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Ruth 3 :: Revised Standard Version (RSV)

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:1 - Then Na'omi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, should I not seek a home for you, that it may be well with you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:2 - Now is not Bo'az our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:3 - Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes and go down to the threshing floor; but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:4 - But when he lies down, observe the place where he lies; then, go and uncover his feet and lie down; and he will tell you what to do."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:5 - And she replied, "All that you say I will do."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:6 - So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had told her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:7 - And when Bo'az had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and lay down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:8 - At midnight the man was startled, and turned over, and behold, a woman lay at his feet!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:9 - He said, "Who are you?" And she answered, "I am Ruth, your maidservant; spread your skirt over your maidservant, for you are next of kin."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:10 - And he said, "May you be blessed by the LORD, my daughter; you have made this last kindness greater than the first, in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:11 - And now, my daughter, do not fear, I will do for you all that you ask, for all my fellow townsmen know that you are a woman of worth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:12 - And now it is true that I am a near kinsman, yet there is a kinsman nearer than I.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:13 - Remain this night, and in the morning, if he will do the part of the next of kin for you, well; let him do it; but if he is not willing to do the part of the next of kin for you, then, as the LORD lives, I will do the part of the next of kin for you. Lie down until the morning."

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:14 - So she lay at his feet until the morning, but arose before one could recognize another; and he said, "Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:15 - And he said, "Bring the mantle you are wearing and hold it out." So she held it, and he measured out six measures of barley, and laid it upon her; then she went into the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:16 - And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, "How did you fare, my daughter?" Then she told her all that the man had done for her,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:17 - saying, "These six measures of barley he gave to me, for he said, 'You must not go back empty-handed to your mother-in-law.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 3:18 - She replied, "Wait, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out, for the man will not rest, but will settle the matter today."
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Source: Transcribed from: The Holy Bible: Revised Standard Version containing the Old and New Testaments, translated from the original tongues: being the version set forth A.D. 1611, revised A.D. 1881-1885 and A.D. 1901: compared with the most ancient authorities and revised A.D. 1946-52. — 2nd ed. of New Testament A.D. 1971. There should be enough in the rest of the description to identify the text.

Language: English

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