¶ So she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her.

And when Boaz had eaten and drunken, and [a]cheered his heart, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn, and she came softly, and uncovered the place of his feet, and lay down.

And at midnight the man was afraid [b]and caught hold: and lo, a woman lay at his feet.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 3:7 That is, had refreshed himself among his servants.
  2. Ruth 3:8 Or, turned himself from one side to another.

So she went down to the threshing floor(A) and did everything her mother-in-law told her to do.

When Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits,(B) he went over to lie down at the far end of the grain pile.(C) Ruth approached quietly, uncovered his feet and lay down. In the middle of the night something startled the man; he turned—and there was a woman lying at his feet!

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