“Thus she came and has remained from the morning until now, she has been sitting in the house for a little while” The Hebrew here is quite difficult, but the sense seems to be that after receiving permission to glean, she “remained” in Boaz’s field since that morning. She may have also taken a break in the servant’s shelter as the NLT renders it: “She has been hard at work ever since, except for a few minutes’ rest in the shelter.” Boaz will later be revealed as Naomi and Ruth’s redeemer—i.e., their