Ruth 3:6-8

The Message

⁶ She went down to the threshing floor and put her mother-in-law’s plan into action.

⁷ Boaz had a good time, eating and drinking his fill—he felt great. Then he went off to get some sleep, lying down at the end of a stack of barley. Ruth quietly followed; she lay down to signal her availability for marriage.

⁸ In the middle of the night the man was suddenly startled and sat up. What in the world? This woman asleep at his feet!