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Ruth 3:14

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¶ 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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  1. 2 Corinthians 8:21Rank 1 from verse 14
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    21Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

  2. Romans 14:16Rank 2 from verse 14
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    16Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

  3. 1 Corinthians 10:32Rank 3 from verse 14
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    32Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:

  4. 1 Peter 2:12Rank 4 from verse 14
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    12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

  5. Romans 12:17Rank 5 from verse 14
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    17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

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Ruth 3:14

COMBINED MEANING

lay

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Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: As the past tense of lie, to recline, rest, be situated, or remain in a state. Sense 3: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 4: To press or bear upon. Sense 5: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 6: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 7: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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morning

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Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.

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rose

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1. A flowering plant or its flower. 2. Arose or stood up.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

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another

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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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floor

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A level surface underfoot; especially a threshing floor where grain is separated.

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3:14¶ 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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3:15Also 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.

3:16And 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.

3:17And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.

3:18Then 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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