Ruth:3:2-14
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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 .