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Ruth 2:4-17
New Living Translation
Ruth 2:4-17
New Living Translation
4 While she was there, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters. “The Lord be with you!” he said.
“The Lord bless you!” the harvesters replied.
5 Then Boaz asked his foreman, “Who is that young woman over there? Who does she belong to?”
6 And the foreman replied, “She is the young woman from Moab who came back with Naomi. 7 She asked me this morning if she could gather grain behind the harvesters. She has been hard at work ever since, except for a few minutes’ rest in the shelter.”
8 Boaz went over and said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Stay right here with us when you gather grain; don’t go to any other fields. Stay right behind the young women working in my field. 9 See which part of the field they are harvesting, and then follow them. I have warned the young men not to treat you roughly. And when you are thirsty, help yourself to the water they have drawn from the well.”
10 Ruth fell at his feet and thanked him warmly. “What have I done to deserve such kindness?” she asked. “I am only a foreigner.”
11 “Yes, I know,” Boaz replied. “But I also know about everything you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband. I have heard how you left your father and mother and your own land to live here among complete strangers. 12 May the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done.”
13 “I hope I continue to please you, sir,” she replied. “You have comforted me by speaking so kindly to me, even though I am not one of your workers.”
14 At mealtime Boaz called to her, “Come over here, and help yourself to some food. You can dip your bread in the sour wine.” So she sat with his harvesters, and Boaz gave her some roasted grain to eat. She ate all she wanted and still had some left over.
15 When Ruth went back to work again, Boaz ordered his young men, “Let her gather grain right among the sheaves without stopping her. 16 And pull out some heads of barley from the bundles and drop them on purpose for her. Let her pick them up, and don’t give her a hard time!”
17 So Ruth gathered barley there all day, and when she beat out the grain that evening, it filled an entire basket.[a]
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- 2:17 Hebrew it was about an ephah [20 quarts or 22 liters].
Ruth 2:4-17
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Ruth 2:4-17
New International Version
4 Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, “The Lord be with you!(A)”
“The Lord bless you!(B)” they answered.
5 Boaz asked the overseer of his harvesters, “Who does that young woman belong to?”
6 The overseer replied, “She is the Moabite(C) who came back from Moab with Naomi. 7 She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves(D) behind the harvesters.’ She came into the field and has remained here from morning till now, except for a short rest(E) in the shelter.”
8 So Boaz said to Ruth, “My daughter, listen to me. Don’t go and glean in another field and don’t go away from here. Stay here with the women who work for me. 9 Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the women. I have told the men not to lay a hand on you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled.”
10 At this, she bowed down with her face to the ground.(F) She asked him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me(G)—a foreigner?(H)”
11 Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law(I) since the death of your husband(J)—how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know(K) before.(L) 12 May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord,(M) the God of Israel,(N) under whose wings(O) you have come to take refuge.(P)”
13 “May I continue to find favor in your eyes,(Q) my lord,” she said. “You have put me at ease by speaking kindly to your servant—though I do not have the standing of one of your servants.”
14 At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread(R) and dip it in the wine vinegar.”
When she sat down with the harvesters,(S) he offered her some roasted grain.(T) She ate all she wanted and had some left over.(U) 15 As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men, “Let her gather among the sheaves(V) and don’t reprimand her. 16 Even pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and don’t rebuke(W) her.”
17 So Ruth gleaned in the field until evening. Then she threshed(X) the barley she had gathered, and it amounted to about an ephah.[a](Y)
Footnotes
- Ruth 2:17 That is, probably about 30 pounds or about 13 kilograms
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