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And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter! Thou hast shewn more kindness at the end than at the first, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
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And now, my daughter, fear not: all that thou sayest will I do to thee; for all the gate of my people knows that thou art a woman of worth.
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And now, truly I am one that has the right of redemption, yet there is one that has the right of redemption who is nearer than I.
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Stay over to-night, and it shall be in the morning, if he will redeem thee, well -- let him redeem; but if he like not to redeem thee, then will I redeem 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 know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the threshing-floor.
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And he said, Bring the cloak that thou hast 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 she came to her mother-in-law; and 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 to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law.
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Then she said, Be still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest until he have completed the matter this day.