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And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
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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 Jehovah liveth: lie down until the morning.
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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.
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And he said, Bring the mantle that is upon thee, 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.
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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.
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And she said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law.
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Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest, until he have finished the thing this day.