Bible, King James Version
Ruth
Ruth.3
[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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