Ruth 3:6-15

Amplified Bible

⁶ So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had told her. ⁷ When Boaz had eaten and drunk and his heart was happy, he went to lie down at the end of the stack of grain. Then Ruth came secretly, and uncovered his feet and lay down. ⁸ In the middle of the night the man was startled and he turned over, and found a woman lying at his feet. ⁹ So he said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth your maid. Spread the hem of your garment over me, for you are a close relative and redeemer.” ¹⁰ Then he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made your last kindness better than the first; for you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich. ¹¹ Now, my daughter, do not be afraid. I will do for you whatever you ask, since all my people in the city know that you are a woman of excellence. ¹² It is true that I am your close relative and redeemer; however, there is a relative closer [to you] than I. ¹³ Spend the night [here], and in the morning if he will redeem you, fine; let him do it. But if he does not wish to redeem you, then, as the Lord lives, I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning.”

¹⁴ So she lay at his feet until the morning, but got up before anyone could recognize another; Boaz said, “^[a]Do not let it be known that the woman came to the threshing floor [last night].” ¹⁵ He also said, “Give me the shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” So Ruth held it and he measured out six measures of barley [into it] and placed it on her. And she went into the city.