KJV ORIGINAL
And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Around midnight, the man woke up startled and turned over, and there was a woman lying at his feet.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes Boaz's surprise when he discovered Ruth lying at his feet in the middle of the night.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during the barley harvest when Boaz was sleeping at the threshing floor to guard his grain, which was a common practice. Ruth had followed her mother-in-law Naomi's instructions to approach Boaz at night as a symbolic request for him to fulfill his role as a kinsman-redeemer - a relative who could marry her to continue her deceased husband's family line.
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