Key Verse Spotlight
Ruth 3:15 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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. {vail: or, sheet, or, apron}”
Ruth 3:15
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
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.
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. {vail: or, sheet, or, apron}
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.
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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