“1 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? 2 And now [is] not
Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he
winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. 3 Wash thyself
therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee
down to the floor: [but] make not thyself known unto the man, until he
shall have done eating and drinking. 4 And it shall be, when he lieth
down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt
go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee
what thou shalt do. 5 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto
me I will do.”
“6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her
mother in law bade her. 7 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. 8 And it
came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself:
and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. 9 And he said, Who [art] thou? And
she answered, I [am] Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt
over thine handmaid; for thou [art] a near kinsman. 10 And he said,
Blessed [be] thou of the LORD, my daughter: [for] thou hast shewed more
kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou
followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. 11 And now, my daughter,
fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of
my people doth know that thou [art] a virtuous woman. 12 And now it is
true that I [am thy] near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer
than I. 13 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.”
“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. 15 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. 16 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. 17 And she said,
These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not
empty unto thy mother in law. 18 Then 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.” (Ruth 3:1-18 AV)
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