Ruth 3:1-9 ▼

1 Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not be seeking a pleasing home for you?

2 Now! Is not Boaz, whose young women you were working with, a relative of ours? This very night he will be winnowing barley at the threshing floor.

3 Now, go bathe and anoint yourself; then put on your best attire and go down to the threshing floor. Do not make yourself known to the man before he has finished eating and drinking.

4 But when he lies down, take note of the place where he lies; then go uncover a place at his feet and you lie down. He will then tell you what to do.”

5 “I will do whatever you say,” Ruth replied.

6 She went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had instructed her.

7 Boaz ate and drank to his heart’s content, and went to lie down at the edge of the pile of grain. She crept up, uncovered a place at his feet, and lay down.

8 Midway through the night, the man gave a start and groped about, only to find a woman lying at his feet.

9 “Who are you?” he asked. She replied, “I am your servant Ruth. Spread the wing of your cloak over your servant, for you are a redeemer.”