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.

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.

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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.

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