Holy Scripture

Ruth 3:1

A church father on this verse
“What does Naomi suggest to her daughter-in-law? When Ruth heard her mother-in-law saying, "Our neighbor is a true man," she was reminded of his great kindness and thought to want him [to be] married to her in law, so that she might keep up the memory of the dead. Therefore, she [Naomi] suggests to her that she sleep a…”
Theodoret of Cyrus, 5th c. — QUESTIONS ON RUTH

Source: Septuagint

Original

1And she lodged with her mother-in-law: and Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

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— Ruth 3:1 —

2And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose damsels thou wast? behold, he winnows barley this night in the floor.

3But do thou wash, and anoint thyself, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go up to the threshing floor: do not discover thyself to the man until he has done eating and drinking.

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