After Boaz ate, drank, and was in good spirits,[a] he went to lie down at the end of the pile of barley. Then she went in 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 slave,” she replied. “Spread your cloak[b] over me,(A) for you are a family redeemer.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 3:7 Lit and his heart was glad
  2. Ruth 3:9 Or Spread the edge of your garment; lit Spread the wing of your garment; Ru 2:12

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