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from the place where she was, and her two 19 Now the two of them went until they came
daughters-in-law with her; and they went on to Bethlehem. And it happened, when they
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the way to return to the land of Judah. And had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was
Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, excited because of them; and the women said,
return each to her mother’s house. The LORD “Is this Naomi?”
deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with 20 But she said to them, “Do not call me
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the dead and with me. The LORD grant that Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty has
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you may find rest, each in the house of her dealt very bitterly with me. I went out full,
husband.” and the LORD has brought me home again
So she kissed them, and they lifted up their empty. Why do you call me Naomi, since the
voices and wept. And they said to her, “Surely LORD has testified against me, and the
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we will return with you to your people.” Almighty has afflicted me?”
11 But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daugh- 22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the
ters; why will you go with me? Are there still Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her, who
sons in my womb, that they may be your hus- returned from the country of Moab. Now they
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bands? Turn back, my daughters, go—for I came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley
am too old to have a husband. If I should say I harvest.
have hope, if I should have a husband tonight There was a relative of Naomi’s husband,
and should also bear sons, would you wait for 2 a man of great wealth, of the family of
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them till they were grown? Would you restrain Elimelech. His name was Boaz. So Ruth the
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yourselves from having husbands? No, my Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to
daughters; for it grieves me very much for the field, and glean heads of grain after him in
your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone whose sight I may find favor.”
out against me!” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.”
14 Then they lifted up their voices and wept 3 Then she left, and went and gleaned in the
again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, field after the reapers. And she happened to
but Ruth clung to her. come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz,
15 And she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has who was of the family of Elimelech.
gone back to her people and to her gods; 4 Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem,
return after your sister-in-law.” and said to the reapers, “The LORD be with you!”
16 But Ruth said: And they answered him, “The LORD bless
you!”
“Entreat me not to leave you, 5 Then Boaz said to his servant who was in
Or to turn back from following charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman
after you;
For wherever you go, I will go; is this?”
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So the servant who was in charge of the
And wherever you lodge, reapers answered and said, “It is the young
I will lodge;
Your people shall be my people, Moabite woman who came back with Naomi
from the country of Moab. And she said, ‘Please
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And your God, my God.
17 Where you die, I will die, let me glean and gather after the reapers among
And there will I be buried. the sheaves.’ So she came and has continued
from morning until now, though she rested a
The LORD do so to me, and little in the house.”
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Then Boaz said to Ruth, “You will listen, my
If anything but death parts you daughter, will you not? Do not go to glean in
and me.”
another field, nor go from here, but stay close
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18 When she saw that she was determined to go by my young women. Let your eyes be on the
with her, she stopped speaking to her. field which they reap, and go after them. Have
I not commanded the young men not to touch
you? And when you are thirsty, go to the ves-
sels and drink from what the young men have
drawn.”
1:16 And your God, my God. This testimony 10 So she fell on her face, bowed down to the
evidenced Ruth’s conversion from worshiping ground, and said to him, “Why have I found fa-
Chemosh to Yahweh of Israel (see 1 Thess. vor in your eyes, that you should take notice of
1:9,10). me, since I am a foreigner?”
11 And Boaz answered and said to her, “It has
been fully reported to me, all that you have
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