2 Ruth gathered corn in the fields of Boaz.  8 The gentleness of Boaz toward her.

Then Naomi’s husband had a kinsman, one of great [a]power of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.

And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, I pray thee, let me go to the field, and [b]gather ears of corn after him, in whose sight I find favor. And she said unto her, Go my daughter.

¶ And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and it came to pass, that she met with the portion of the field of Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 2:1 Both for virtue, authority, and riches.
  2. Ruth 2:2 This her humility declareth her great affection toward her mother-in-law, forasmuch as she spareth no painful diligence to get both their livings.

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