Ruth 2:1 Naomi5281 had a kinsman4129 of her husband's,376 a mighty1368 man376 of wealth,2428 of the family4940 of Elimelech,458 and his name8034 was Boaz.1162 cr 2 the Moabitess4125 said559 to Naomi,5281 "Let me now go3212 to the field,7704 and glean3950 among the ears of grain7641 after310 him in whose sight5869 I shall find4672 favor."2580 She said559 to her, "Go,3212 my daughter."1323 cr 3 She went,3212 and came935 and gleaned3950 in the field7704 after310 the reapers:7114 and she happened4745 to come7136 to the portion2513 of the field7704 belonging to Boaz,1162 who was of the family4940 of Elimelech.458 cr

Ruth 2:4 Behold, Boaz1162 came935 from Bethlehem,1035 and said559 to the reapers,7114 "Yahweh3068 be with you." They answered559 him, "Yahweh3068 bless1288 you." cr

Ruth 2:5 Then Boaz1162 said559 to his servant5288 who was set5324 over the reapers,7114 "Whose young lady5291 is this?" cr

Ruth 2:6 The servant5288 who was set5324 over the reapers7114 answered,6030 "It559 is the Moabite4125 lady5291 who came back7725 with Naomi5281 out of the country7704 of Moab.4124 cr 7 She said,559 ‘Please let me glean3950 and gather622 after310 the reapers7114 among the sheaves.'6016 So she came,935 and has continued5975 even227 from the morning1242 until now, except that she stayed3427 a little4592 in the house."1004 cr

Ruth 2:8 Then Boaz1162 said559 to Ruth,7327 "Listen,8085 my daughter.1323 Don't go3212 to glean3950 in another312 field,7704 and don't go5674 from here, but stay1692 here close to my maidens.5291 cr 9 Let your eyes5869 be on the field7704 that they reap,7114 and go1980 after310 them. Haven't I commanded6680 the young men5288 not to touch5060 you? When you are thirsty,6770 go1980 to the vessels,3627 and drink8354 from that which the young men5288 have drawn."7579 cr

Ruth 2:10 Then she fell5307 on her face,6440 and bowed7812 herself to the ground,776 and said559 to him, "Why have I found4672 favor2580 in your sight,5869 that you should take knowledge5234 of me, since I am a foreigner?"5237 cr

Ruth 2:11 Boaz1162 answered6030 her, "It559 has fully5046 been shown5046 me, all that you have done6213 to your mother-in-law2545 since310 the death4194 of your husband;376 and how you have left5800 your father1 and your mother,517 and the land776 of your birth,4138 and have come3212 to a people5971 that you didn't know3045 before.8543 cr 12 May Yahweh3068 repay7999 your work,6467 and a full8003 reward4909 be given you from Yahweh,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 under whose wings3671 you have come935 to take refuge."2620 cr

Ruth 2:13 Then she said,559 "Let me find4672 favor2580 in your sight,5869 my lord,113 because you have comforted5162 me, and because you have spoken1696 kindly3820 to your handmaid,8198 though I am not as one259 of your handmaidens."8198 cr

Ruth 2:14 At meal time6256 Boaz1162 said559 to her, "Come5066 here,1988 and eat398 of the bread,3899 and dip2881 your morsel6595 in the vinegar."2558 She sat3427 beside6654 the reapers,7114 and they reached6642 her parched7039 grain, and she ate,398 and was satisfied,7646 and left3498 some of it. cr 15 When she had risen up6965 to glean,3950 Boaz1162 commanded6680 his young men,5288 saying,559 "Let her glean3950 even among the sheaves,6016 and don't reproach3637 her. cr 16 Also pull7997 out some for7997 her from the bundles,6653 and leave5800 it, and let her glean,3950 and don't rebuke1605 her." cr

Ruth 2:17 So she gleaned3950 in the field7704 until evening;6153 and she beat out2251 that which she had gleaned,3950 and it was about an ephah374{1 ephah is about 22 liters or about 2/3 of a bushel} of barley.8184 cr 18 She took it up,5375 and went935 into the city;5892 and her mother-in-law2545 saw7200 what she had gleaned:3950 and she brought out3318 and gave5414 to her that which she had left3498 after she was sufficed.7648 cr

Ruth 2:19 Her mother-in-law2545 said559 to her, "Where have you gleaned3950 today?3117 Where375 have you worked?6213 Blessed1288 be he who noticed5234 you." She showed5046 her mother-in-law2545 with whom she had worked,6213 and said,559 "The man's376 name8034 with whom I worked6213 today3117 is Boaz."1162 cr 20 Naomi5281 said559 to her daughter-in-law, "Blessed1288 be he of Yahweh,3068 who has not left off5800 his kindness2617 to the living2416 and to the dead."4191 Naomi5281 said559 to her, "The man376 is a close relative7138 to us, one376 of our near kinsmen."1350 cr

Ruth 2:21 the7327 Moabitess4125 said,559 "Yes, he said559 to me, ‘You shall stay close1692 to my young men,5288 until they have ended3615 all my harvest.'"7105 cr

Ruth 2:22 Naomi5281 said559 to her7327 daughter-in-law,3618 "It is good,2896 my daughter,1323 that you go out3318 with his maidens,5291 and that they not meet6293 you in any other312 field."7704 cr 23 So she stayed close1692 to the maidens5291 of Boaz,1162 to glean3950 to the end3615 of barley8184 harvest7105 and of wheat2406 harvest;7105 and she lived3427 with her mother-in-law.2545 cr