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Ruth · read by Jim Beattie
22 verses, in order. Only the verses Jim read aloud are shown.
Ruth 1
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In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab.Read from NKJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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The man's name was Elimelech, his wife's name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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Then Naomi's husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons,Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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When Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had attended to His people by providing them with food, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab.Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me."Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
Ruth 2
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Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead." Naomi continued, "The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers."Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
Ruth 3
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One day Ruth's mother-in-law Naomi said to her, "My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?Read from KJV · Night Seasons
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So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her to do.Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then Ruth went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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At midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman!Read from KJV · Night Seasons
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"Who are you?" he asked. "I am your servant Ruth," she replied. "Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer."Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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Then Boaz said, "May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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And now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character.Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning."Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
Ruth 4
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Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, "Come over here, my friend, and sit down." So he went over and sat down.Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, "Sit here," and they did so.Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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The kinsman-redeemer replied, "I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it."Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon's widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today."Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth
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Then the women said to Naomi, "Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.Read from KJV · Men in the book of Ruth