Ruth 1:6
1:6 So she decided to return home from the region of Moab, accompanied by her daughters-in-law,
because while she was living in Moab
she had heard that the
Lord had shown concern
for his people, reversing the famine by providing abundant crops.
Ruth 1:9
1:9 May the
Lord enable each of you to find
security
in the home of a new husband!”
Then she kissed them goodbye and they wept loudly.
Ruth 2:18
Ruth Returns to Naomi
2:18 She carried it back to town, and her mother-in-law saw how much grain she had gathered. Then Ruth gave her the roasted grain she had saved from mealtime.
Ruth 3:17
3:17 She said, “He gave me these sixty pounds of barley, for he said to me,
‘Do not go to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”
Ruth 4:7
4:7 (Now this used to be the customary way to finalize a transaction involving redemption in Israel:
A man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party.
This was a legally binding act
in Israel.)
Ruth 4:12-13
4:12 May your family
become like the family of Perez
– whom Tamar bore to Judah – through the descendants
the
Lord gives you by this young woman.”
A Grandson is Born to Naomi
4:13 So Boaz married Ruth and had sexual relations with her. The Lord enabled her to conceive and she gave birth to a son.
Ruth 4:11
4:11 All the people who were at the gate and the elders replied, “We are witnesses. May the
Lord make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built up the house of Israel! May
you prosper
in Ephrathah and become famous
in Bethlehem.