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.


In Context

5 And she saith unto her, 'All that thou sayest — I do.'

6 And she goeth down to the threshing-floor, and doth according to all that her mother-in-law commanded her

7 And Boaz eateth and drinketh, and his heart is glad; and he goeth in to lie down at the end of the heap; and she cometh in gently, and uncovereth his feet, and lieth down.

8 And 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.

9 And he saith, 'Who art thou?' and she saith, 'I am Ruth thy handmaid, and thou hast spread thy skirt over thy handmaid, for thou art a redeemer.'

10 And he saith, 'Blessed art thou of Jehovah, my daughter; thou hast dealt more kindly at the latter end than at the beginning — not to go after the young men, either 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 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.