's stance on aromatherapy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_threshing_floor.htm">What defines a threshing floor?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_was_ruth_unnoticed_until_boaz_awoke.htm">In Ruth 3:7-8, how did Ruth's presence remain unnoticed until Boaz awoke, and what does this suggest about the setting or cultural practices?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ruth/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3-5) The plan suggested by Naomi seems peculiar, yet some thoughts may give a certain colouring to it. (1) Naomi seems <span class= "ital">to </span>have believed that Boaz was the nearest kinsman, being ignorant of the yet nearer one (<a href="/ruth/3-12.htm" title="And now it is true that I am your near kinsman: however, there is a kinsman nearer than I.">Ruth 3:12</a>). Consequently, according to Israelite law (<a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm" title="If brothers dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without to a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in to her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother to her.">Deuteronomy 25:5</a> <span class= "ital">sqq.</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>it would be the duty of Boaz to marry Ruth to raise up seed to the dead. (2) The general tone of Naomi's character is clearly shown in this book to be that of a God-fearing woman, so that it is certain that, however curious in its external form, there can be nothing counselled here which really is repugnant to God's law, or shocking to a virtuous man such as Boaz, otherwise Naomi would simply have been most completely frustrating her own purpose. (3) Her knowledge by long intimacy of Ruth's character, and doubtless also of that of Boaz by report, would enable her to feel sure that no ill effects could accrue.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ruth/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">So then wash thyself, and anoint thyself, and dress thyself?</span> This latter phrase is in the original, "and put thy garments on thee." The verb <span class="hebrew">וְשַׂמְתְּי</span> with its final yod, was the archaic form of the second person feminine, though still much cut down and contracted from its oldest form. See Raabe's 'Zuruckfuhring,' and note the conduct of the verb, in its relation to the pronominal suffixes, when these are affixed. <span class="cmt_word">And go down to the threshing-floor.</span> The town of Bethlehem lay on the summit of "the narrow ridge of a long gray hill" (Stanley's 'Sinai and Palestine,' p. 163), while the corn-fields, that gave the fortified place its name of <span class="accented">Bread-town</span>, stretched out expandingly in the valleys below. Dr. Robinson says, "We ascended gradually toward Bethlehem around the broad head of a valley running N.E. to join that under Mar Elyas The town lies on the E. and N.E. slope of a long ridge; another deep valley, Wady Ta'amirah, being on the south side, which passes down north of the Frank Mountain toward the Dead Sea, receiving the valley under Mar Elyas not far below. Toward the west the hill is higher than the village, and then sinks down very gradually toward Wady Ahmed ('Biblical Researches,' vol. 2. p. 158). <span class="cmt_word">Let not your presence be known to the man before he has finished eating and drinking.</span> It would have been imprudent and impolite to have discovered her presence while his servants and himself were busied in operations which required to be actively prosecuted while the breeze was favorable, and the light of the moon serviceable. Ruth was to wait till the servants, having finished their work and their repast, had retired to their respective homes. The master, as Naomi knew, would remain gratefully and joyfully on the spot, to keep watch in the midst of his cereal treasures, and under the still magnificence of the broad canopy of heaven. Speaking of Hebron, Dr. Robinson says, "Here we needed no guard around our tent. The owners of the crops came every night and slept upon their threshing-floors to guard them, and this we had found to be universal in all the region of Gaza. We were in the midst of scenes precisely like those of the Book of Ruth, when Boaz winnowed barley in his threshing-floor, and laid himself down at night to guard the heap of corn" ('Biblical Researches, ' vol. 2. p. 446). Boaz's heart, when all was quiet around him, would be full of calm and comfort. He would pace about his well-heaped threshing-floor contentedly, contemplatively; and, as he paced, and thought, and adored, the figure of the beautiful and industrious gleaner might persist in coming in within the field of meditation. It might linger there, and be gladly allowed to linger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ruth/3-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Therefore wash yourself,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָחַ֣צְתְּ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·ḥaṣt)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7364.htm">Strong's 7364: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wash, wash off or away, bathe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">put on perfume,</span><br /><span class="heb">וָסַ֗כְתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(wā·saḵt)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5480.htm">Strong's 5480: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour (in anointing), anoint</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and wear</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשַׂ֧מְתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śamt)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your best clothes.</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׂמְלֹתַ֛יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(śim·lō·ṯa·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8071.htm">Strong's 8071: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dress, a mantle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Go down</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָרַ֣דְתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·raḏt)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the threshing floor,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגֹּ֑רֶן</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·ren)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1637.htm">Strong's 1637: </a> </span><span class="str2">A threshing-floor, open area</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but do not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let the man</span><br /><span class="heb">לָאִ֔ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">know</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּוָּדְעִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(tiw·wā·ḏə·‘î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you are there until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he has finished</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּלֹּת֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(kal·lō·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">eating</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶאֱכֹ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(le·’ĕ·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and drinking.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·liš·tō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ruth/3-3.htm">Ruth 3:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ruth/3-3.htm">Ruth 3:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ruth/3-3.htm">Ruth 3:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ruth/3-3.htm">Ruth 3:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ruth/3-3.htm">Ruth 3:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ruth/3-3.htm">Ruth 3:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ruth/3-3.htm">Ruth 3:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ruth/3-3.htm">Ruth 3:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ruth/3-3.htm">Ruth 3:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ruth/3-3.htm">Ruth 3:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ruth/3-3.htm">OT History: Ruth 3:3 Wash yourself therefore and anoint you (Ru Rut.)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/ruth/3-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 3:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 3:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/ruth/3-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 3:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 3:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>