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Naomi Offers to Find a Husband for Ruth

Ruth’s[a] mother-in-law Naomi, told her, “My daughter, should I not make inquiries about your financial security,[b] so you’ll be better off in life?[c] Isn’t Boaz one of our close relatives? You’ve been associating with his women servants lately. Look, he’ll be winnowing barley at the threshing floor tonight.

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  1. Ruth 3:1 Lit. her
  2. Ruth 3:1 Lit. about a resting place
  3. Ruth 3:1 Lit. so your life may go well

Ruth and Boaz at the Threshing Floor

One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi(A) said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home[a](B) for you, where you will be well provided for. Now Boaz, with whose women you have worked, is a relative(C) of ours. Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor.(D)

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  1. Ruth 3:1 Hebrew find rest (see 1:9)