And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
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Verse 8 is found in chapter 3 of Ruth. At midnight Boaz is startled to find a woman at his feet. The nighttime setting intensifies the narrative tension and requires Boaz to discover Ruth’s identity personally. The story is about to turn an apparently uncertain situation into an explicit request.
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Da es nun Mitternacht ward, erschrak der Mann und beugte sich vor; und siehe, ein Weib lag zu seinen Füßen.
Y aconteció, que a la media noche se estremeció aquel hombre, y palpó: y he aquí, la mujer que estaba acostada a sus pies.
A medianoche el hombre se estremeció y se volvió. Una mujer estaba acostada a sus pies.
Au milieu de la nuit, cet homme eut une frayeur; il se pencha, et voici, une femme était couchée à ses pieds.
E in su la mezza notte quell’uomo si spaventò, e si riscosse tutto; ed ecco, una donna gli era coricata a’ piedi.
E sucedeu que, pela meia noite, o homem estremeceu, e se voltou; e eis que uma mulher jazia a seus pés.
到了半夜,那人驚醒,翻過身來,看哪,有個女子躺在他的腳旁。
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