Ruth Chapter 2

Ruth Chapter 2
1 Then Naomi's husband had a kinsman,
one of great power of the family of
Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto
Naomi, I pray thee, Let me go to the
field, and gather ears of corn after him,
in whose sight I find favor. And she said
unto her, Go my daughter.
3 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.
4 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem,
and said unto the reapers, The
Lord be with you: and they answered
him, The Lord bless thee. 5 Then said
Boaz unto his servant that was appointed
over the reapers, Whose maid is this?
6 And the servant that was appointed
over the reapers, answered, and said, It
is the Moabitish maid, that came with
Naomi out of the country of Moab: 7
And she said unto us, I pray you, let me
glean and gather after the reapers among
the sheaves: so she came, and hath
continued from that time in the morning
unto now, save that she tarried a little in
the house.
8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest
thou, my daughter? Go to none other
field to gather, neither go from hence:
but abide here by my maidens. 9 Let
thine eyes be on the field that they do
reap, and go thou after the maidens.
Have I not charged the servants, that they
touch thee not?
Moreover when thou art a thirst, go unto
the vessels, and drink of that which the
servants have drawn.
10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed
herself to the ground, and said unto him,
How have I found favor in thine eyes,
that thou shouldest know me, seeing I am
a stranger?
11 And Boaz answered, and said unto
her, All is told and showed me that thou
hast done unto thy mother in law, since
the death of thine husband, and how thou
hast left thy father and thy mother, and
the land where thou wast born, and art
come unto a people which thou knewest
not in time past. 12 The Lord
recompense thy work, and a full reward
be given thee of the Lord God of Israel,
under whose wings thou art come to
trust.
13 Then she said, Let me find favor in
thy sight, my lord: for thou hast
comforted me, and spoken comfortably
unto thy maid, though I be not like to one
of thy maids.
14 And Boaz said unto her, At the
mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the
bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar.
And she sat beside the reapers, and he
reached her parched corn: and she did
eat, and was sufficed, and left thereof.
15 And when she arose to glean, Boaz
commanded his servants, saying, Let her
gather among the sheaves, and do not
rebuke her.
16 Also let fall some of the sheaves for
her, and let it lie, that she may gather it
up, and rebuke her not.
17 So she gleaned in the field until
evening, and she threshed that she had
gathered, and it was about an ephah of
barley.
18 And she took it up, and went into the
city, and her mother in law saw what she
had gathered: Also she took forth, and
gave to her that which she had reserved,
when she was sufficed.
19 Then her mother in law said unto her,
Where hast thou gleaned today?
And where wroughtest thou? Blessed be
he, that knew thee. And she showed her
mother in law, with whom she had
wrought, and said, The man's name, with
whom I wrought today, is Boaz.
20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in
law, Blessed be he of the Lord: for he
ceaseth not to do good to the living and
to the dead. Again Naomi said unto her,
The man is near unto us, and of our
affinity.
21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said
also certainly unto me, Thou shalt be
with my servants, until they have ended
all mine harvest.
22 And Naomi answered unto Ruth her
daughter in law, It is best, my daughter,
that thou go out with his maids, that they
meet thee not in another field.
23 Then she kept her by the maids of
Boaz, to gather unto the end of barley
harvest, and of wheat harvest, and dwelt
with her mother in law.