08:002:023 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz
to glean unto the end
of
barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with
her
mother
in law.
08:003:001 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?
08:003:002 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with
whose maidens thou
wast?
Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the
threshingfloor.
08:003:003 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.
08:003:004 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.
08:003:005 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.
08:003:006 And she went down unto the floor, and did
according to all
that
her mother in law bade her.
08:003:007 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.
08:003:008 And it came to pass at midnight, that the
man was afraid, and
turned
himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
08:003:009 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.
08:003:010 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.
08:003:011 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.
08:003:012 And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman:
howbeit there
is
a kinsman nearer than I.
08:003:013 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.
08:003:014 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.


