After Boaz ate, drank, and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the pile of barley, and she came secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

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 servant,” she replied. “Take me under your wing,[a](A) for you are a family redeemer.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:9 Or “Spread the edge of your garment; lit “Spread the wing of your garment; Ru 2:12

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