1And Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her , My daughter , shall I not seek rest for thee , that it may be well with thee ? 2And now is not Boaz our kinsman , with whose maidens thou wast? Behold , he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor. 3Wash thyself therefore , and anoint thee , and put thy raiment upon thee , and get thee down to the threshing-floor, but make not thyself known unto the man , until he shall have done eating and drinking . 4And 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 . 5And she said unto her , All that thou sayest I will do .
Ruth's Bold Action
6And she went down unto the threshing-floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her . 7And 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 her down . 8And it came to pass at midnight , that the man was afraid , and turned himself; and , behold , a woman lay at his feet . 9And he said, Who art thou ? And she answered, I am Ruth thy handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman .
Boaz's Response
10And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah , my daughter : thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning , inasmuch as thou followedst not young men , whether poor or rich . 11And now , my daughter , fear not ; I will do to thee all that thou sayest; for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a worthy woman . 12And now it is true that I am a near kinsman ; howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I . 13Tarry 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 Jehovah liveth : lie down until the morning . 14And she lay at his feet until the morning : and she rose up before one could discern another . For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor. 15And he said, Bring the mantle that is upon thee, and hold it ; and she held it ; and he measured six measures of barley , and laid it on her : and he went into the city .
The Promise of Redemption
16And 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 . 17And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me ; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law . 18Then said she , Sit still , my daughter , until thou know how the matter will fall ; for the man will not rest , until he have finished the thing this day .