Ruth 3 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Boaz Will Redeem Ruth

1 Then her mother-in-law ^H2545 Naomi ^H5281 said ^H559 to her, “My daughter ^H1323, shall I not seek ^H1245 [fn]security ^H4494 for you, that it may go ^H3190 well ^H3190 for you?

2 Now ^H6258 then, is Boaz ^H1162 not our relative ^H4130, with whose ^H834 young ^H5291 women ^H5291 you were? Behold ^H2009, he is winnowing ^H2219 barley ^H8184 at the threshing ^H1637 floor ^H1637 tonight ^H3915. 3 Wash ^H7364 yourself therefore, and anoint ^H5480 yourself, and put ^H7760 on your best clothes ^H8071, and go ^H3381 down ^H3381 to the threshing ^H1637 floor ^H1637; but do not reveal ^H3045 yourself to the man ^H376 until ^H5704 he has finished ^H3615 eating ^H398 and drinking ^H8354. 4 And it shall be when he lies ^H7901 down ^H7901, that you shall [fn]take ^H3045 notice ^H3045 of the place ^H4725 where ^H834 H8033 he lies ^H7901, and you shall go ^H935 and uncover ^H1540 his feet ^H4772 and lie ^H7901 down ^H7901; then he will tell ^H5046 you what ^H834 you should do ^H6213.” 5 And she said ^H559 to her, “All ^H3605 that you say ^H559 I will do ^H6213.”

6 So she went ^H3381 down ^H3381 to the threshing ^H1637 floor ^H1637 and did ^H6213 according to all ^H3605 that her mother-in-law ^H2545 had commanded ^H6680 her. 7 When Boaz ^H1162 had eaten ^H398 and drunk ^H8354 and his heart ^H3820 was ^H3190 cheerful ^H3190, he went ^H935 to lie ^H7901 down ^H7901 at the end ^H7097 of the heap ^H6194 of ^H6194 grain ^H6194; and she came ^H935 secretly ^H3909, and uncovered ^H1540 his feet ^H4772 and lay ^H7901 down ^H7901. 8 And it happened ^H1961 in the middle ^H2677 of the night ^H3915 that the man ^H376 was startled ^H2729 and [fn]bent ^H3943 forward ^H3943; and behold ^H2009, a woman ^H802 was lying ^H7901 at his feet ^H4772. 9 So he said ^H559, “Who ^H4310 are you?” And she answered ^H559, “I am Ruth ^H7327 your slave ^H519. Now spread ^H6566 your garment ^H3671 over ^H5921 your slave ^H519, for you are a redeemer ^H1350.” 10 Then he said ^H559, “May you be blessed ^H1288 of the LORD ^H3068, my daughter ^H1323. You have shown ^H3190 your last ^H314 kindness ^H2617 to be better ^H3190 than ^H4480 the first ^H7223, by not going ^H1980 after ^H310 young ^H970 men ^H970, whether ^H518 poor ^H1800 or ^H518 rich ^H6223. 11 So now ^H6258, my daughter ^H1323, do not fear ^H3372. I will do ^H6213 for you whatever ^H3605 H834 you say ^H559, for all ^H3605 [fn]my people ^H5971 in the city ^H8179 know ^H3045 that you are a woman ^H802 of excellence ^H2428. 12 But now ^H6258, although ^H3588 it is true ^H551 that I am a redeemer ^H1350, yet there ^H3426 is ^H3426 also ^H1571 a redeemer ^H1350 more ^H4480 closely ^H7138 related ^H7138 than ^H4480 I. 13 Remain ^H3885 this night ^H3915, and when morning ^H1242 comes ^H1961, if ^H518 he will [fn]redeem ^H1350 you, good ^H2896; let him redeem ^H1350 you. But if ^H518 he does not wish ^H2654 to [fn]redeem ^H1350 you, then I will redeem ^H1350 you, as the LORD ^H3068 lives ^H2416. Lie ^H7901 down ^H7901 until ^H5704 morning ^H1242.”

14 So she lay ^H7901 at his feet ^H4772 until ^H5704 morning ^H1242, and got ^H6965 up ^H6965 before ^H2962 one ^H376 person ^H376 could recognize ^H5234 another ^H7453; and he said ^H559, “Do not let it be known ^H3045 that the woman ^H802 came ^H935 to the threshing ^H1637 floor ^H1637.” 15 Again he said ^H559, “Give ^H3051 me the shawl ^H4304 that is on you and hold ^H270 it.” So she held ^H270 it, and he measured ^H4058 six ^H8337 measures of barley ^H8184 and laid ^H7896 it on her. Then [fn]she went ^H935 into the city ^H5892. 16 When she came ^H935 to her mother-in-law ^H2545, she said ^H559, “[fn]How ^H4310 did it go, my daughter ^H1323?” And she told ^H5046 her all ^H3605 that the man ^H376 had done ^H6213 for her. 17 She also said ^H559, “These ^H428 six ^H8337 measures of barley ^H8184 he gave ^H5414 to me, for he said ^H559, ‘Do not go ^H935 to your mother-in-law ^H2545 empty-handed ^H7387.’” 18 Then she said ^H559, “Wait ^H3427, my daughter ^H1323, until ^H5704 H834 you know ^H3045 how ^H349 the matter ^H1697 [fn]turns ^H5307 out ^H5307; for the man ^H376 will not rest ^H8252 until ^H3588 H518 he has [fn]settled ^H3615 it today ^H3117.”