Ruth 3:12
King James Version
“And now it is true that I near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.”
Context
9And he said, Who thou? And she answered, I Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou a near kinsman.
10And he said, Blessed thou of the LORD, my daughter: thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
11And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou a virtuous woman.
12And now it is true that I near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
13Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.
14And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
15Also he said, Bring the vail that upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six of barley, and laid on her: and she went into the city.