Ruth 2:1–13

Ruth Gleans in Boaz’ Field

¹Now Naomi had ¹a kinsman of her husband, a ²man of great wealth, of the family of ^aElimelech, whose name was Boaz.

²And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and ^aglean among the ears of grain after one in whose sight I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.”

³So she departed and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and ¹she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.

⁴Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “^aMay the Lord be with you.” And they said to him, “May the Lord bless you.”

⁵Then Boaz said to his servant who was ¹in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?”

⁶The servant ¹in charge of the reapers replied, “She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.

⁷“And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ Thus she came and has remained from the morning until now; she has been sitting in the house for a little while.”

⁸Then Boaz said to Ruth, “¹Listen carefully, my daughter. Do not go to glean in another field; furthermore, do not go on from this one, but stay here with my maids.

⁹“Let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Indeed, I have commanded the servants not to touch you. When you are thirsty, go to the ¹water jars and drink from what the servants draw.”

¹⁰Then she ^afell on her face, bowing to the ground and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your sight that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?”

¹¹Boaz replied to her, “All that you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband has been fully reported to me, and how you left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and came to a people that you did not previously know.

¹²“^aMay the Lord reward your work, and your wages be full from the Lord, the God of Israel, ^bunder whose wings you have come to seek refuge.”

¹³Then she said, “I have found favor in your sight, my lord, for you have comforted me and indeed have spoken ¹kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your maidservants.”