²⁰ Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “^(A)May he be blessed of the Lord who has not withdrawn his kindness to the living and to the dead.” Again Naomi said to her, “The man is ^[a]our relative, he is one of our ^[b]closest relatives.” ²¹ Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “^[c]Furthermore, he said to me, ‘You should stay close to my servants until they have finished all my harvest.’”