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that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?

Naomi's instruction to her.

CHAP. III.

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11 And Boaz answered and said unto THEN Naomi her mother-in-law said shall I not her, It hath fully been shewed me, ail that seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law thee?

since the death of thy husband: and how 2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, thou hast left thy father and thy mother, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, and the land of thy nativity, and art come he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshunto a people which thou knewest not ing floor.

heretofore.

3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint 12 The LORD recompense thy work, thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and and a full reward be given thee of the get thee down to the floor: but make not LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thyself known unto the man, until he shall thou art come to trust. have done eating and drinking.

13 Then she said Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thy handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thy handmaidens.

4 And it shall be when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.

14 And Boaz said unto her, At meal- 5 And she said unto her, All that thou time come thou hither, and eat of the sayest unto me I will do. bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar.

6 And she went down unto the floor, And she sat beside the reapers: and he and did according to all that her motherreached her parched corn, and she did in-law bade her. eat, and was sufficed, and left.

7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, 15 And when she was risen up to glean, and his heart was merry, he went to lie Boaz commanded his young men, saying, down at the end of the heap of corn: and Let her glean even among the sheaves, and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, reproach her not:

16 And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not. 17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.

and laid her down.

8 ¶ And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and behold, a woman lay at his feet.

9 And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thy handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thy hand18 ¶ And she took it up, and went into maid; for thou art a near kinsman. the city and her mother-in-law saw what 10 And he said, Blessed be thou of the she had gleaned and she brought forth, LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed and gave to her that she had reserved after more kindness in the latter end than at the she was sufficed. beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst

19 And her mother-in-law said unto her, not young men, whether poor or rich. Where hast thou gleaned to-day? and 11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I where wroughtest thou ? blessed be he that will do to thee all that thou requirest: for did take knowledge of thee. And she all the city of my people doth know that shewed her mother-in-law with whom she thou art a virtuous woman.

had wrought, and said, The man's name 12 And now it is true that I am thy near with whom I wrought to-day is Boaz. kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman near

20 And Naomi said unto her daughter-er than I. in-law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who 13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in hath not left off his kindness to the living the morning, that if he will perform unto and to the dead. And Naomi said unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him ber, The man is near of kin unto us, one do the kinsman's part: but if he will not of our next kinsmen.

21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said I unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.

22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.

do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning. 14 And she lay at his feet until the morning and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.

15 Also he said, Bring the vail that thon hast upon thee, and hold it. And when 23 So she kept fast by the maidens of she held it, he measured six measures of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley-har- barley, and laid it on her: and she went vest and of wheat-harvest; and dwelt with into the city. her inother-in-law.

16 Aud when she came to her mother

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