Ruth 3:3

New American Bible - revised edition

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.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:20

Rising from the ground, David washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothes. Then he went to the house of the Lord and worshiped. He returned to his own house and asked for food; they set it before him, and he ate.

2 Samuel 14:2

Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman, to whom he said: “Pretend to be in mourning. Put on mourning apparel and do not anoint yourself with oil, that you may appear to be a woman who has long been mourning someone dead.

Psalm 104:15

wine to gladden their hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread to sustain the human heart.

Ecclesiastes 9:8

At all times let your garments be white, and spare not the perfume for your head.

Ezekiel 16:9

Then I bathed you with water, washed away your blood, and anointed you with oil.

Matthew 6:17

But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

Ruth 3:2

Now! Is not Boaz, whose young women you were working with, a relative of ours? This very night he will be winnowing barley at the threshing floor.

Ruth 3:4

But when he lies down, take note of the place where he lies; then go uncover a place at his feet and you lie down. He will then tell you what to do.”