<vn='1'>Then <sn="5281">Naomi</s> her <sn="2545">mother</s> -in-law <sn="559">said</s> unto her, My <sn="1323">daughter</s>, shall I <sn="3808">not</s><sn="1245">seek</s><sn="4494">rest</s> for thee, <sn="834">that</s> it may be <sn="3190">well</s> with thee? </v>
<vn='2'>And <sn="6258">now</s> is <sn="3808">not</s><sn="1162">Boaz</s> of our <sn="4130">kindred</s>, <sn="854">with</s><sn="834">whose</s><sn="5291">maidens</s> thou <sn="1961">wast</s>? <sn="2009">Behold</s>, <sn="1931">he</s><sn="2219">winnoweth</s><sn="8184">barley</s><sn="3915">tonight</s> in <sn="*853"></s> the <sn="1637">threshingfloor</s>. </v>
<vn='3'><sn="7364">Wash</s> thyself therefore, and <sn="5480">anoint</s> thee, and <sn="7760">put</s> thy <sn="8071">raiment</s><sn="5921">upon</s> thee, and get thee <sn="3381">down</s> to the <sn="1637">floor</s>: but make not thyself <sn="3045 408">known</s> unto the <sn="376">man</s>, <sn="5704">until</s> he shall have <sn="3615">done</s><sn="398">eating</s> and <sn="8354">drinking</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>And it shall <sn="1961">be</s>, when he lieth <sn="7901">down</s>, that thou shalt <sn="3045">mark</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4725">place</s><sn="834 8033">where</s> he shall <sn="7901">lie</s>, and thou shalt go <sn="935">in</s>, and <sn="1540">uncover</s> his <sn="4772">feet</s>, and lay thee <sn="7901">down</s>; and <sn="1931">he</s> will <sn="5046">tell</s> thee <sn="*853"></s><sn="834">what</s> thou shalt <sn="6213">do</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>And she <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> her, <sn="3605">All</s><sn="834">that</s> thou <sn="559">sayest</s><sn="413">unto</s> me I will <sn="6213">do</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>And she went <sn="3381">down</s> unto the <sn="1637">floor</s>, and <sn="6213">did</s> according to <sn="3605">all</s><sn="834">that</s> her <sn="2545">mother</s> -in-law <sn="6680">bade</s> her. </v>
<vn='7'>And when <sn="1162">Boaz</s> had <sn="398">eaten</s> and <sn="8354">drunk</s>, and his <sn="3820">heart</s> was <sn="3190">merry</s>, he <sn="935">went</s> to lie <sn="7901">down</s> at the <sn="7097">end</s> of the heap of <sn="6194">corn</s>: and she <sn="935">came</s><sn="3909">softly</s>, and <sn="1540">uncovered</s> his <sn="4772">feet</s>, and laid her <sn="7901">down</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s> at <sn="2677 3915">midnight</s>, that the <sn="376">man</s> was <sn="2729">afraid</s>, and turned <sn="3943">himself</s>: and, <sn="2009">behold</s>, a <sn="802">woman</s><sn="7901">lay</s> at his <sn="4772">feet</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>And he <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="4310">Who</s> art <sn="859">thou</s>? And she <sn="559">answered</s>, <sn="595">I</s> am <sn="7327">Ruth</s> thine <sn="519">handmaid</s>: <sn="6566">spread</s> therefore thy <sn="3671">skirt</s><sn="5921">over</s> thine <sn="519">handmaid</s>; <sn="3588">for</s><sn="859">thou</s> art a near <sn="1350">kinsman</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>And he <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="1288">Blessed</s> be <sn="859">thou</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, my <sn="1323">daughter</s>: for thou hast showed <sn="3190">more</s><sn="2617">kindness</s> in the latter <sn="314">end</s><sn="4480">than</s> at the <sn="7223">beginning</s>, inasmuch as thou <sn="1980 310">followedst</s><sn="1115">not</s> young <sn="970">men</s>, <sn="518">whether</s><sn="1800">poor</s><sn="518">or</s><sn="6223">rich</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>And <sn="6258">now</s>, my <sn="1323">daughter</s>, <sn="3372">fear</s><sn="408">not</s>; I will <sn="6213">do</s> to thee <sn="3605">all</s><sn="834">that</s> thou <sn="559">requirest</s>: <sn="3588">for</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="8179">city</s> of my <sn="5971">people</s> doth <sn="3045">know</s><sn="3588">that</s> thou art a <sn="2428">virtuous</s><sn="802">woman</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>And <sn="6258 3588">now</s> it is <sn="551">true</s><sn="3588 518">that</s><sn="595">I</s> am thy near <sn="1350">kinsman</s>: <sn="1571">howbeit</s> there <sn="3426">is</s> a <sn="1350">kinsman</s><sn="7138">nearer</s><sn="4480">than</s> I. </v>
<vn='13'><sn="3885">Tarry</s> this <sn="3915">night</s>, and it shall <sn="1961">be</s> in the <sn="1242">morning</s>, that <sn="518">if</s> he will perform unto thee the part of a <sn="1350">kinsman</s>, <sn="2896">well</s>; let him do the kinsman's <sn="1350">part</s>: but <sn="518">if</s> he <sn="2654">will</s><sn="3808">not</s> do the part of a <sn="1350">kinsman</s> to thee, then will <sn="595">I</s> do the part of a <sn="1350">kinsman</s> to thee, as the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="2416">liveth</s>: lie <sn="7901">down</s><sn="5704">until</s> the <sn="1242">morning</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>And she <sn="7901">lay</s> at his <sn="4772">feet</s><sn="5704">until</s> the <sn="1242">morning</s>: and she rose <sn="6965">up</s><sn="2958">before</s><sn="376">one</s> could <sn="5234">know</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="7453">another</s>. And he <sn="559">said</s>, Let it <sn="408">not</s> be <sn="3045">known</s><sn="3588">that</s> a <sn="802">woman</s><sn="935">came</s> into the <sn="1637">floor</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>Also he <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="3051">Bring</s> the <sn="4304">veil</s><sn="834">that</s> thou hast <sn="5921">upon</s> thee, and <sn="270">hold</s> it. And when she <sn="270">held</s> it, he <sn="4058">measured</s><sn="8337">six</s> measures of <sn="8184">barley</s>, and <sn="7896">laid</s> it <sn="5921">on</s> her: and she went <sn="935">into</s> the <sn="5892">city</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>And when she <sn="935">came</s><sn="413">to</s> her <sn="2545">mother</s> -in-law, she <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="4310">Who</s> art <sn="859">thou</s>, my <sn="1323">daughter</s>? And she <sn="5046">told</s> her <sn="*853"></s><sn="3605">all</s><sn="834">that</s> the <sn="376">man</s> had <sn="6213">done</s> to her. </v>
<vn='17'>And she <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="428">These</s><sn="8337">six</s> measures of <sn="8184">barley</s><sn="5414">gave</s> he me; <sn="3588">for</s> he <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">to</s> me, <sn="935">Go</s><sn="408">not</s><sn="7387">empty</s><sn="413">unto</s> thy <sn="2545">mother</s> -in-law. </v>
<vn='18'>Then <sn="559">said</s> she, Sit <sn="3427">still</s>, my <sn="1323">daughter</s>, <sn="5704 834">until</s> thou <sn="3045">know</s><sn="349">how</s> the <sn="1697">matter</s> will <sn="5307">fall</s>: <sn="3588">for</s> the <sn="376">man</s> will <sn="3808">not</s> be in <sn="8252">rest</s>, <sn="3588 518">until</s> he have <sn="3615">finished</s> the <sn="1697">thing</s> this <sn="3117">day</s>. </v>