{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/ylt/ruth/3","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-26T23:43:55.886Z"},"reference":{"translation":"YLT","book":"Ruth","bookSlug":"ruth","chapter":3,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":2,"nextChapter":4,"totalChapters":4,"totalVerses":18},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And Naomi her mother-in-law saith to her, 'My daughter, do not I seek for thee rest, that it may be well with thee?"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"and now, is not Boaz of our acquaintance, with whose young women thou hast been? lo, he is winnowing the threshing-floor of barley to-night,"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"and thou hast bathed, and anointed thyself, and put thy garments upon thee, and gone down to the threshing-floor; let not thyself be known to the man till he complete to eat and to drink;"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"and it cometh to pass when he lieth down, that thou hast known the place where he lieth down, and hast gone in, and uncovered his feet, and lain down, — and he doth declare to thee that which thou dost do.'"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"And she saith unto her, 'All that thou sayest — I do.'"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And she goeth down to the threshing-floor, and doth according to all that her mother-in-law commanded her"},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And Boaz eateth and drinketh, and his heart is glad; and he goeth in to lie down at the end of the heap; and she cometh in gently, and uncovereth his feet, and lieth down."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And it cometh to pass, at the middle of the night, that the man trembleth, and turneth himself, and lo, a woman is lying at his feet."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And he saith, 'Who art thou?' and she saith, 'I am Ruth thy handmaid, and thou hast spread thy skirt over thy handmaid, for thou art a redeemer.'"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And he saith, 'Blessed art thou of Jehovah, my daughter; thou hast dealt more kindly at the latter end than at the beginning — not to go after the young men, either poor or rich."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"And now, my daughter, fear not, all that thou sayest I do to thee, for all the gate of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And now, surely, true, that I am a redeemer, but also there is a redeemer nearer than I."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Lodge to night, and it hath been in the morning, if he doth redeem thee, well: he redeemeth; and if he delight not to redeem thee, then I have redeemed thee — I; Jehovah liveth! lie down till the morning.'"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And she lieth down at his feet till the morning, and riseth before one doth discern another; and he saith, 'Let it not be known that the woman hath come into the floor.'"},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"And he saith, 'Give the covering which is on thee, and keep hold on it;' and she keepeth hold on it, and he measureth six measures of barley, and layeth it on her; and he goeth into the city."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And she cometh in unto her mother-in-law, and she saith, 'Who art thou, my daughter?' and she declareth to her all that the man hath done to her."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And she saith, 'These six measures of barley he hath given to me, for he said, Thou dost not go in empty unto thy mother-in-law.'"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And she saith, 'Sit still, my daughter, till thou dost know how the matter falleth, for the man doth not rest except he hath completed the matter to-day.'"}],"citation":{"inline":"Ruth 3 (YLT)","markdown":"[Ruth 3](https://primebible.com/ylt/ruth/3)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* YLT. https://primebible.com/ylt/ruth/3 (accessed 2026-05-26)."}}