Ruth 3:14

She lay at his feet until the morning, then she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.”

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WEBBE

She lay at his feet until the morning, then she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.”

BSB

So she lay down at his feet until morning, but she got up before anyone else could recognize her. Then Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.”

KJV

And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.

ASV

And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor.

BBE

And she took her rest at his feet till the morning: and she got up before it was light enough for one to see another. And he said, Let it not come to anyone's knowledge that the woman came to the grain-floor.

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וַתִּשְׁכַּב va·tish·kav and she lay down H7901 מַרְגְּלוֹתָיו mar·ge·la·tav feet his H4772 עַד־ 'ad- until H5704 הַבֹּקֶר ha·bo·ker the morning H1242 וַתָּקָם va·ta·kom and she arose H6965 בְּטֶרֶם bit·rom (in) before H2962 יַכִּיר ya·kir he recognized H5234 אִישׁ 'ish anyone H376 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 רֵעֵהוּ re·'e·hu neighbor his H7453 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 אַל־ 'al- may not H408 יִוָּדַע yi·va·da' it be known H3045 כִּי־ ki- that H3588 בָאָה va·'ah she came H935 הָאִשָּׁה ha·'i·shah the woman H802 הַגֹּרֶן ha·go·ren the threshing floor H1637

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 14–18

Ruth had done all that was fit for her to do, she must patiently wait the event. Boaz, having undertaken this matter, would be sure to manage it well. Much more reason have true believers to cast their care on God, because he has promised to care for them. Our strength is to sit still, Is 30:7. This narrative may encourage us to lay ourselves by faith at the feet of Christ: He is our near Kinsman; having taken our nature upon him. He has the right to redeem. Let us seek to receive from him his directions: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? Ac 9:6. He will never blame us as doing this unseasonably. And let us earnestly desire and seek the same rest for our children and friends, that it may be well with them also.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.