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12 Now truly I am a redeemer, but there is also a redeemer of a closer relationship than me. 13 Stay tonight,[a] and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good; but if he is not willing to redeem, then as Yahweh lives,[b] I will redeem you. Lie down until the morning.”

14 So she lay at his feet until morning and got up before anyone could recognize each other.[c] And he said, “It must not be known that you[d] came to the threshing floor.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 3:13 Literally “Spend the night tonight”
  2. Ruth 3:13 Literally “the life of Yahweh”
  3. Ruth 3:14 Literally “a man could recognize his friend”
  4. Ruth 3:14 Literally “the woman”