Servants were taking food from Joseph’s table and bringing it to them. But the servants gave Benjamin five times more than the others. The brothers continued to eat and drink there with Joseph until they were almost drunk.
Ruth 3:7 - Easy To Read Version After eating and drinking, Boaz was very satisfied. Boaz went to lie down near the pile of grain. Then Ruth went to him very quietly and lifted the cover from his feet. Ruth lay down by his feet. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then [Ruth] came softly and uncovered his feet and lay down. American Standard Version (1901) And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down. Common English Bible Boaz ate and drank, and he was in a good mood. He went over to lie down by the edge of the grain pile. Then she quietly approached, uncovered his legs, and lay down. Catholic Public Domain Version And when Boaz had finished eating and drinking, and he was merry, and he had gone to sleep by the pile of sheaves, she approached secretly, and, lifting the covering near his feet, she laid herself down. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Booz had eaten, and drunk, and was merry, he went to sleep by the heap of sheaves, and she came softly and uncovering his feet, laid herself down. |
Servants were taking food from Joseph’s table and bringing it to them. But the servants gave Benjamin five times more than the others. The brothers continued to eat and drink there with Joseph until they were almost drunk.
Then Absalom gave this command to his servants, “Watch Amnon. When he is drunk and feeling good from the wine, I will give you the command. You must attack Amnon and kill him. Don’t be afraid of being punished. After all, you will only be obeying my command. Now, be strong and brave.”
Jezebel answered, “But you are the king over Israel! Get out of your bed. Eat something and you will feel better. I will get Naboth’s field for you.”
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
People enjoy eating, and wine makes life happier. But money solves a lot of problems.
So I decided it was more important to enjoy life. Why? Because the best thing people can do in this life {\cf2\super [34]} is to eat, drink, and enjoy life. At least that will help people enjoy the hard work God gave them to do during their life on earth.
So go and eat your food now and enjoy it. Drink your wine and be happy. It is all right with God if you do these things.
Don’t be drunk with wine. That will ruin (destroy) you spiritually. But be filled with the Spirit. {\cf2\super [39]}
The people were having a good time at the celebration. So they said, “Bring Samson out. We want to make fun of him.” So they brought Samson from the prison and made fun of him. They made Samson stand between the columns in the temple of the god Dagon.
While the Levite [157] man and those that were with him were enjoying themselves, some of the men from that city surrounded the house. They were very bad men. They began beating on the door. They shouted at the old man that owned the house. They said, “Bring out the man that came to your house. We want to have sex with him.”
So the Levite man and his father-in-law sat down to eat and drink together. After that, the young woman’s father said to the Levite man, “Please stay tonight. Relax and enjoy yourself. Wait until this afternoon to leave.” So the two men ate together.
Then the Levite [145] man, his woman servant, [146] and his servant got up to leave. But the young woman’s father said, “It is almost dark. The day is almost gone. So stay the night here and enjoy yourself. Tomorrow morning you can get up early and go on your way.”
So Ruth went down to the threshing floor. [17] Ruth did everything that her mother-in-law told her to do.
About midnight, Boaz rolled over {in his sleep and woke up}. He was very surprised. There was a woman lying near his feet.