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 3:1 ¶ And Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

 3:1 ¶ Then Naomiº her mother in lawº saidºº unto her, My daughter,º shall I notº seekºº restº for thee, thatº it may be wellºº with thee?

 3:2 And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor.

 3:2 And nowº [is] notº Boazº of our kindred,º withº whoseº maidensº thou wast?º Behold,º heº winnowethºº barleyº to nightº inº the threshingfloor.º

 3:3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the threshing-floor, but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

 3:3 Washºº thyself therefore, and anointºº thee, and putºº thy raimentº uponº thee, and get thee downºº to the floor:º [but] make not thyself knownººº unto the man,º untilº he shall have doneºº eatingºº and drinking.ºº

 3:4 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.

 3:4 And it shall be,º when he lieth down,ºº that thou shalt markººº the placeº whereºº he shall lie,ºº and thou shalt go in,ºº and uncoverºº his feet,º and lay thee down;ºº and heº will tellºº theeº whatº thou shalt do.ºº

 3:5 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest I will do.

 3:5 And she saidºº untoº her, Allº thatº thou sayestºº untoº me I will do.ºº

 3:6 ¶ And she went down unto the threshing-floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her.

 3:6 ¶ And she went downºº unto the floor,º and didºº according to allº thatº her mother in lawº badeºº her.

 3:7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.

 3:7 And when Boazº had eatenºº and drunk,ºº and his heartº was merry,ºº he wentºº to lie downºº at the endº of the heap of corn:º and she cameºº softly,º and uncoveredºº his feet,º and laid her down.ºº

 3:8 ¶ And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself; and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.

 3:8 ¶ And it came to passº at midnight,ºº that the manº was afraid,ºº and turnedºº himself:º and, behold,º a womanº layºº at his feet.º

 3:9 And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thy handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.

 3:9 And he said,ºº Whoº [art] thou?º And she answered,ºº Iº [am] Ruthº thine handmaid:º spreadºº therefore thy skirtº overº thine handmaid;º forº thouº [art] a near kinsman.ºº

 3:10 And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter: thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.

 3:10 And he said,ºº Blessedºº [be] thouº of the LORD,º my daughter:º [for] thou hast shewedºº moreº kindnessº in the latter endº thanº at the beginning,º inasmuch as thou followedstºººº notº young men,º whetherº poorº orº rich.º

 3:11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou sayest; for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a worthy woman.

 3:11 And now,º my daughter,º fearºº not;º I will doºº to thee allº thatº thou requirest:ºº forº allº the cityº of my peopleº doth knowºº thatº thou [art] a virtuousº woman.º

 3:12 And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.

 3:12 And nowºº it is trueº thatºº Iº [am thy] near kinsman:ºº howbeitº there isº a kinsmanºº nearerº thanº I.

 3:13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as Jehovah liveth: lie down until the morning.

 3:13 Tarryºº this night,º and it shall beº in the morning,º [that] ifº he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman,ºº well;º let him do the kinsman's part:ºº but ifº he willºº notº do the part of a kinsmanºº to thee, then will Iº do the part of a kinsmanºº to thee, [as] the LORDº liveth:º lie downºº untilº the morning.º

 3:14 ¶ And she lay at his feet until the morning. And she rose up before one could discern another. For he said, Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor.

 3:14 ¶ And she layºº at his feetº untilº the morning:º and she rose upºº beforeº oneº could knowººº another.º And he said,ºº Let it notº be knownºº thatº a womanº cameºº into the floor.º

 3:15 And he said, Bring the mantle that is upon thee, and hold it; and she held it; and he measured six [measures] of barley, and laid it on her: and he went into the city.

 3:15 Also he said,ºº Bringºº the vailº thatº [thou hast] uponº thee, and holdºº it. And when she heldºº it, he measuredºº sixº [measures] of barley,º and laidºº [it] onº her: and she wentºº intoº the city.º

 3:16 And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.

 3:16 And when she cameºº toº her mother in law,º she said,ºº Whoº [art] thou,º my daughter?º And she toldºº herº allº thatº the manº had doneºº to her.

 3:17 And she said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me; for he said, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law.

 3:17 And she said,ºº Theseº sixº [measures] of barleyº gaveºº he me; forº he saidºº toº me, Goºº notº emptyº untoº thy mother in law.º

 3:18 Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest, until he have finished the thing this day.

 3:18 Then saidºº she, Sit still,ºº my daughter,º untilºº thou knowºº howº the matterº will fall:ºº forº the manº will notº be in rest,ºº untilºº he have finishedºº the thingº this day.º