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


In Context

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

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

7 And Boaz ate and drank, and his heart was merry, and he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn. Then she went softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid herself down.

8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was startled, 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 thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou hast the right of redemption.

10 And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter! Thou hast shewn more kindness at the end than at the first, 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 American Standard 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 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.