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Ruth 3:7

After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then Ruth went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

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ASV

And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.

KJV

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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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אכַלvai.Yo.khaland he ateH398 →
בֹּ֤עַזBo.'azBoazH1162 →
וַיֵּשְׁתְּ֙vai.ye.sheTand he drankH8354 →
וַיִּיטַ֣בvai.yi.Tavand it was goodH3190 →
לִבּ֔וֹli.Boheart hisH3820 →
וַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935 →
לִשְׁכַּ֖בlish.Kavto lie downH7901 →
בִּקְצֵ֣הbik.Tzehat [the] end ofH7097 →
הָעֲרֵמָ֑הha.'a.re.Mahthe heapH6194 →
וַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'and she cameH935 →
בַלָּ֔טva.Latin <the> secrecyH3909 →
וַתְּגַ֥לva.te.Galand she uncoveredH1540 →
מַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmar.ge.lo.Tavfeet hisH4772 →
וַתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃va.tish.Kavand she lay downH7901 →

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Judges 19:6So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and let your heart be merry.”Esther 1:10On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—2 Samuel 13:28Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”Judges 19:9When the man got up to depart with his concubine and his servant, his father-in-law, the girl’s father, said to him, “Look, the day is drawing to a close. Please spend the night. See, the day is almost over. Spend the night here, that your heart may be merry. Then you can get up early tomorrow for your journey home.”Ecclesiastes 10:19A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.Ecclesiastes 9:7Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:Ecclesiastes 2:24Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.Psalms 104:15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.Ecclesiastes 8:15So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.1 Corinthians 10:31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.Genesis 43:34When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.1 Kings 21:7But his wife Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be cheerful, for I will get you the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.”Ecclesiastes 3:12–13I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,Judges 16:25And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.Judges 19:22While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”Ephesians 5:18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

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Ruth and Boaz — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Ruth and Boaz — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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