Ruth 3

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

KJVThen Naomi^H5281 her mother in law^H2545 said^H559^(H8799) unto her, My daughter^H1323, shall I not seek^H1245^(H8762) rest^H4494 for thee, that it may be well^H3190^(H8799) with thee?

² And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.

KJVAnd now is not Boaz^H1162 of our kindred^H4130, with whose maidens^H5291 thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth^H2219^(H8802) barley^H8184 to night^H3915 in the threshingfloor^H1637.

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

KJVWash^H7364^(H8804) thyself therefore, and anoint^H5480^(H8804) thee, and put^H7760^(H8804) thy raiment^H8071 upon thee, and get thee down^H3381^(H8804) to the floor^H1637: but make not thyself known^H3045^(H8735) unto the man^H376, until he shall have done^H3615^(H8763) eating^H398^(H8800) and drinking^H8354^(H8800).

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.

KJVAnd it shall be, when he lieth down^H7901^(H8800), that thou shalt mark^H3045^(H8804) the place^H4725 where he shall lie^H7901^(H8799), and thou shalt go in^H935^(H8804), and uncover^H1540^(H8765) his feet^H4772, and lay thee down^H7901^(H8804); and he will tell^H5046^(H8686) thee what thou shalt do^H6213^(H8799).

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

KJVAnd she said^H559^(H8799) unto her, All that thou sayest^H559^(H8799) unto me I will do^H6213^(H8799).

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

KJVAnd she went down^H3381^(H8799) unto the floor^H1637, and did^H6213^(H8799) according to all that her mother in law^H2545 bade^H6680^(H8765) her.

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 corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.

KJVAnd when Boaz^H1162 had eaten^H398^(H8799) and drunk^H8354^(H8799), and his heart^H3820 was merry^H3190^(H8799), he went^H935^(H8799) to lie down^H7901^(H8800) at the end^H7097 of the heap of corn^H6194: and she came^H935^(H8799) softly^H3909, and uncovered^H1540^(H8762) his feet^H4772, and laid her down^H7901^(H8799).

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

KJVAnd it came to pass at midnight^H2677^H3915, that the man^H376 was afraid^H2729^(H8799), and turned^H3943^(H8735) himself: and, behold, a woman^H802 lay^H7901^(H8802) at his feet^H4772.

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

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Who art thou? And she answered^H559^(H8799), I am Ruth^H7327 thine handmaid^H519: spread^H6566^(H8804) therefore thy skirt^H3671 over thine handmaid^H519; for thou art a near kinsman^H1350^(H8802).

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

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Blessed^H1288^(H8803) be thou of the LORD^H3068, my daughter^H1323: for thou hast shewed^H3190^(H8689) more kindness^H2617 in the latter end^H314 than at the beginning^H7223, inasmuch as thou followedst^H3212^(H8800)^H310 not^H1115 young men^H970, whether poor^H1800 or rich^H6223.

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

KJVAnd now, my daughter^H1323, fear^H3372^(H8799) not; I will do^H6213^(H8799) to thee all that thou requirest^H559^(H8799): for all the city^H8179 of my people^H5971 doth know^H3045^(H8802) that thou art a virtuous^H2428 woman^H802.

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

KJVAnd now it is true^H551 that I am thy near kinsman^H1350^(H8802): howbeit there is^H3426 a kinsman^H1350^(H8802) nearer^H7138 than I.

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 the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.

KJVTarry^H3885^(H8798) this night^H3915, and it shall be in the morning^H1242, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman^H1350^(H8799), well^H2896; let him do the kinsman's part^H1350^(H8799): but if he will^H2654^(H8799) not do the part of a kinsman^H1350^(H8800) to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman^H1350^(H8804) to thee, as the LORD^H3068 liveth^H2416: lie down^H7901^(H8798) until the morning^H1242.

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.

KJVAnd she lay^H7901^(H8799) at his feet^H4772 until the morning^H1242: and she rose up^H6965^(H8799) before^H2958 one^H376 could know^H5234^(H8686) another^H7453. And he said^H559^(H8799), Let it not be known^H3045^(H8735) that a woman^H802 came^H935^(H8804) into the floor^H1637.

¹⁵ Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.

KJVAlso he said^H559^(H8799), Bring^H3051^(H8798) the vail^H4304 that thou hast upon thee, and hold^H270^(H8798) it. And when she held^H270^(H8799) it, he measured^H4058^(H8799) six^H8337 measures of barley^H8184, and laid^H7896^(H8799) it on her: and she went^H935^(H8799) into the city^H5892.

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.

KJVAnd when she came^H935^(H8799) to her mother in law^H2545, she said^H559^(H8799), Who art thou, my daughter^H1323? And she told^H5046^(H8686) her all that the man^H376 had done^H6213^(H8804) to her.

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

KJVAnd she said^H559^(H8799), These six^H8337 measures of barley^H8184 gave^H5414^(H8804) he me; for he said^H559^(H8804) to me, Go^H935^(H8799) not empty^H7387 unto thy mother in law^H2545.

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

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) she, Sit still^H3427^(H8798), my daughter^H1323, until thou know^H3045^(H8799) how the matter^H1697 will fall^H5307^(H8799): for the man^H376 will not be in rest^H8252^(H8799), until^H518 he have finished^H3615^(H8765) the thing^H1697 this day^H3117.

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