When they came to the threshing floor of the bramble on the other side of the Jordan, they mourned there—a very great and solemn lamentation. He observed seven days of mourning for his father.
Ruth 3:2 - Tree of Life Version Now, is Boaz, with whose female workers you have been, not our relative? Look, he will be winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And now is not Boaz, with whose maidens you were, our relative? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. American Standard Version (1901) And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor. Common English Bible Now isn’t Boaz, whose young women you were with, our relative? Tonight he will be winnowing barley at the threshing floor. Catholic Public Domain Version This Boaz, whose young women you joined in the field, is our near relative, and this night he will winnow the threshing floor of barley. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version This Booz, with whose maids thou wast joined in the field, is our near kinsman: and, behold, this night he winnoweth barley in the threshing-floor. |
When they came to the threshing floor of the bramble on the other side of the Jordan, they mourned there—a very great and solemn lamentation. He observed seven days of mourning for his father.
Now, Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side—from Elimelech’s family—a prominent man of substance whose name was Boaz.
Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen to me, my daughter. Do not go to glean in another field or even pass on from here, but stay close to my female workers.
Naomi her mother-in-law said to her “My daughter, should I not be seeking a resting place for you, so it may go well for you?
So bathe and perfume yourself, put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor. But do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.