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Ruth 3:1-13; 4:13-22

Naomi her mother in law said to her, "My daughter, I need to seek some
security for you, so that it may be well with you.  Now here is our
kinsman Boaz, with whose young women you have been working.  See, he is
winnowing barley tonight at the threshing floor.  Now wash and anoint
yourself, and put on your best clothes and go down to the threshing floor;
but do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and
drinking. 4 When he lies down, observe the place where he lies; then, go
and uncover his feet and lie down; and he will tell you what to do."  She
said to her, "All that you tell me I will do."

So she went down to the threshing floor and did just as her mother in law
had instructed her.  When Boaz had eaten and drunk, and he was in a
contented mood, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain.  Then
she came stealthily and uncovered his feet, and lay down.  At midnight the
man was startled, and turned over, and there, lying at his feet, was a
woman!  He said, "Who are you?"  And she answered, "I am Ruth, your
servant; spread your cloak over your servant, for you are next of kin."
He said, "May you be blessed by the LORD, my daughter; this last instance
of your loyalty is better than the first; you have not gone after young
men, whether poor or rich.  And now, my daughter, do not be afraid, I will
do for you all that you ask, for all the assembly of my people know that
you are a worthy woman.  But now, though it is true that I am a near
kinsman, there is another kinsman more closely related than I.  Remain
this night, and in the morning, if he will act as next of kin for you,
good; let him do it.  If he is not willing to act as next of kin for you,
then, as the LORD lives, I will act as next of kin for you.  Lie down
until the morning."

So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When they came together, the
LORD made her conceive, and she bore a son.  Then the women said to Naomi,
"Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without next of kin;
and may his name be renowned in Israel!  He shall be to you a restorer of
life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter in law who loves
you, who is more to you than seven sons, has borne him."  Then Naomi took
the child and laid him in her bosom, and became his nurse.  The women of
the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi."
They named him Obed; he became the father of Jesse, the father of David.

Now these are the descendants of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,
Hezron of Ram, Ram of Amminadab, Amminadab of Nahshon, Nahshon of Salmon,
Salmon of Boaz, Boaz of Obed, Obed of Jesse, and Jesse of David.