3. Wash, put on perfumed oil, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but don’t let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.
4. When he lies down, notice the place where he’s lying, go in and uncover his feet, and lie down. Then he will explain to you what you should do.”
5. So Ruth said to her, “I will do everything you say.”
6. She went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her.
7. After Boaz ate, drank, and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the pile of barley. Then she went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
8. At midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman!