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Ruth 3:1
One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Naomi speaks to Ruth, proposing a concrete plan after observing Boaz's repeated kindness. The immediate context is that night: Boaz is winnowing barley on the threshing floor (Ruth 3:2).
The words — מָנוֹחַ (manōach), "a resting place," is the operative noun. It is not merely shelter but a settled, secure home—the same word Naomi prayed for in Ruth 1:9.
The thread — The prayer for rest in Ruth 1:9 is now answered by action, not petition. The duty to provide for one's household is stated as a baseline of faith in 1 Timothy 5:8, and the blessedness of settled labor is echoed in Psalms 128:2.
Why it lands — Naomi does not ask God to intervene; she identifies a specific person, a specific night, and a specific task. The verse puts the reader in the position of the one who must move, not the one who waits.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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?
Cross-references
- Ruth 1:9 May the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband.” And she kissed them as they wept aloud
- 1 Timothy 5:8 If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
- Psalms 128:2 For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
- 1 Timothy 5:14 So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
- 1 Corinthians 7:36 However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
- Deuteronomy 4:40 Keep His statutes and commandments, which I am giving you today, so that you and your children after you may prosper, and that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for all time.
- Jeremiah 22:15 Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
- Genesis 40:14 But when it goes well for you, please remember me and show me kindness by mentioning me to Pharaoh, that he might bring me out of this prison.