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{Ruth 3:7} And when Boaz 1162 had eaten 398 z8799 and drunk, 8354 z8799 and his heart 3820 was merry, 3190 z8799 he went 935 z8799 to lie down 7901 z8800 at the end 7097 of the heap of corn: 6194 and she came 935 z8799 softly, 3909 and uncovered 1540 z8762 his feet, 4772 and laid her down. 7901 z8799
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"And he tookª° [and sent] messesª unto¹ them from¹¹ before¹ him:² but Benjamin'sª messª was five² times² so much asª°¹¹¹¹ any¹ of theirs. And they drank,ª° and were merryª° with¹ him." {Gen 43:34} + "And it came to pass,¹ when¹ their heartsª were merry,ª that they said,ª° Callª° for Samson,ª that he may make us sport.ª° And they calledª° for Samsonª out of the prison²° house;ª¹¹ and he made them² sport:ª°¹ and they setª° him between¹ the pillars.ª" {Jdg 16:25} + "And they sat down,ª° and did eatª° and drinkª° bothª of them together:ª for the damsel'sª fatherª had saidª° unto¹ the man,ª Be content,ª° I pray thee,¹ and tarry all night,ª° and let thine heartª be merry.ª°" {Jdg 19:6} + "And when the manª rose upª° to depart,²°¹ he,¹ and his concubine,ª and his servant,ª his father in law,ª° the damsel'sª father,ª saidª° unto him, Behold,¹ now¹ the dayª drawethª° toward evening,ª° I pray you¹ tarry all night:ª° behold,¹ the dayª groweth to an end,ª° lodgeª° here,¹ that thine heartª may be merry;ª° and to morrowª get you earlyª° on your way,ª that thou mayest goª° home.ª" {Jdg 19:9} + "[Now] as they¹ were making their hearts² merry,ª°¹¹ behold,¹ the men²¹ of the city,ª certain²¹ sonsª of Belial,ª beset²° the house² round about,ª°¹¹ [and] beatª° at¹ the door,ª and spakeª° to¹ the masterª of the house,ª the old² man,²¹ saying,ª° Bring forthª°¹ the manª that¹ cameª° into¹ thine house,ª that we may knowª° him." {Jdg 19:22} + "Now Absalomª had commandedª°¹ his servants,ª saying,ª° Markª° ye now¹ when Amnon'sª heartª is merry²¹ with wine,ª and when I sayª° unto¹ you, Smiteª°¹ Amnon;ª then killª° him, fearª° not:¹ have not¹ I¹ commandedª° you? be courageous,ª° and be¹ valiant.ªª" {2Sm 13:28} + "On the seventhª day,ª when the heartª of the kingª was merry²¹ with wine,ª he commandedª° Mehuman,ª Biztha,ª Harbona,ª Bigtha,ª and Abagtha,ª Zethar,ª and Carcas,ª the sevenª chamberlainsª that servedª°¹ in the presenceª of Ahasuerusª the king,ª" {Est 1:10} + "And wineª [that] maketh gladª° the heartª of man,ª [and] oilª¹ to make [his] faceª to shine,ª° and breadª [which] strengthenethª° man'sª heart.ª" {Psa 104:15} + "[There is] nothing¹ betterª for a man,ª [than] that he should eatª°¹ and drink,ª° and [that] he should make his soulª¹¹ enjoy²° goodª in his labour.ª Thisª also¹ I¹ saw,ª° that¹ it¹ [was] from the handª¹ of God.ª" {Ecc 2:24} + "I knowª° that¹ [there is] no¹ goodª in them, but¹ for¹ [a man] to rejoice,ª° and to doª° goodª in his life.ª ... And also¹ that every man² should eatª°¹¹¹ and drink,ª° and enjoyª° the goodª of all¹ his labour,ª it¹ [is] the giftª of God.ª" {Ecc 3:12-13} + "Then I¹ commendedª°¹ mirth,ª because¹ a manª hath no¹ better¹ thing² under¹ the sun,ª than¹¹ to eat,ª° and to drink,ª° and to be merry:ª° for that¹ shall abideª° with him of his labourª the daysª of his life,ª which¹ Godª givethª° him under¹ the sun.ª" {Ecc 8:15} + "Go¹ thy way,²° eatª° thy breadª with joy,ª and drinkª° thy wineª with a merryª heart;ª for¹ Godª nowª acceptethª°¹ thy works.ª" {Ecc 9:7} + "A feastª is madeª° for laughter,ª and wineª maketh merry:ªª° but moneyª answerethª°¹ all¹ [things]." {Ecc 10:19} + "Whetherª thereforeª ye eat,ª° orª drink,ª° orª whatsoeverª ye do,ª° doª° allª to² the¹ gloryª of God.ª" {1Co 10:31} + "Andª be²° not² drunkª°¹ with wine,ª whereinªª isª° excess;ª butª be filledª° withª the Spirit;ª" {Eph 5:18}
went to lie:
Such was the simplicity of those early times, that the most wealthy persons looked after their own affairs, both at home and in the field. These threshing-floors were covered at top to keep off the rain, but lay open on all sides, that the wind might come in freely, for winnowing the corn; which being done, it is probable they were shut up at night, with doors fitted to them, that if any one lay there he might be kept warm, and the corn be secured from robbers.

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