Ruth 1:9
1:9 May the
Lord enable each of you to find
security
in the home of a new husband!”
Then she kissed them goodbye and they wept loudly.
Ruth 1:11
1:11 But Naomi replied, “Go back home, my daughters! There is no reason for you to return to Judah with me! I am no longer capable of giving birth to sons who might become your husbands!
Ruth 3:3
3:3 So bathe yourself,
rub on some perfumed oil,
and get dressed up.
Then go down
to the threshing floor. But don’t let the man know you’re there until he finishes his meal.
Ruth 3:14
3:14 So she slept beside him
until morning. She woke up while it was still dark.
Boaz thought,
“No one must know that a woman visited the threshing floor.”
Ruth 3:16
3:16 and she returned to her mother-in-law.
Ruth Returns to Naomi
When Ruth returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, “How did things turn out for you, my daughter?” Ruth told her about all the man had done for her.
Ruth 3:18
3:18 Then Naomi
said, “Stay put,
my daughter, until you know how the matter turns out. For the man will not rest until he has taken care of the matter today.”
Ruth 4:7
4:7 (Now this used to be the customary way to finalize a transaction involving redemption in Israel:
A man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party.
This was a legally binding act
in Israel.)