Rut 3 | EngLXX | STEP | And she lodged with her mother-in-law: and Noemin her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter,shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?

‏ Ruth 3

1 And she lodged with her mother-in-law: and Noemin her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter,shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you? 2 And nowis not Booz our kinsman, with whose damsels you were? behold, he winnows barley this nightin the floor. 3 But do you wash, and anoint yourself, and put your raiment upon you, and go up to thethreshing floor: do not discover yourself to the man until he has done eating and drinking. 4 And it shall come to pass when he lies down, that you shall mark the place where he liesdown, and shall come and lift up the covering of his feet, and shall lie down; and he shall tell you whatyou shall do. 5 And Ruth said to her, All that you shall say, I will do. 6 And she went down to the threshing floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-lawenjoined her. 7 And Booz ate and drank, and his heart was glad, and he came to lie down by the side ofthe heap of corn; and she came secretly, and lifted up the covering of his feet. 8 And it came to pass at midnight that the man was amazed, and troubled, and behold, a womanlay at his feet. 9 And he said, Who are you? and she said, I am your handmaid Ruth; spread therefore yourskirt over your handmaid, for you are a near relation. 10 And Booz said, Blessedbe you of the Lord God,my daughter, for you have made your latter kindness greater than the former, in that you follownot after young men, whetherany be poor or rich. 11 And now fear not, my daughter, whatever you shall say I will do to you; for all the tribeof my people knows that you are a virtuous woman. 12 And now I am truly akin to you; nevertheless there is a kinsman nearer than I. 13 Lodgehere for the night, and it shall be in the morning, if he will do the part of a kinsman toyou, well—let him do it: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to you, I will do the kinsman's partto you,as the Lord lives; lie down till the morning. 14 And she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose up before a man could know hisneighbor; and Booz said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. 15 And he said to her, Bring the apron that is upon you: and she held it, and he measuredsix measures of barley, and put them upon her, and she went into the city. 16 And Ruth went in to her mother-in-law, and she said to her,My daughter! andRuth told her all that the man had done to her. 17 And she said to her, He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said to me, Go notempty to your mother-in-law. 18 And she said, Sit still,my daughter, until you shall know how the matter will fall out; for the man will not rest untilthe matter be accomplished this day.