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3:1  Then Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?
3:2  And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he winnows barley tonight in the threshingfloor.
3:3  Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself, and put your best clothes upon you, and get down to the floor: but make not yourself known unto the man, until he shall have finished eating and drinking.
3:4  And it shall be, when he lies down, that you shall mark the place where he shall lie, and you shall go in, and uncover his feet, and lay down; and he will tell you what you shall do.
3:5  And she said unto her, All that you say unto me I will do.
3:6  And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her.
3:7  And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid herself down.
3:8  And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was startled, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
3:9  And he said, Who are you? And she answered, I am Ruth your handmaid: spread therefore your skirt over your handmaid; for you are a near kinsman.
3:10  And he said, Blessed be you of the LORD, my daughter: for you have showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, in that you followed not young men, whether poor or rich.
3:11  And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to you all that you require: for all the city of my people does know that you are a virtuous woman.
3:12  And now it is true that I am your near kinsman: however there is a kinsman nearer than I.
3:13  Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto you 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 you, then will I do the part of a kinsman to you, as the LORD lives: lie down until the morning.
3:14  And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could recognize another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
3:15  Also he said, Bring the cloak that you have upon you, 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.
3:16  And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, How are you, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
3:17  And she said, These six measures of barley he gave me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto your mother-in-law.
3:18  Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will fall: for the man will not rest, until he has finished the thing this day.