Ruth 3:7–15

⁷And Boaz ate and drank and ^ahis heart was merry, and he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain; and she came secretly and uncovered his feet and lay down.

⁸Then it happened in the middle of the night that the man was startled and ¹bent forward; and behold, a woman was lying at his feet.

⁹And he said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth your maidservant. So spread your ^awing over your maidservant, for you are a kinsman redeemer.”

¹⁰Then he said, “^aMay you be blessed of Yahweh, my daughter. You have shown your last lovingkindness to be better than the first by not going after young men, whether poor or rich.

¹¹“So now, my daughter, do not fear. All that you say, I will do for you; for all my people within the gates of the city know that you are ^aa woman of excellence.

¹²“But now it is true I am a kinsman redeemer; however, there is a kinsman redeemer closer than I.

¹³“Stay this night, and it will be in the morning that, ^aif he will ¹redeem you, good; let him redeem you. But if he does not desire to ²redeem you, then I will redeem you, ^bas Yahweh lives. Lie down until morning.”

¹⁴So she lay at his feet until morning and rose before one could recognize another; and he said, “^aLet it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.”

¹⁵And he said, “Give me the cloak that is on you and hold it.” So she held it, and he measured six measures of barley and placed it on her. Then ¹she went into the city.