Esther had not revealed her nationality and family background, because Mordecai had forbidden her to do so.
Ruth 3:6 - New International Version (Anglicised) So she went down to the threshing-floor and did everything her mother-in-law told her to do. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had told her. American Standard Version (1901) And she went down unto the threshing-floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her. Common English Bible So she went down to the threshing floor, and she did everything just as her mother-in-law had ordered. Catholic Public Domain Version And she went down to the threshing floor, and she did everything that her mother-in-law had commanded her. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she went down to the barnfloor, and did all that her mother-in-law had bid her. |
Esther had not revealed her nationality and family background, because Mordecai had forbidden her to do so.
Honour your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
When Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went over to lie down at the far end of the grain pile. Ruth approached quietly, uncovered his feet and lay down.