Ruth 3
1
And Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you,
that it may be well with you?
2
And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he winnows barley
to-night in the threshing-floor.
3
Wash yourself therefore, and anoint you, and put your raiment upon you, and get you
down to the threshing-floor, but make not yourself known to the man, until he shall
have done eating and drinking.
4
And it shall be, when he lies down, that you shall mark the place where he shall lie,
and you shall go in, and uncover his feet, and lay you down; and he will tell you
what you shall do.
5
And she said to her, All that you say I will do.
6
And she went down to the threshing-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 grain: 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 are you? And she answered, I am Ruth your handmaid: spread therefore
your skirt over your handmaid; for you are a near kinsman.
10
And he said, Blessed be you of YHWH, my daughter: you have showed more kindness in
the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you followed not young men, whether
poor or rich.
11
And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to you all that you say; for all the city
of my people does know that you are a worthy woman.
12
And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; nevertheless there is a kinsman nearer
than I.
13
Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform to you 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 you, then will I do the part of a kinsman to you, as YHWH lives:
lie down until the morning.
14
And she lay at his feet until the morning. And she rose up before one could discern
another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor.
15
And he said, Bring the mantle that is upon you, and hold it; and she held it; and
he measured six [measures] of barley, and laid it on her: and he went into the city.
16
And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who are you, 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, Go not empty
to your mother-in-law.
18
Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will fall; for
the man will not rest, until he have finished the thing this day.