| 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? |
| 2 | Now is not Bo'az our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor. |
| 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. |
| 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." |
| 5 | And she replied, "All that you say I will do." |
| 6 | So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother-in-law had told her. |
| 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. |
| 8 | At midnight the man was startled, and turned over, and behold, a woman lay at his feet! |
| 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." |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 12 | And now it is true that I am a near kinsman, yet there is a kinsman nearer than I. |
| 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." |
| 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." |
| 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. |
| 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, |
| 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.'" |
| 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." |
| 1 | And Bo'az went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, the next of kin, of whom Bo'az had spoken, came by. So Bo'az said, "Turn aside, friend; sit down here"; and he turned aside and sat down. |
| 2 | And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, "Sit down here"; so they sat down. |
| 3 | Then he said to the next of kin, "Na'omi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land which belonged to our kinsman Elim'elech. |
| 4 | So I thought I would tell you of it, and say, Buy it in the presence of those sitting here, and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if you will not, tell me, that I may know, for there is no one besides you to redeem it, and I come after you." And he said, "I will redeem it." |
| 5 | Then Bo'az said, "The day you buy the field from the hand of Na'omi, you are also buying Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the dead, in order to restore the name of the dead to his inheritance." |
| 6 | Then the next of kin said, "I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I impair my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption yourself, for I cannot redeem it." |
| 7 | Now this was the custom in former times in Israel concerning redeeming and exchanging: to confirm a transaction, the one drew off his sandal and gave it to the other, and this was the manner of attesting in Israel. |
| 8 | So when the next of kin said to Bo'az, "Buy it for yourself," he drew off his sandal. |
| 9 | Then Bo'az said to the elders and all the people, "You are witnesses this day that I have bought from the hand of Na'omi all that belonged to Elim'elech and all that belonged to Chil'ion and to Mahlon. |
| 10 | Also Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I have bought to be my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brethren and from the gate of his native place; you are witnesses this day." |
| 11 | Then all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, "We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman, who is coming into your house, like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you prosper in Eph'rathah and be renowned in Bethlehem; |
| 12 | and may your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the children that the LORD will give you by this young woman." |
| 13 | So Bo'az took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son. |
| 14 | Then the women said to Na'omi, "Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without next of kin; and may his name be renowned in Israel! |
| 15 | He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has borne him." |
| 16 | Then Na'omi took the child and laid him in her bosom, and became his nurse. |
| 17 | And the women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, "A son has been born to Na'omi." They named him Obed; he was the father of Jesse, the father of David. |
| 18 | Now these are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron, |
| 19 | Hezron of Ram, Ram of Ammin'adab, |
| 20 | Ammin'adab of Nahshon, Nahshon of Salmon, |
| 21 | Salmon of Bo'az, Bo'az of Obed, |
| 22 | Obed of Jesse, and Jesse of David. |
