Ruth 3:7

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Boaz	בֹּ֤עַז Bo.'az	H1162	Boaz · proper noun, a man's name
eaten	וַיֹּ֨אכַל vai.Yo.khal	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
drunk	וַיֵּשְׁתְּ֙ vai.ye.sheT	H8354	to imbibe (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
heart	לִבּ֔וֹ li.Bo	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
merry	וַיִּיטַ֣ב vai.yi.Tav	H3190	to be (causative) make well · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
went	וַיָּבֹ֕א vai.ya.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
down	לִשְׁכַּ֖ב lish.Kav	H7901	to lie down (for rest · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
end	בִּקְצֵ֣ה bik.Tzeh	H7097	an extremity · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
corn	הָעֲרֵמָ֑ה ha.'a.re.Mah	H6194	a heap · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
came	וַתָּבֹ֣א va.ta.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
softly	בַלָּ֔ט va.Lat	H3909	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
uncovered	וַתְּגַ֥ל va.te.Gal	H1540	to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense) · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
feet	מַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יו mar.ge.lo.Tav	H4772	(plural for collective) a footpiece · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
down	וַתִּשְׁכָּֽב va.tish.Kav	H7901	to lie down (for rest · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Judges 19:6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them together: for the damsel’s father had said unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and…
Esther 1:10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and…
Judges 19:9 And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, n…
2 Samuel 13:28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; the…
Psalms 104:15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.
Ecclesiastes 2:24 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I…
Ecclesiastes 8:15 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide w…
Ecclesiastes 9:7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ruth 3:6-13

Here is, I. Boaz's good management of his common affairs. It is probable, according to the common usage, 1. When his servants winnowed, he was with them, and had his eye upon them, to prevent, not their stealing any of his corn (he had no reason to fear that), but their waste of it through carelessness in the winnowing of it. Masters may sustain great losses by servants that are heedless, though they be honest, which is a reason why men should be diligent to know the state of their own flocks, and look well to them. 2. When he had more than ordinary work to be done, he treated his servants with extraordinary entertainments, and, for their encouragement, did eat and drink with them. It well b…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 3:4

go in, and uncover his feet and lay thee down--Singular as these directions may appear to us, there was no impropriety in them, according to the simplicity of rural manners in Beth-lehem. In ordinary circumstances these would have seemed indecorous to the world; but in the case of Ruth, it was a method, doubtless conformable to prevailing usage, of reminding Boaz of the duty which devolved on him as the kinsman of her deceased husband. Boaz probably slept upon a mat or skin; Ruth lay crosswise at his feet--a position in which Eastern servants frequently sleep in the same chamber or tent with their master; and if they want a covering, custom allows them that benefit from part of the covering…

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Adam Clarke on Ruth 3:7

When Boaz had eaten and drunk - The Targum adds, "He blessed the name of the Lord, who had heard his prayer, and removed famine from the land of Israel." Went to lie down - As the threshing-floors of the Eastern nations are in general in the open air, it is very likely that the owner or some confidential person continued in the fields till the grain was secured, having a tent in the place where the corn was threshed and winnowed. Boaz seems to have acted thus.

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Levirate Law — From Latin levir, “a husband’s brother,” the name of an ancient custom ordained by Moses, by which, when an Israelite died without issue, his surviving brother was required to marry the widow, so as…
Chastity · .Boaz — .Boaz
Continence · .Boaz — .Boaz
Entertainments · Given on occasions of: Harvest home — Given on occasions of: Harvest home
Inheritance · Provisions for inheritance un — Provisions for inheritance un
Ruth · Un — Un
Threshing · Floors for — Floors for

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ruth 3:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ruth 3:6-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 3:4

Adam Clarke on Ruth 3:7

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Ruth 3:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ruth 3:6-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 3:4

Adam Clarke on Ruth 3:7

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ruth 3:6-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ruth 3:7

Rashi on Ruth 3:7