At midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman! So he asked, “Who are you?”

“I am Ruth, your slave,” she replied. “Spread your cloak[a] over me,(A) for you are a family redeemer.”(B)

10 Then he said, “May the Lord bless you,(C) my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before,[b] because you have not pursued younger men, whether rich or poor.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 3:9 Or Spread the edge of your garment; lit Spread the wing of your garment; Ru 2:12
  2. Ruth 3:10 Lit kindness at the last than at the first

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