| 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? |
| 3:2 | And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. |
| 3:3 | Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. |
| 3:4 | And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. |
| 3:5 | And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do. |
| 3:6 | And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her. |
| 3:7 | And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down. |
| 3:8 | And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. |
| 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. |
| 3:10 | And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. |
| 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. |
| 3:12 | And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I. |
| 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. |
| 3:13 | 你今夜在這裡住宿、明早他若肯為你盡親屬的本分、就由他罷．倘若不肯、我指著永生的耶和華起誓、我必為你盡了本分、你只管躺到天亮。 |
| 3:13 | 你今夜在这里住宿，明早他若肯为你尽亲属的本分。就由他吧。倘若不肯，我指着永生的耶和华起誓，我必为你尽了本分，你只管躺到天亮。 |
| deu:25:5 | If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. |
| rut:4:4 | And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it. |
| jug:8:19 | And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you. |
| 1sa:14:39 | For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him. |
| 2sa:12:5 | And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: |
| 2ki:2:2 | And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel. |
| 2ki:2:6 | And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. |
| jer:4:2 | And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. |
| jer:5:2 | And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. |
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| 3:14 | And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. |
| 3:15 | Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city. |
| 3:16 | And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. |
| 3:17 | And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law. |
| 3:18 | Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day. |
