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So Ruth went to the fields. She followed the workers who were cutting the grain and gathered the grain that was left.[a] It happened that part of the field belonged to Boaz, the man from Elimelech’s family.

Later, Boaz came to the field from Bethlehem and greeted his workers. He said, “The Lord be with you!”

And the workers answered, “And may the Lord bless you!”

Then Boaz spoke to his servant who was in charge of the workers. He asked, “Whose girl is that?”

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 2:3 There was a law that a farmer must leave some grain in his field during harvest, so poor people and travelers could find something to eat. See Lev. 19:9; 23:22.

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