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Ruth 3:3

Wash thyself, therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, paying special attention to the adornment of her person, which she had probably neglected during her widowhood, and get thee down to the floor; but make not thyself known unto the man until he shall have done eating and drinking, she was not to let herself be seen until he had partaken of his late supper, which would probably put him into a humor to give more favorable attention to her proposition.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ruth 3:3. _WASH THYSELF, THEREFORE_] She made Ruth put on her best dress, that Boaz might, in the course of the day, be the more attracted by her person, and be the better disposed to receive he...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 3 AT THE FEET OF BOAZ _ 1. Naomi instructs Ruth (Ruth 3:1)_ 2. At his feet (Ruth 3:6) 3. The discovery (Ruth 3:8) 4. The six measures of barley ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    RUTH 3. BOAZ AS A GOË L. Elimelech and his two sons were dead. Would any member of the family have enough right and proper feeling to save his name from extinction? The nearest relative was in this ca...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Wash thyself … and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee_ as a bride prepares herself for marriage; see Ezekiel 16:9 ff....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    PUT THY RAIMENT UPON THEE, &C.— Her _best clothes_ or _ornaments,_ as some of the versions express it. It is not easy to tell at this distance of time, and under this difference of manners, why Naomi...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _Naomi Instructs Ruth 3:1-5_ Then Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? 2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose ma...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _WASH THYSELF THEREFORE, AND ANOINT THEE, AND PUT THY RAIMENT UPON THEE, AND GET THEE DOWN TO THE FLOOR: BUT MAKE NOT THYSELF KNOWN UNTO THE MAN, UNTIL HE SHALL HAVE DONE EATING AND DRINKING._ No JFB...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    3:3 Wash (d-1) Or 'bathe,' as elsewhere....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE APPEAL TO BOAZ 1. Marriages are always arranged by the parents in Eastern lands; here, of course, the mother-in-law must intervene. 2-7. Grain is winnowed in the evening, to avoid the heat of the...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THERE IS A *REDEEMER BOOK OF RUTH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are notes on the Bible text. CHAPTER 3 V1 Naomi, Ruth’s husband’s mother, said to her, ‘My daughter, I am looking for a hom...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (3-5) The plan suggested by Naomi seems peculiar, yet some thoughts may give a certain colouring to it. (1) Naomi seems _to_ have believed that Boaz was the nearest kinsman, being ignorant of the yet...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ רָחַ֣צְתְּ ׀ וָ סַ֗כְתְּ וְ שַׂ֧מְתְּ _שִׂמְלֹתַ֛יִךְ_

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE HAZARDOUS PLAN Ruth 3:1 HOPE came to Naomi when Ruth returned with the ephah of barley and her story of the rich man's hearty greeting. God was remembering His handmaiden; He had not shut up His...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE PART OF A KINSMAN Ruth 3:1 According to the old Hebrew law, Ruth was already married to Boaz, on the supposition that he was next of kin. Naomi apparently had no knowledge of a nearer kinsman tha...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Necessarily, gleaning as a means of livelihood can last only through harvest time. Consequently, Naomi was anxious about the future, especially Ruth's future. As the outcome of this anxiety we have th...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: [but] make not thyself known unto the (b) man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. (b...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Garments. External cleanliness has many attractions, Judith x. 3. Many editions of the Hebrew are very confused, by the improper insertion of i : "I will put the garments on thee, and get me down, ...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? (2) And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    FROM: LECTURES INTRODUCTORY TO THE EARLIER HISTORICAL BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. W. Kelly. That the book of Ruth stands most fitly in the place where it is actually found must have been felt by the...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 4. The Book of Ruth tells us also of the days of the judges, when there was no king in Israel; but it shews us the fair side of those days, in the o...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    WASH THYSELF, THEREFORE,.... Thy flesh, as Ben Melech, that she might appear clean and neat, and free from all spots, and every thing that might occasion a disagreeable aspect, or an ill scent, and so...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: [but] make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. Ver. 3...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Put on thy raiment_ Thy best raiment. _Make not thyself known _ In so familiar a way as thou mayest do hereafter. “It is not easy to tell,” says Dr. Dodd, “at this distance of time, and amid this dif...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 By Naomi her instruction, 5 Ruth lieth at Boaz his feete. 8 Boaz acknowledgeth the right of a kinseman. 14 He sendeth her away with sixe measures of barley. 1 THEN Naomi her mother in law said v...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    RUTH CLAIMING THE PROTECTION OFBOAZ (vv. 1-18) The time had now come for Naomi to give pertinent advice to Ruth.She seeks security (or "rest") for her daughter-in-law, reminding her that Boaz is the...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-5 The married state should be a rest, as much as any thing upon earth can be so, as it ought to fix the affections and form a connexion for life. Therefore it should be engaged in with great seriou...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THY RAIMENT, to wit, thy best raiment. All this was done to render herself more amiable in the eyes of Boaz. _Object_. But Boaz could not see her, the whole business being to be transacted by night. A...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ruth 3:3 wash H7364 (H8804) anoint H5480 (H8804) put H7760 (H8804) garment H8071 down H3381 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “ Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself, and put your clothes on you, and get you down to the threshing-floor, but do not make yourself known to the man, until he has done eating and drinking.”...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    RUTH 1-4 The Book of Ruth is a love-story told in four Chapter s. It gives us a glimpse of everyday life in Bethlehem; in home and in harvest-field, in its general gossip and its law-suits, more than...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Ruth rests at the feet of Boaz. CHARACTERS: God, Ruth, Boaz, Naomi. CONCLUSION: The married state should be a state of rest, when wandering affections are fixed in one who is fit, both tem...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Ruth 3:3. _Anoint thee._ Oil was used on many occasions because it gave a lustre to the countenance. Psalms 104:15; Matthew 6:10. Ruth 3:4. _Mark the place._

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Wash thyself, therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee._ WASHED, ANOINTED, AND CLOTHED Need we explain this washing, anointing, and clothing? Need we point to the only fountain for...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    RUTH—NOTE ON RUTH 3:1 Scene 3: Ruth, at the Threshing Floor, Asks Boaz to Marry Her. This is the second crucial encounter between Ruth and Boaz. ⇐...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    RUTH—NOTE ON RUTH 3:3 WASH... ANOINT... PUT ON. She must make herself attractive and meet Boaz at the right time. ⇐...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—THEN [and] NAOMI … SAID. The plan had matured itself slowly in her mind during the harvest season, now comes the proposal. Boaz, by his kindness and attention to Ruth, h...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION RUTH 3:1 AND NAOMI, HER MOTHER-IN-LAW, SAID TO HER, MY DAUGHTER, SHALL NOT I SEEK OUT FOR THEE A REST, THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH THEE? When Ruth had nothing more to do on the harvest-fields...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? And now is not Boaz of our family, with whose maidens you have been working? Beh...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Timothy 2:10; 1 Timothy 2:9; 2 Samuel 14:2; Ecclesiastes 9:8; Est

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Raiment — Thy best raiment. Known — In so familiar a way, as thou mayest do hereafter....

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