Ruth 3:7–15

⁷And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and ^ehis heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and ^fshe came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down. ⁸And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and ^||turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. ⁹And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: ^gspread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art ^||a near kinsman. ¹⁰And he said, ^hBlessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than ⁱat the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. ¹¹And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the ^†city of my people doth know that thou art ^ka virtuous woman. ¹²And now it is true that I am thy ^lnear kinsman: howbeit ^mthere is a kinsman nearer than I. ¹³Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will ⁿperform 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, ^oas the Lord liveth: lie down until the morning. ¹⁴And she ^play 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 floor. ¹⁵Also he said, Bring the ^||vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.