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 winnoweth
barley
to night
in the threshingfloor.
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.
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.
And she said
unto her, All that thou sayest
unto me I will do.
And she went down
unto the floor,
and did
according to all that her mother in law
bade
her.
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.
cheer
ἠγαθύνθη
ēgathynthē
cushion
στοιβῆς
stoibēs
And it came to pass at midnight,
that the man
was afraid,
and turned
himself: and, behold, a woman
lay
at his feet.
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.
say
say
next of kin
ἀγχιστεὺς
anchisteus
And he said,
Blessed
be thou of the LORD,
my daughter:
for thou hast shewed
more kindness
in the latter end
than at the beginning,
inasmuch as thou followedst
not
young men,
whether poor
or rich.
say
cheer
ἠγάθυνας
ēgathynas
whether
εἴτοι
eitoi
whether
εἴτοι
eitoi
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.
And now it is true
that I am thy near kinsman:
howbeit there is
a kinsman
nearer
than I.
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.
next of kin
ἀγχιστεύσῃ
anchisteusē
next of kin
ἀγχιστευέτω
anchisteuetō
next of kin
ἀγχιστεῦσαί
anchisteusai
next of kin
ἀγχιστεύσω
anchisteusō
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.
say
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.
say
apron
περίζωμα
perizōma
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.
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 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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