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Ruth Chapter 3

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Ruth

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In this chapter Boaz invites Ruth to marry him, but she refuses because she is still bound to her mother‑in‑law. Boaz then tells her to wait for her relative, and he will provide for her until she is married. The chapter highlights themes of loyalty, provision, and the promise of a future marriage.

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(1) Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
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Ruth 1:9I Corinthians 7:36I Timothy 5:8I Timothy 5:14Genesis 40:14Deuteronomy 4:40Psalms 128:2Jeremiah 22:15Jeremiah 22:16

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Luke 12:53Esther 2:7Micah 7:6Matthew 10:35II Kings 4:26Genesis 20:12

(2) And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
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Ruth 2:20Ruth 2:21Ruth 2:22Ruth 2:23Deuteronomy 25:5Deuteronomy 25:6Hebrews 2:11Hebrews 2:12Hebrews 2:13Hebrews 2:14Ruth 2:8

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I Samuel 12:3Philippians 3:19Ezekiel 16:4Ruth 2:23

(3) Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
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II Samuel 14:2Psalms 104:15Ecclesiastes 9:8Matthew 6:17Esther 5:1I Timothy 2:9I Timothy 2:10

(4) And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
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I Thessalonians 5:22

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Judges 5:27Ezekiel 1:7Luke 7:38Ezekiel 4:4

(5) And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.
(6) And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
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Exodus 20:12Proverbs 1:8John 2:5John 15:14

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Luke 12:53

(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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Genesis 43:34Judges 16:25Judges 19:6Judges 19:9Judges 19:22II Samuel 13:28Esther 1:10Psalms 104:15Ecclesiastes 2:24Ecclesiastes 3:12Ecclesiastes 3:13Ecclesiastes 8:15

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Ezekiel 34:18I Samuel 30:12Joel 1:4Ezekiel 1:7Luke 7:38Genesis 31:52

(8) And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
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Jeremiah 42:11Ezekiel 2:6Luke 7:44Judges 5:27Ezekiel 1:7Luke 7:38

(9) And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
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Ruth 2:10Ruth 2:11Ruth 2:12Ruth 2:13I Samuel 25:41Luke 14:11Ezekiel 16:8Ruth 3:12Ruth 2:20

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I Samuel 1:11I Samuel 25:24II Samuel 14:15Ruth 3:12II Samuel 20:17Ruth 3:13

(10) And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
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Ruth 2:4Ruth 2:20I Corinthians 13:4I Corinthians 13:5Ruth 1:8

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Job 42:12Amos 7:1Deuteronomy 22:6Luke 12:53Job 8:7Proverbs 20:21

(11) And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.
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Proverbs 12:4Proverbs 31:10Proverbs 31:29Proverbs 31:30Proverbs 31:31

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Luke 12:53Genesis 36:2Leviticus 18:17

(12) And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
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Ruth 4:1Matthew 7:12I Thessalonians 4:6

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Ruth 3:13Ruth 3:9I John 5:20

(13) Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.
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Ruth 2:20Ruth 4:5Deuteronomy 25:5Deuteronomy 25:6Deuteronomy 25:7Deuteronomy 25:8Deuteronomy 25:9Matthew 22:24Matthew 22:25Matthew 22:26Matthew 22:27Judges 8:19

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Revelation 8:12I Samuel 30:24II Samuel 18:2Ezekiel 5:2Ezekiel 5:12Ezekiel 46:14

(14) And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
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Ecclesiastes 7:1Romans 12:17Romans 14:16I Corinthians 10:32II Corinthians 8:21I Thessalonians 5:22I Peter 2:12

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Genesis 22:3I Kings 3:21Judges 5:27Ezekiel 1:7Luke 7:38

(15) Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.
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Isaiah 32:8Galatians 6:10

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Ruth 3:17Ezekiel 41:1Luke 23:26II Chronicles 2:10Exodus 26:33

(16) And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
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Luke 12:53Esther 2:7Micah 7:6Matthew 10:35Genesis 20:12Leviticus 18:9

(17) And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
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Luke 12:53Ruth 3:15II Chronicles 2:10

(18) Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
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Psalms 37:3Psalms 37:4Psalms 37:5Isaiah 28:16Isaiah 30:7

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Isaiah 47:1Luke 12:53Hebrews 4:3Genesis 36:2Leviticus 18:17Numbers 25:18

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