Ruth:3

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* Then Naomi , her mother-in-law , said unto her , My daughter , shall I not seek rest for thee that it may be well with thee ? * And now [is ] not Boaz of our kindred with whose maidens thou wast ? Behold , he winnows barley tonight in the threshing floor . * Therefore , thou shalt wash thyself and anoint thyself and put thy raiment upon thee and go down to the threshingfloor , [but ] do not make thyself known unto the man until he shall have finished eating and drinking . * And it shall be when he lies down that thou shalt perceive the place where he shall lie , and thou shalt go in and uncover his feet and lie down [there ], and he will tell thee what thou shalt do . * And she said unto her , All that thou dost command me I will do . * And she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law had commanded her . * And when Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was merry , he went to lie down at the end of the heap , and she came softly and uncovered his feet and lay down . * And it came to pass at midnight that the man was startled and took hold , and , behold , a woman lay at his feet . * Then he said , Who [art ] thou ? And she answered , I [am ] Ruth , thy handmaid ; spread therefore the edge [of thy mantle ] over thy handmaid ; for thou [art a ] redeemer . * And he said , Blessed [be ] thou of the LORD , my daughter , [for ] thou hast shown more mercy in the end than at the first , not going after the young men , whether poor or rich . * And now , my daughter , fear not ; I will do unto thee all that thou hast said , for all the city of my people know that thou [art ] a valiant woman . * And now it is true that I [am thy ] redeemer ; however , there is [another ] redeemer nearer than I ([in kinship ]). * Tarry this night , and it shall be in the morning [that ] if he will redeem thee , well , let him redeem thee , but if he does not wish to redeem , then I will redeem thee , [as ] the LORD lives ; lie down until the morning . * 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 the woman has come to the threshing floor . * Also he said , Bring the veil 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 . * And when she came to her mother-in-law , she said , What now , my daughter ? And she told her all that had happened to her with the man . * And she said , He gave me these six [measures ] of barley , saying , Do not go empty unto thy mother-in-law . * Then said she , Sit still , my daughter , until thou shall know how the matter will fall , for that man will not rest until he has concluded the thing today .:

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