And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
Parallel translations
- WEB She went down to the threshing floor, and did everything that her mother-in-law told her.
- BSB So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her to do.
- NKJV So she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law instructed her.
- NASB So she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law had commanded her.
- NLT So she went down to the threshing floor that night and followed the instructions of her mother-in-law.
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Quick answer
Ruth goes to the threshing floor and follows Naomi's instructions exactly. Her faithful action initiates the appeal to Boaz.
Overview
Ruth carries out the plan precisely, demonstrating courage and obedience. The narrator's brief summary builds anticipation for the encounter to come. By acting in faith and integrity, Ruth places herself in the position to receive Boaz's gracious response as redeemer.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Prov 1:8My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
- John 2:5His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
- Exod 20:12Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
- John 15:14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
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Boaz the kinsman-redeemer who buys back the destitute and takes a bride foreshadows Christ, our Redeemer who pays the price to make a people his own; and from Ruth's line comes David, and David's greater Son.
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