Then David got up from the floor. He washed himself. He changed his clothes and got dressed. Then he went into the Lord’s house to worship. Then he went home and asked for something to eat. His servants gave him some food, and he ate.
Ruth 3:3 - Easy To Read Version Go wash and get dressed. Put on a nice dress, and go down to the threshing floor. But don’t let Boaz see you until he has finished eating supper. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Wash and anoint yourself therefore, 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. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible You should bathe, put on some perfume, wear nice clothes, and then go down to the threshing floor. Don’t make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
Then David got up from the floor. He washed himself. He changed his clothes and got dressed. Then he went into the Lord’s house to worship. Then he went home and asked for something to eat. His servants gave him some food, and he ate.
So Joab sent {messengers} to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. Joab said to this wise woman, “Please pretend to be very sad. Put on clothes of sadness. Don’t dress up. Act like a woman who has been crying many days for someone that died.
On the third day, Esther put on her special robes. Then she stood in the inside area of the king’s palace. {\cf2\super [17]} That area was in front of the king’s hall. The king was sitting on his throne {\cf2\super [18]} in the hall. He was sitting facing the place where people enter the throne room.
God gives us\par the wine that makes us happy,\par the oil that makes our skin soft, {\cf2\super [544]} \par and the food that makes us strong.\par
“‘I washed you in water. I washed away your blood. And I rubbed oil on your skin.
{Maybe Boaz is the right man.} Boaz is our close relative. [14] You worked with his women servants. Tonight he will be working at the threshing floor. [15]
After he eats, he will lie down to rest. Watch him so that you will know where he lies down. Go there and lift the cover off his feet. [16] Then lie down there with Boaz. He will tell you what you should do {about marriage}.