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Ruth 3 Summary
Ruth appeals to Boaz at the threshing floor
Naomi seeks rest and security for Ruth, instructing her to go to the threshing floor where Boaz winnows barley. After he eats and drinks and lies down, Ruth uncovers his feet and lies there. At midnight Boaz wakes and discovers Ruth. She asks him to spread his skirt over her, calling herself his handmaid and noting he is a near kinsman. Boaz praises her virtue, saying she has shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning. He acknowledges there is a nearer kinsman but promises to deal with the matter, giving her six measures of barley before she departs at dawn.
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Key verses
Ruth 3:1
“Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?”
Ruth 3:9
“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.”
Ruth 3:11
“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.”
Ruth 3:13
“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.”
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