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

Then he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore the wing of thy garment over thine handmaid: for thou art the kinsman.

10 Then he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: thou hast [b]showed more goodness in the latter end, than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, were they poor or rich.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 3:8 Or, turned himself from one side to another.
  2. Ruth 3:10 Thou showest thyself from time to time more virtuous.

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