The Book of Ruth.. Verse by Verse

[Glenda]

Rth 3:6 And she went down to the threshing floor and did according to all that her mother-in-law commanded her.

 

[Galatians51]

Ruth 3:7
Boaz had a good time, eating and drinking his fill--he felt great. Then he went off to get some sleep, lying down at the end of a stack of barley. Ruth quietly followed; she lay down to signal her availability for marriage.

 

[doc329]

Ruth 3:8 (KJV) And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.

 

[Galatians51]

Ruth 3:9
And he said, Who are you? And she answered, I am your handmaid Ruth. And you shall spread your skirt over your handmaid, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.

 

[barb754]

Ruth 3:10 (KJV) 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.

 

[doc329]

Ruth 3:11 (KJV) 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.

 

[ChristianCandy]

[bible]Ruth 3:12[/bible]

 

[doc329]

Ruth 3:13 (KJV) 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.

 

[Glenda]

Rth 3:14 So she lay there at his feet, but she got up before it was light enough for her to be seen, because Boaz did not want anyone to know that she had been there.

 

[cruelncute]

Ruth 3:15

He also said, "Bring me the shawl you are wearing and hold it out." When she did so, he poured into it six measures of barley and put it on her. Then he [b] went back to town.

 

[Glenda]

Rth 3:16 When she arrived home, her mother-in-law asked her, "How did you get along, daughter?" Ruth told her everything that Boaz had done for her.

 

[cruelncute]

Ruth 3:17

and added, "He gave me these six measures of barley, saying, 'Don't go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.' "

 

[Glenda]

Rth 3:18 Naomi said to her, "Now be patient, Ruth, until you see how this all turns out. Boaz will not rest today until he settles the matter."

 

[Glenda]

Rth 4:1 And Boaz went up to the gate and sat there. And, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz had spoken was passing by. And he said, Such a one, turn aside, sit down. And he turned aside and sat down.

 

[cruelncute]

ruth 4:2
Boaz took ten of the elders of the town and said, "Sit here," and they did so.

 

[barb754]

Ruth 4:3 (KJV) And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's:

 

[cruelncute]

ruth 4:4
I thought I should bring the matter to your attention and suggest that you buy it in the presence of these seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, do so. But if you [a] will not, tell me, so I will know. For no one has the right to do it except you, and I am next in line."
"I will redeem it," he said.

 

[doc329]

Ruth 4:5 (KJV) Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.

 

[Aceybee]

Ruth 4:6 (NIV) At this, the kinsman-redeemer said, "Then I cannot redeem it because I might endanger my own estate. You redeem it yourself, I cannot do it"

 

[Glenda]

Rth 4:7 And this formerly was done in Israel for redemption, and for changing, to lift up every matter. A man would draw off his sandal and gave to his neighbor. And this was the attestation in Israel.