Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
And
Naomi
her
mother-in-law saith
to her, `
My daughter, do
not
I seek for thee
rest
, that it may be well with thee
?
One
day
Ruth’s
mother-in-law Naomi
said
to her, “
My daughter, should
I not
seek a
resting
place
for you
, that it may be well with you
?
and
now ,
is not Boaz of
our
acquaintance
, with whose young
women
thou
hast
been? lo
, he is winnowing the threshing -
floor of
barley
to-night,
Now is not Boaz, with whose servant
girls
you
have
been working,
a
relative
of
ours
? In
fact
, tonight
he is winnowing barley
on
the threshing floor .
and
thou
hast
bathed,
and
anointed
thyself
, and
put thy
garments
upon
thee
, and gone
down to the threshing -
floor ;
let
not thyself
be
known
to
the man till
he complete
to
eat
and to
drink;
Therefore
wash
yourself
, put on
perfume
, and wear
your
best
clothes.
Go
down to the threshing floor ,
but
do
not let
the man know
you
are
there
until
he has
finished
eating
and drinking.
and
it
cometh
to
pass
when he lieth
down, that
thou
hast
known
the place where he lieth
down,
and
hast
gone
in ,
and uncovered
his feet, and lain
down, --
and he doth
declare
to thee
that
which
thou
dost
do. '
When he lies
down, note
the place where he lies.
Then
go
in and uncover
his feet, and lie
down, and he will
explain
to you
what
you
should
do. ”
And
she
saith
unto
her,
`All
that
thou
sayest
--
I do. '
“
I will
do everything
you
say,”
Ruth
answered
.
And
she goeth
down `
to '
the threshing -
floor ,
and doth
according
to
all
that
her mother-in-law commanded
her
So
she went
down to the threshing floor and did
everything
her mother-in-law had
instructed
her to
do.
And
Boaz eateth
and
drinketh,
and his
heart
is
glad;
and he
goeth
in to lie down at the end of the heap ;
and
she
cometh
in gently
, and
uncovereth
his feet, and lieth
down.
After
Boaz had
finished
eating
and drinking
and was
in good
spirits,
he
went
to lie down at the end of the heap of
grain.
Then
Ruth
went
in secretly
, uncovered
his feet, and lay
down.
And
it
cometh
to
pass,
at the
middle
of
the
night
, that
the
man
trembleth
, and
turneth
himself
, and lo,
a
woman
is
lying at his feet .
At midnight
, Boaz
was
startled
, turned
over
, and there
lying at his feet was
a
woman!
And
he
saith,
`
Who `art'
thou
? '
and
she
saith,
`
I `
am '
Ruth thy
handmaid
, and
thou
hast
spread thy
skirt
over thy
handmaid
, for thou
`art'
a redeemer. '
“
Who are
you
? ”
he
asked.
“
I am your
servant
Ruth, ”
she
replied.
“
Spread the
corner
of
your
garment
over me
, for you
are
a kinsman-
redeemer. ”
And
he
saith
, `Blessed
`art'
thou
of
Jehovah
, my daughter ;
thou
hast
dealt
more kindly
at
the
latter
end
than at
the
beginning
--
not to
go
after the young
men, either
poor
or
rich.
Then
Boaz
said
, “May
the
LORD
bless
you
, my daughter .
You
have
shown
more kindness
now
than before,
because
you
have
not run
after the younger
men, whether
rich or
poor
.
And now, my daughter ,
fear
not,
all
that
thou
sayest
I do to
thee,
for all the
gate
of
my people
doth
know that thou
`art'
a virtuous
woman.
And now do
not
be
afraid
, my daughter .
I will
do for you
whatever
you
request,
since
all my fellow
townspeople
know that you
are
a woman of
noble
character
.
And
now,
surely
, true ,
that I `
am '
a redeemer, but also
there is a redeemer nearer than I.
Yes
, it
is
true that I am a kinsman-
redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.
Lodge
to
night
, and it
hath
been
in the morning, if he doth
redeem thee
, well:
he
redeemeth;
and
if he delight
not to redeem thee
, then
I
have
redeemed
thee
--
I ;
Jehovah
liveth!
lie down
till
the
morning. '
Stay
here
tonight
, and in the morning, if he wants
to
redeem you
, good.
Let
him
redeem
you.
But
if he does
not want
to redeem you
, as
surely
as
the
LORD
lives,
I will.
Now
lie here
until
morning. ”
And
she lieth
down at his feet till
the
morning, and
riseth
before one
doth
discern
another;
and
he
saith
, `
Let it not
be known that the
woman hath
come
into
the floor. '
So
she lay
down at his feet until
morning, but
she
got
up
before anyone
else
could
recognize
her.
Then
Boaz
said
, “Do
not
let it be known that a
woman came
to
the threshing
floor. ”
And he saith
, `Give
the covering
which
`is'
on
thee,
and keep
hold on
it ;'
and
she keepeth
hold
on
it
, and
he measureth
six `
measures '
of barley ,
and
layeth
`it'
on
her ;
and
he goeth
into the city.
And he told
her
, “Bring
the shawl
you
are
wearing
and hold it out.”
When
she did
so
, he shoveled
six measures of barley into
her shawl.
Then
he went
into the city.
And
she
cometh
in
unto
her mother-in-law, and
she
saith
, `Who
`art'
thou
, my daughter? '
and
she
declareth
to
her all that the
man
hath
done to
her.
When
Ruth
returned
to
her mother-in-law, Naomi
asked
her
, “How
did
it
go
, my daughter? ”
Then
Ruth
told
her all that Boaz
had
done for
her.
And she saith
, `
These six `
measures '
of barley he
hath
given
to
me
, for he said, Thou
dost
not go in
empty
unto
thy
mother-in-law. '
And she said
, “He
gave
me
these six measures of barley, for he said, ‘Do
not go back
to
your
mother-in-law empty-handed
. ’”
And
she
saith,
`Sit
still
, my daughter, till
thou
dost
know
how the
matter
falleth
, for the
man
doth
not rest except
he hath
completed
the matter to-day
. '
“Wait
, my daughter, ”
said
Naomi,
“until
you
find
out
how things
go
, for he
will
not rest unless
he has
resolved
the matter today
. ”
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