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Ruth 3:7

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3:7 When Boaz had finished his meal and was feeling satisfied, he lay down to sleep at the far end of the grain heap. 1  Then Ruth 2  crept up quietly, 3  uncovered his legs, 4  and lay down beside him. 5 

1 tn Heb “and Boaz ate and drank and his heart was well and he went to lie down at the end of the heap”; NAB “at the edge of the sheaves.”

2 tn Heb “she”; the referent (Ruth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 sn Ruth must have waited until Boaz fell asleep, for he does not notice when she uncovers his legs and lies down beside him.

4 tn See the note on the word “legs” in v. 4.

5 tn The words “beside him” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. Cf. TEV “at his feet”; CEV “near his feet.”



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