Book 08 : RUTH - Chapter 003
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And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou
wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the
threshingfloor
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Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment
upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not
thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating
and drinking
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And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the
place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover
his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou
shalt do
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And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do
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And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all
that her mother in law bade her
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And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he
went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came
softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down
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And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and
turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet
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And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine
handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for
thou art a near kinsman
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And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for
thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the
beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether
poor or rich
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And 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 a virtuous woman
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And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there
is a kinsman nearer than I
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Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he
will perform 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,
as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning
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And she lay 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
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Also 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
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And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art
thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done
to her
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And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he
said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law
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Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the
matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he
have finished the thing this day
Book 08 : RUTH - Chapter 003
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