And Naomihad a kinsmanof her husband's, a mightymanof wealth, of the familyof Elimelech; and his name was Boaz. And Ruththe MoabitesssaiduntoNaomi, Let me nowgoto the field, and gleanears of cornafter him in whose sightI shall findgrace. And she saidunto her, Go, my daughter. And she went, and came, and gleanedin the fieldafterthe reapers: and her hapwas to lighton a partof the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindredof Elimelech. And, behold, Boazcamefrom Bethlehem, and saidunto the reapers, The LORD be withyou. And they answeredhim, The LORDblessthee. Then saidBoazunto his servantthat was setoverthe reapers, Whosedamsel is this? And the servantthat was setoverthe reapersansweredand said, It is the Moabitishdamselthat came backwithNaomiout of the countryof Moab: And she said, I prayyou, let me gleanand gatherafterthe reapersamong the sheaves: so she came, and hath continuedeven fromthe morninguntilnow, thatshe tarrieda littlein the house. Then saidBoazuntoRuth, Hearestthou not, my daughter? Gonotto gleanin anotherfield, neithergofrom hence, butabidehere fast bymy maidens: Let thine eyes be on the fieldthatthey do reap, and gothou afterthem: have I notchargedthe young menthat they shall nottouchthee? and when thou art athirst, gountothe vessels, and drinkof that whichthe young menhave drawn. Then she fellonher face, and bowed herselfto the ground, and saiduntohim, Whyhave I foundgracein thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledgeof me, seeing I am a stranger? And Boazansweredand saidunto her, It hath fullybeen showedme, allthatthou hast doneunto thy mother-in-law sincethe deathof thine husband: and how thou hast leftthy fatherand thy mother, and the landof thy nativity, and art comeuntoa peoplewhichthou knewestnotheretofore. The LORDrecompensethy work, and a fullrewardbe giventhee ofthe LORDGodof Israel, underwhosewingsthou art cometo trust. Then she said, Let me findfavorin thy sight, my lord; forthat thou hast comfortedme, and for thatthou hast spokenfriendlyunto thine handmaid, though Ibenotlike unto oneof thine handmaidens. And Boazsaidunto her, At mealtimecomethou hither, and eatofthe bread, and dipthy morselin the vinegar. And she satbesidethe reapers: and he reachedher parched corn , and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left. And when she was risen upto glean, Boazcommandedhis young men, saying, Let her gleanevenamongthe sheaves, and reproachher not: And let fallalso some ofthe handfulsof purposefor her, and leave them , that she may glean them , and rebukeher not. So she gleanedin the fielduntileven, and beat outthatshe had gleaned: and it wasabout an ephahof barley. And she took it up, and wentinto the city: and her mother-in-law sawwhatshe had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gaveto her thatshe had reservedafter she was sufficed. And her mother-in-law saidunto her, Wherehast thou gleanedtoday? and wherewroughtestthou? blessedbehe that did take knowledgeof thee. And she showedher mother-in-law withwhomshe had wrought, and said, The man's namewithwhomI wroughttoday is Boaz. And Naomisaidunto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be heof the LORD, whohath notleft offhis kindnesstothe livingand tothe dead. And Naomisaidunto her, The man is near of kinunto us, oneof our next kinsmen. And Ruththe Moabitesssaid, He saiduntome also, Thou shalt keep fastbymyyoung men, untilthey have endedallmyharvest. And NaomisaiduntoRuthher daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, thatthou go outwithhis maidens, that they meetthee notin any otherfield. So she kept fastby the maidensof Boazto gleanuntothe endof barleyharvestand of wheatharvest; and dweltwithher mother-in-law.