Ruth:2

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* And Naomi [had ] a kinsman of her husband 's , a mighty man of wealth , of the family of Elimelech . And his name [was ] Boaz . * And Ruth of Moab said to Naomi , Let me now go to the field and glean ears of grain after [him ] in whose sight I shall find grace . And she said to her , Go , my daughter . * And she went . And she came and gleaned in the field after the reapers . And she happened to come upon a part of the field of Boaz , who [was ] of the kindred of Elimelech . * And behold , Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers , The LORD [be ] with you . And they answered him , The LORD bless you . * And Boaz said to his servant who was set over the reapers , Whose girl [is ] this ? * And the servant who was set over the reapers answered and said , It [is ] the girl from Moab who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab . * And she said , Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves . And she came , and has kept on from the morning until now , but that she stayed a little in the house . * And Boaz said to Ruth , Do you not hear , my daughter ? Do not go to glean in another field , neither go away from here , but stay here close by my maidens . * [Let ] your eyes [be ] on the field that they reap , and go after them . Have I not commanded the young men that they shall not touch you ? And when you are thirsty , go to the vessels and drink of that which the young men have drawn . * Then she fell on her face and bowed herself to the ground , and said to him , Why have I found grace in your eyes , that you should take notice of me , since I [am ] a foreigner ? * And Boaz answered and said to her , It has been fully shown to me all that you have done to your mother-in-law since the death of your husband , And you left your father and your mother and the land of your birth , and have come to a people whom you did not know before now . * May the LORD repay your work , and may a full reward be given you from the LORD God of Israel , under whose wings you have come to trust . * Then she said , Let me find favor in your sight , my lord , for you have comforted me ; for you have spoken kindly to your handmaid , though I am not like one of your handmaidens . * And Boaz said to her , At mealtime come here and eat of the bread and dip your bit in the vinegar . And she sat beside the reapers . And he handed her roasted [grain ], and she ate and was satisfied , and left . * And when she had risen up to glean , Boaz commanded his young men saying , Let her glean even among the sheaves , and do not rebuke her . * And also let fall of the handfuls on purpose for her , and leave them so that she may glean [them ], and do not rebuke her . * And she gleaned in the field until the evening , and beat out what she had gleaned . And it was about an ephah of barley . * And she took [it ] up and went into the city . And her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned . And she brought it forth , and gave to her what she had kept after she was satisfied . * And her mother-in-law said to her , Where have you gleaned today ? And where did you work ? Blessed is he who took notice of you . And she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked , and said , The man 's name with whom I worked today [is Boaz . * And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law , Blessed [is ] he of the LORD , who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead . And Naomi said to her , The man [is ] near of kin to us , he is of our redeemers . * And Ruth of Moab said , He said to me also , You shall keep close by my young men whom I have until they have ended all my harvest . * And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth , Good , my daughter . You go out with his maidens so that they do not fall upon you in any other field . * And she kept close by the maidens of Boaz to glean until the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest . And she lived with her mother-in-law .

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