8And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself; and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.


In Context

5 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest I will do.

6 And she went down unto the threshing-floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her.

7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.

8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself; and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.

9 And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thy handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.

10 And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter: thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.

Ruth 3:8 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:8In the middle of the night something startled the man, and he turned and discovered a woman lying at his feet.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:8And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:8And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:8And behold, when it was now midnight the man was afraid, and troubled: and he saw a woman lying at his feet,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was startled, and turned himself; and behold, a woman lay at his feet.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:8And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and behold, a woman lay at his feet.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8It happened at midnight, that the man was startled and turned himself; and behold, a woman lay at his feet.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8And it cometh to pass, at the middle of the night, that the man trembleth, and turneth himself, and lo, a woman is lying at his feet.