2
And now
is not Boaz of our kindred with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnows barley tonight in the threshing floor.
3
Therefore, thou shalt wash thyself and anoint thyself and put thy raiment upon thee and go down to the threshingfloor,
but do not make thyself known unto the man until he shall have finished eating and drinking.
4
And it shall be when he lies down that thou shalt perceive the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in and uncover his feet and lie down
there, and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
5
And she said unto her, All that thou dost command me I will do.
6
And she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law had commanded her.
7
And when Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap, and she came softly and uncovered his feet and lay down.
8
And it came to pass at midnight that the man was startled and took hold, and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
9
Then he said, Who
art thou? And she answered, I
am Ruth, thy handmaid; spread therefore the edge
of thy mantle over thy handmaid; for thou
art a redeemer.
10
And he said, Blessed
be thou of the LORD, my daughter,
for thou hast shown more mercy in the end than at the first, not going after the young men, whether poor or rich.
11
And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do unto thee all that thou hast said, for all the city of my people know that thou
art a valiant woman.
12
And now it is true that I
am thy redeemer; however, there is
another redeemer nearer than I
(in kinship).