Ruth 3:9
3:9 He said, “Who are you?”
She replied, “I am Ruth, your servant.
Marry your servant,
for you are a guardian of the family interests.”
Ruth 3:8
3:8 In the middle of the night he was startled
and turned over.
Now
he saw a woman
lying beside him!
Ruth 2:5
2:5 Boaz asked
his servant
in charge of the harvesters, “To whom does this young woman belong?”
Ruth 4:1
Boaz Settles the Matter
4:1 Now Boaz went up to the village gate and sat there. Then along came the guardian whom Boaz had mentioned to Ruth! Boaz said, “Come here and sit down, ‘John Doe’!” So he came and sat down.
Ruth 2:6
2:6 The servant in charge of the harvesters replied, “She’s the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the region of Moab.
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 2:14
2:14 Later during the mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and have some food! Dip your bread in the vinegar!” So she sat down beside the harvesters. Then he handed her some roasted grain. She ate until she was full and saved the rest.
Ruth 2:8
2:8 So Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen carefully, my dear! Do not leave to gather grain in another field. You need not go beyond the limits of this field. You may go along beside my female workers.
Ruth 2:7
2:7 She asked,
‘May I follow the harvesters and gather
grain among the bundles?’
Since she arrived she has been working hard
from this morning until now
– except for
sitting
in the resting hut
a short time.”
Ruth 3:7
3:7 When Boaz had finished his meal and was feeling satisfied, he lay down to sleep at the far end of the grain heap.
Then Ruth
crept up quietly,
uncovered his legs,
and lay down beside him.
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.)