⁷And Boaz ate and drank until his heart was merry^b and then he came to lie at the end of the grain heap. And she came in quietly and uncovered^c his feet and lay down. ⁸And it happened in the middle of the night the man was startled and he reached out and behold, a woman was lying at his feet. ⁹And he said, “Who are you?” And she said, “I am Ruth, your servant. Spread your garment^d over your servant because you are a redeemer.” ¹⁰And he said, “You are blessed by Yahweh my daughter. You did better in this last kindness than the first by not going after young men, whether poor or rich. ¹¹And so then my daughter, do not be afraid. All that you ask I will do for you, for the entire assembly of my people knows that you are a worthy woman. ¹²Now truly I am a redeemer, but there is also a redeemer of a closer relationship than me. ¹³Stay tonight,^e and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good; but if he is not willing to redeem, then as Yahweh lives,^f I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning.”

¹⁴So she lay at his feet until morning and got up before anyone could recognize each other.^g And he said, “It must not be known that you^h came to the threshing floor.” ¹⁵And he said, “Bring the cloak that is on you and hold it out.”ⁱ And she held it out and he measured six measures of barley and put it on her cloak. Then she went into the city.

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Footnotes

bLiterally “good”
cLiterally “opened”
dLiterally “your wing”
eLiterally “Spend the night tonight”
fLiterally “the life of Yahweh”
gLiterally “a man could recognize his friend”
hLiterally “the woman”
iLiterally “hold on her”