1-3 Lv 19.9,10;Dt 24.19.One day, Ruthsaid to Naomi, "Let me see if I can find someone who will let me pick up the grain left in the fields by the harvest workers."2.1-3 grain left … workers: It was the custom at harvest time to leave some grain in the field for the poor to pick up (see Leviticus 19.10; 23.22).
Naomianswered, "Go ahead, my daughter." So immediately Ruthwent out to pick up grain in a field. She didn’t know it was owned by Boaz, a relative of Naomi’s husband Elimelech, as well as a rich and important man.
4 When Boazarrived from Bethlehemand went out to his field, he said to the harvest workers, "The Lordbless you!"
They replied, "And may the Lordbless you!"
5 Then Boazasked the man in charge of the harvest workers, "Who is that young woman?"
6 The man answered, "She is the one who came back from Moabwith Naomi. 7 She asked if she could pick up grain left by the harvest workers, and she has been working all morning without a moment’s rest."2.7 she has … rest: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
8 Boazwent over to Ruthand said, "I think it would be best for you not to pick up grain in anyone else’s field. Stay here with the women 9 and follow along behind them, as they gather up what the men have cut. I have warned the men not to bother you, and whenever you are thirsty, you can drink from their water jars."
10 Ruth bowed down to the ground and said, "You know I come from another country. Why are you so good to me?"
11 Boazanswered, "I’ve heard how you’ve helped your mother-in-law ever since your husband died. You even left your own father and mother to come and live in a foreign land among people you don’t know. 12 I pray that the LordGod of Israel will reward you for what you have done. And now that you have come to him for protection, I pray that he will bless you."
13 Ruth replied, "Sir, it’s good of you to speak kindly to me and make me feel so welcome. I’m not even one of your servants."
14 At mealtime Boazsaid to Ruth, "Come, eat with us. Have some bread and dip it in the sauce." At once she sat down with the workers, and Boazhanded her some roasted grain. Ruth ate all she wanted and had some left over.
15 When Ruth left to start picking up grain, Boaztold his men, "Don’t stop her, even if she picks up grain from where it is stacked. 16 Be sure to pull out some stalks of grain from the bundles and leave them on the ground for her. And don’t speak harshly to her!"
17 Ruth worked in the field until evening. Then after she had pounded the grain off the stalks, she had a large basket full of grain. 18 She took the grain to town and showed Naomihow much she had picked up. Ruth also gave her the food left over from her lunch.
19 Naomi said, "Where did you work today? Whose field was it? God bless the man who treated you so well!" Then Ruth told her that she had worked in the field of a man named Boaz.
20 Lv 25.25."The Lordbless Boaz!" Naomireplied. "He2.20 He: Or "The Lord."has shown that he is still loyal to the living and to the dead. Boaz is a close relative, one of those who is supposed to look after us."
21 Ruthtold her, "Boaz even said I could stay in the field with his workers until they had finished harvesting all his grain."
22 Naomireplied, "My daughter, it’s good that you can pick up grain alongside the women who work in his field. Who knows what might happen to you in someone else’s field!" 23 And so, Ruth stayed close to the women, while picking up grain in his field.
Ruth worked in the fields until the barley and wheat were harvested. And all this time she lived with Naomi.
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Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Boaz, of the clan of Elimelech, was a relative of Naomi and bought from her the property of Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. Ruth gleaned in his field, and he fathered Obed (Ruth 4:9).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Boaz, of the clan of Elimelech, was a relative of Naomi and bought from her the property of Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. Ruth gleaned in his field, and he fathered Obed (Ruth 4:9).
Bethlehem is the town in Judah from which the ruler who would shepherd Israel would come, and where David tended his father’s sheep; there Herod gave orders to kill the boys two years old and under (Matthew 2:16).
Boaz, of the clan of Elimelech, was a relative of Naomi and bought from her the property of Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. Ruth gleaned in his field, and he fathered Obed (Ruth 4:9).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Boaz, of the clan of Elimelech, was a relative of Naomi and bought from her the property of Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. Ruth gleaned in his field, and he fathered Obed (Ruth 4:9).
Boaz, of the clan of Elimelech, was a relative of Naomi and bought from her the property of Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. Ruth gleaned in his field, and he fathered Obed (Ruth 4:9).
Boaz, of the clan of Elimelech, was a relative of Naomi and bought from her the property of Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. Ruth gleaned in his field, and he fathered Obed (Ruth 4:9).
Boaz, of the clan of Elimelech, was a relative of Naomi and bought from her the property of Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. Ruth gleaned in his field, and he fathered Obed (Ruth 4:9).
Boaz, of the clan of Elimelech, was a relative of Naomi and bought from her the property of Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. Ruth gleaned in his field, and he fathered Obed (Ruth 4:9).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Boaz, of the clan of Elimelech, was a relative of Naomi and bought from her the property of Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. Ruth gleaned in his field, and he fathered Obed (Ruth 4:9).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).
Naomi, from Bethlehem in Judah, was the wife of Elimelech and mother of Mahlon and Chilion. She went to live in Moab, where her husband died, and returned to Bethlehem with her daughter-in-law Ruth (Ruth 1:22).