Ruth 3
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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.
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