Ruth 3

Boaz Will Redeem Ruth

1Then NaomiH5281 her mother-in-lawH2545 saidH559 to her, “My daughterH1323, shall I not seekH1245 1securityH4494 for you, that it may be wellH3190 with you? 2NowH6258 is not BoazH1162 2our 3kinsmanH4130, with whoseH834 maidsH5291 you were? BeholdH2009, he winnowsH2219 barleyH8184 at the threshingH1637 floorH1637 tonightH3915. 3WashH7364 yourself therefore, and anointH5480 yourself and putH7760 on your best clothesH8071, and goH3381 downH3381 to the threshingH1637 floorH1637; but do not makeH3045 yourself knownH3045 to the manH376 untilH5704 he has finishedH3615 eatingH398 and drinkingH8354. 4It shall be when he liesH7901 downH7901, that you shall 4noticeH3045 the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 he liesH7901, and you shall goH935 and uncoverH1540 his feetH4772 and lieH7901 downH7901; then he will tellH5046 you whatH834 you shall doH6213.” 5She saidH559 to her, “5AllH3605 that you sayH559 I will doH6213.”

6So she wentH3381 downH3381 to the threshingH1637 floorH1637 and didH6213 according to allH3605 that her mother-in-lawH2545 had commandedH6680 her. 7When BoazH1162 had eatenH398 and drunkH8354 and 6his heartH3820 was merryH3190, he wentH935 to lieH7901 downH7901 at the endH7097 of the heapH6194 of grainH6194; and she cameH935 secretlyH3909, and uncoveredH1540 his feetH4772 and layH7901 downH7901. 8It happenedH1961 in the middleH2677 of the nightH3915 that the manH376 was startledH2729 and 7bentH3943 forwardH3943; and beholdH2009, a womanH802 was lyingH7901 at his feetH4772. 9He saidH559, “WhoH4310 are you?” And she answeredH559, “I am RuthH7327 your maidH519. So spreadH5203 your coveringH3671 overH5921 your maidH519, for you are a 8closeH1350 relativeH1350.” 10Then he saidH559, “9May you be blessedH1288 of the LordH3068, my daughterH1323. You have shownH3190 your lastH314 kindnessH2617 to be betterH3190 thanH4480 the firstH7223 by not goingH1980 afterH310 youngH970 menH970, whetherH518 poorH1800 orH518 richH6223. 11NowH6258, my daughterH1323, do not fearH3372. I will doH6213 for you whateverH3605H834 you 10askH559, for allH3605 my peopleH5971 in the 11cityH8179 knowH3045 that you are 12a womanH802 of excellenceH2428. 12NowH6258 it is trueH551 I am a 13closeH1350 relativeH1350; howeverH1571, thereH3426 is a 14relativeH1350 closerH7138 thanH4480 I. 13RemainH3885 this nightH3915, and when morningH1242 comesH1961, 15ifH518 he will 16redeemH1350 you, goodH2896; let him redeemH1350 you. But ifH518 he does not wishH2654 to 17redeemH1350 you, then I will redeemH1350 you, 18as the LordH3068 livesH2416. LieH7901 downH7901 untilH5704 morningH1242.”

14So she layH7901 at his feetH4772 untilH5704 morningH1242 and roseH6965 beforeH2962 oneH376 could recognizeH5234 anotherH7453; and he saidH559, “19Let it not be knownH3045 that the womanH802 cameH935 to the threshingH1637 floorH1637.” 15Again he saidH559, “GiveH3051 me the cloakH4304 that is on you and holdH270 it.” So she heldH270 it, and he measuredH4058 sixH8337 measures of barleyH8184 and laidH7896 it on her. Then 20she wentH935 into the cityH5892. 16When she cameH935 to her mother-in-lawH2545, she saidH559, “21HowH4310 did it go, my daughterH1323?” And she toldH5046 her allH3605 that the manH376 had doneH6213 for her. 17She saidH559, “TheseH428 sixH8337 measures of barleyH8184 he gaveH5414 to me, for he saidH559, ‘Do not goH935 to your mother-in-lawH2545 empty-handedH7387.’” 18Then she saidH559, “WaitH3427, my daughterH1323, untilH5704H834 you knowH3045 howH349 the matterH1697 22turnsH5307 out; for the manH376 will not restH8252 untilH3588H518 he has 23settledH3615 it todayH3117.”