Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
Naomi her mother -
in -
law said to
her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you
, that it may be well with you
?
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
?
Now isn't
Boaz our kinsman
, with whose maidens you
were
? Behold, he winnows
barley tonight
in the threshing
floor
.
And
now is
not
Boaz of
our kindred
, with whose maidens thou
wast
? Behold, he winnoweth
barley to
night
in the threshingfloor
.
Wash yourself
therefore, and anoint you
, and put your
clothing
on
you
, and get you
down to the threshing
floor ,
but don't
make yourself
known to
the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
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.
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 you
down; and he will tell you
what you
shall
do.
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.
She said to
her, All that you
say
I will do.
And
she said unto
her, All that thou
sayest
unto
me
I will do.
She went down to
the threshing
floor, and did according to all that her mother -
in -
law bade her.
And
she went down unto
the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
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.
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.
It happened
at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself ;
and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
And
it came
to
pass
at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself :
and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
He said, Who are
you
? She answered, I am Ruth your
handmaid: spread therefore your
skirt over your
handmaid; for you
are
a near kinsman.
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.
He said, Blessed are
you
by
Yahweh
, my daughter: you
have
shown
more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you
didn't
follow
young men, whether poor or rich.
And
he said, Blessed be
thou
of
the
LORD
, my daughter: for
thou
hast
showed
more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou
followedst
not
young men, whether poor or rich.
Now, my daughter, don't
be
afraid
; I will do to you
all that you
say;
for all the city of my people does
know that you
are
a worthy
woman.
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.
Now it is true that I am a
near kinsman ;
however
there is a kinsman nearer than I.
And
now it is true that I am thy
near kinsman :
howbeit
there is a kinsman nearer than I.
Stay
this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform to
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 Yahweh
lives
: lie down until the morning.
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.
She lay at his feet until the morning .
She rose up before one could discern
another. For
he said, Let it not be known that the
woman came to
the threshing
floor.
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.
He said, Bring the mantle
that is
on
you
, 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.
Also
he said, Bring the vail
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.
When she came to her mother -
in -
law, she said, Who are
you
, my daughter? She told her all that the man had done to her.
And
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.
She said, These six [
measures ]
of barley gave he me; for he said, "Don't
go empty to
your
mother -
in -
law. "
And
she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to
me
, Go not
empty unto
thy
mother in law.
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. "
Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou
know how the matter will fall :
for the man will not be
in
rest, until he have
finished the thing this day.
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