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1Now Naomi had a relative of her husband, a man of great wealth of the clan of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
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2Ruth, the Moabite woman, said to Naomi, "Now let me go and glean what remains among the ears of grain in the fields. I will follow anyone in whose eyes I will find favor." So Naomi said to her, "Go, my daughter."
Ruth gleans
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Ruth went and gleaned what remained in the fields after they had harvested it. She happened to come to the portion of the fields belonging to Boaz, who was of the clan of Elimelek.
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4Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, "May Yahweh be with you." They answered him, "May Yahweh bless you."
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5Then Boaz said to his servant who was supervising the reapers, "What man does this young woman belong to?" 6The servant supervising the reapers answered and said, "It is the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the land of Moab. 7She said to me, 'Please let me glean what remains in the field after the workers harvest the crop.' So she came here and has continued from the morning until now, except that she rested a little in the house."