Ruth 3 (New American Standard)
View In My BibleBoaz Will Redeem Ruth
1 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, shall I not seek asecurity for you, that it may be well with you? 2 "Now is not Boaz 1our bkinsman, with whose maids you were? Behold, he winnows barley at the threshing floor tonight. 3 "Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself and put on your best clothes, and go down to the threshing floor ; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking. 4 "It shall be when he lies down, that you shall cnotice the place where he lies, and you shall go and uncover his feet and lie down ; then he will tell you what you shall do." 5 She said to her, "2All that you say I will do." 6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law had commanded her. 7 When Boaz had eaten and drunk and 3his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain ; and she came secretly, and uncovered his feet and lay down. 8 It happened in the middle of the night that the man was startled and dbent forward ; and behold, a woman was lying at his feet. 9 He said, "Who are you?" And she answered, "I am Ruth your maid. So spread your covering over your maid, for you are a eclose relative." 10 Then he said, "4May you be blessed of the LORD, my daughter. You have shown your last kindness to be better than the first by not going after young men, whether poor or rich. 11 "Now, my daughter, do not fear. I will do for you whatever you fask, for all my people in the gcity know that you are 5a woman of excellence. 12 "Now it is true I am a hclose relative ; however, there is a irelative closer than I. 13 "Remain this night, and when morning comes, 6if he will jredeem you, good ; let him redeem you. But if he does not wish to kredeem you, then I will redeem you, 7as the LORD lives. Lie down until morning." 14 So she lay at his feet until morning and rose before one could recognize another ; and he said, "8Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor." 15 Again he said, "Give me the cloak that is on you and hold it." So she held it, and he measured six measures of barley and laid it on her. Then lshe went into the city. 16 When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, "mHow did it go, my daughter ?" And she told her all that the man had done for her. 17 She said, "These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said, 'Do not go to your mother-in-law empty-handed.' " 18 Then she said, "Wait, my daughter, until you know how the matter nturns out; for the man will not rest until he has osettled it today."New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, California. All rights reserved. (New American Standard Version - Holy Bible)
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