Ruth 3:9

New Century Version

Boaz asked, “Who are you?” She said, “I am Ruth, your servant girl. Spread your cover over me, because you are a relative who is supposed to take care of me.”

Cross References

Ezekiel 16:8

“ ‘Later when I passed by you and looked at you, I saw that you were old enough for love. So I spread my robe over you and covered your nakedness. I also made a promise to you and entered into an agreement with you so that you became mine, says the Lord God.

Luke 14:11

All who make themselves great will be made humble, but those who make themselves humble will be made great.”

Ruth 2:20

Naomi told her daughter-in-law, “The Lord bless him! He continues to be kind to us—both the living and the dead!” Then Naomi told Ruth, “Boaz is one of our close relatives, one who should take care of us.”

Ruth 3:10

Then Boaz said, “The Lord bless you, my daughter. This act of kindness is greater than the kindness you showed to Naomi in the beginning. You didn’t look for a young man to marry, either rich or poor.

Ruth 3:12

It is true that I am a relative who is to take care of you, but you have a closer relative than I.

Ruth 3:8

About midnight Boaz was startled and rolled over. There was a woman lying near his feet!

Ruth 4:4

So I decided to tell you about it: If you want to buy back the land, then buy it in front of the people who are sitting here and in front of the elders of my people. But if you don’t want to buy it, tell me, because you are the only one who can buy it, and I am next after you.” The close relative answered, “I will buy back the land.”

Ruth 4:6

The close relative answered, “I can’t buy back the land. If I did, I might harm what I can pass on to my own sons. I cannot buy the land back, so buy it yourself.”

1 Samuel 25:41

Abigail bowed facedown on the ground and said, “I am your servant. I’m ready to serve you and to wash the feet of my master’s servants.”