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Boaz Meets Ruth

2Naomi had a close relative of her late husband, a man of considerable wealth from the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz.H5281H4129H3045H376H1368H376H2428H4940H458H8034H1162 2Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, "Please allow me to go out to the fields and glean grain behind anyone who shows me kindness." So Naomi replied, "Go ahead, my daughter."H7327H4125H559H5281H3212H7704H3950H7641H310H5869H4672H2580H559H3212H1323 3So she went out, proceeded to the field, and gleaned behind the harvesters. And it happened that she came to the portion of land belonging to Boaz, of the family of Elimelech.H3212H935H3950H7704H310H7114H4745H7136H2513H7704H1162H4940H458 4Now when Boaz arrived from Bethlehem, he said to the harvesters, "The Lord be with you." "May the Lord bless you!" they replied.H1162H935H1035H559H7114H3068H559H3068H1288 5At this point, Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters, "To whom does this young woman belong?"H559H1162H5288H5324H7114H5291 6The foreman of the harvesters answered, "She is the Moabite who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab.H5288H5324H7114H6030H559H4125H5291H7725H5281H7704H4124 7She asked us, 'Please allow me to glean what's left of the grain behind the harvesters.' So she came out and has continued working from dawn until now, except for a short time in a shelter."H559H3950H622H310H7114H6016H935H5975H227H1242H3427H4592H1004

Boaz Shows Kindness to Ruth

8Boaz then addressed Ruth: "Listen, my daughter! Don't glean in any other field. Don't even leave this one, and be sure to stay close to my women servants.H559H1162H7327H8085H1323H3212H3950H312H7704H5674H1692H5291 9Keep your eyes on the field where they are harvesting, and follow them. I have ordered my young men not to bother you, have I not?And when you are thirsty, drink from the water vessels that the young men have filled."H5869H7704H7114H1980H310H6680H5288H5060H6770H1980H3627H8354H5288H7579 10At this she fell prostrate, bowing low to the ground, and asked him, "Why is it that you're showing me kindness by noticing me, since I'm a foreigner?"H5307H6440H7812H776H559H4672H2580H5869H5234H5237 11Boaz answered her, "It has been clearly disclosed to me all that you have done for your mother-in-law following the death of your husband - how you abandoned your father, your mother, and your own land, and came to a people you did not previously know.H1162H6030H559H5046H5046H6213H2545H310H4194H376H5800H1H517H776H4138H3212H5971H3045H8543H8032 12May the Lord repay you for your work, and may a full reward be given you from the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge."H3068H7999H6467H8003H4909H3068H430H3478H3671H935H2620 13She responded, "May I continue to find favor in your sight, sir, since you've been comforting me and you have spoken graciously to your servant, even though I am not one of your servants."H559H4672H2580H5869H113H5162H1696H3820H8198H259H8198 14At lunchtime, Boaz invited her, "Come on over, have some food, and dip your bread in our oil and vinegar." So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he handed her some roasted grain, which she ate until she was satisfied. She kept what was left over.H1162H559H6256H400H5066H1988H398H3899H2881H6595H2558H3427H6654H7114H6642H7039H398H7646H3498

Boaz the Benefactor

15After she had left to glean, Boaz commanded his servants, "Allow her to glean also among the cut sheaves, and don't taunt her.H6965H3950H1162H6680H5288H559H3950H6016H3637 16One other thing - drop some handfuls deliberately, leaving them for her so she can gather it. And don't bother her."H7997H6653H7997H5800H3950H1605 17So Ruth gathered grain out in the field until dusk, and then threshed what she had gathered - about a week's supply of barley.H3950H7704H6153H2251H3950H374H8184 18She picked up her grain and went back to town.17 Her mother-in-law noticed how much Ruth had gleaned and had brought back from what was left over from her lunch.H5375H935H5892H2545H7200H3950H3318H5414H3498H7648 19So her mother-in-law quizzed her, "Where did you glean today?Where, precisely, did you work?May the one who took notice of you be blessed."2 So Ruth told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked. She said, "The man's name with whom I worked today is Boaz."H2545H559H3950H3117H375H6213H1288H5234H5046H2545H6213H559H376H8034H6213H3117H1162 20Naomi replied, "May the one who hasn't abandoned his gracious love to the living or to the dead be blessed by the Lord." Naomi added, "This man is closely related to us, our related redeemer, as a matter of fact!"H5281H559H3618H1288H3068H5800H2617H2416H4191H5281H559H376H7138H1350 21Then Ruth the Moabite woman added, "He also told me 'Stay close to my young men until they have completed my entire harvest.'"H7327H4125H559H559H1692H5288H3615H7105 22Naomi responded to her daughter-in-law Ruth, "It is prudent, my daughter, for you to go out with his women servants, so someone won't attack you in another field."H5281H559H7327H3618H2896H1323H3318H5291H6293H312H7704 23So Ruth continued to stay close to the young women who worked for Boaz, gathering grain until both the barley and wheat harvests were complete, all the while living with her mother-in-law.H1692H5291H1162H3950H3615H8184H7105H2406H7105H3427H2545


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