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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?
02 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose
maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to
night in the threshingfloor.
03 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.
04 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.
05 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest
unto me I will do.
06 And she went down unto the floor, and did
according to all that her mother in law bade her.
07 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.
08 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man
was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a
woman lay at his feet.
09 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.
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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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