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call$ ,,ru?1 f ! "n ( ! p]son ^: hi/ory 
is  "h record$3 :o1 be+ a ,g5tile1      
became a conv]t to ! true fai?1  & m>ry+
 ,booz1 ! great-gr&fa!r ( ,david1 0 "o (
 ^? f  :om ,*ri/ sprung accord+ to !    
fle%1 & an illu/ri\s figure (  ! ,g5tile
 *ur*4 ,x is ?\ght ?is book 0 writt5 by 

! prophet  ,samuel4      ,ru? ,*apt] #a 
,elimele* ( ,be?lehem go+ ) 8 wife      
,noemi1 & two sons1 into !  l& ( ,moab1 
die? !re4 ,8 sons m>ry wives ( t c\ntry 
& die  )\t issue4 ,noemi returne? home )
 h] daught] 9 law ,ru?1 :o  refuse? to  
"p ) h]4    #a3a4 ,9 ! days ( ! judges1 
:5 ! judges rul$1 !re came a  fam9e 9 ! 
l&4  ,& a c]ta9 man ( ,be?lehem ,juda1  
w5t to  soj\rn 9 ! l& ( ,moab ) 8 wife &
 8 two sons4    #a3b4 ,he 0 nam$        
,elimele*1 & 8 wife ,noemi3 & 8 two     
sons1 !  "o ,mahalon1 & ! o!r ,*elion1  
,ephra?ites ( ,be?lehem ,juda4 ,&  ent]+
 into ! c\ntry ( ,moab1 !y abode !re4   
#a3c4 ,& ,elimele* ! husb& ( ,noemi di$3
 & %e rema9$ ) h]  sons4    #a3d4 ,& !y 
took wives ( ! wom5 ( ,moab1 ( :i* "o 0 
call$  ,orpha1 & ! o!r ,ru?4  ,& !y     
dwelt _! t5 ye>s1    #a3e4 ,& !y bo?    
di$1 to wit1 ,mahalon & ,*elion3 & !    
woman 0  left alone1 hav+ lo/ bo? h]    
sons & h] husb&4    #a3f4 ,& %e arose to
 g f ! l& ( ,moab to h] own c\ntry1 )   
bo? h] daught]s 9 law3 = %e _h he>d t ! 

,"l _h look$  ^u 8 p1 & _h giv5 !m food4
    #a3g4 ,:]e=e %e w5t =? out ( ! place
 ( h] soj\rnm5t1 )  bo? h] daught]s 9   
law3 & be+ n[ 9 ! way to return into !  
l& ( ,juda1    #a3h4 ,%e said to !m3 ,g 
ye home to y\r mo!rs1 ! ,"l deal        
m]cifully ) y1 z y h dealt ) ! dead & ) 
me4    #a3i4 ,may he grant y to f9d re/ 
9 ! h\ses ( ! husb&s :om  y %all take4  
,& %e kiss$ !m4 ,& !y lift$ up _! voice1
 &  began to weep1    #a3aj4 ,& to say3 
,we w g on ) !e to ?y p4    #a3aa4 ,b %e
 answ]$ !m3 ,return1 my daught]s3 :y    
come ye ) me8  h ,i any m sons 9 my     
womb1 t y may hope = husb&s ( me8       
#a3ab4 ,return aga91 my daught]s1 & g   
y\r ways3 = ,i am n[ sp5t  ) age1 & n   
fit = w$lock4 ,al?\gh ,i might conceive 
?is night1  & be> *ildr51    #a3ac4 ,if 
y w\ld wait till !y 7 gr[n up1 & come to
 man's  e/ate1 y w\ld be old wom5 be=e y
 m>ry4 ,d n s1 my  daught]s1 ,i besee*  
y3 = ,i am griev$ ! m = y\r di/ress1  & 
! h& ( ! ,"l is gone out aga9/ me4      
#a3ad4 ,& !y lift$ up _! voice1 & began 

to weep aga93 ,orpha  kiss$ h] "m 9 law1
 & return$3 ,ru? /uck close to h] "m  9 
law4    #a3ae4 ,& ,noemi said to h]3    
,behold ?y k9swoman is return$ to h]  p1
 & to h] gods1 g ?\ ) h]4    ,to h]     
gods1 etc444 ,noemi did n mean to       
p]suade ,ru? to return to !  false gods 
%e _h =m]ly wor%ipp$3 b by ?is mann] (  
spee*1  ins9uat$ to h]1 t if %e w\ld g )
 h]1 %e mu/ r5\nce h]  false gods &     
return to ! ,"l ! ,god ( ,israel4       
#a3af4 ,%e answ]$3 ,be n aga9/ me1 to   
desire t ,i %\ld leave  !e & dep>t3 =   
:i!rsoev] ?\ %alt g1 ,i w g3 & :]e  ?\  
%alt dwell1 ,i also w dwell4 ,?y p %all 
be my p1 &  ?y ,god my ,god4    #a3ag4  
,! l& t %all receive !e dy+1 9 ! same w 
,i die3  & !re w ,i be buri$4 ,! ,"l d s
 & s to me1 & add m  also1 if aught b   
dea? "p me & !e4    ,! ,"l d s & s1     
etc444 ,a =m ( swe>+ usual 9 ! hi/ory ( 
! ,old ,te/am5t1 by :i* ! p]son wi%$ su*
 & su* evils to  fall ^u !m1 if !y did n
 d :at !y said4    #a3ah4 ,!n ,noemi    
see+ t ,ru? 0 /eadfa/ly det]m9$ to g )  

h]1 w\ld n be aga9/ x1 nor p]suade h]   
any m to return to h]  fri5ds3          
#a3l#i4 ,s !y w5t toge!r1 & came to     
,be?lehem4  ,& :5 !y 7  come into !     
city1 ! report 0 quickly spread among   
all3 & !  wom5 said3 ,?is is t ,noemi4  
#a3bj4 ,b %e said to !m3 ,call me n     
,noemi 7t is1 beautiful17 b  call me    
,m>a 7t is1 bitt]71 = ! ,almighty ha? q 
fill$ me  ) bitt]ness4    #a3ba4 ,i w5t 
out full & ! ,"l ha? br\ght me back     
empty4 ,:y !n  d y call me ,noemi1 :om !
 ,"l ha? humbl$1 & ! ,almighty ha?      
afflict$8    #a3bb4 ,s ,noemi came )    
,ru?1 ! ,moabitess1 h] daught] 9 law1 f 
! l& ( h] soj\rnm5t3 & return$ into     
,be?lehem1 9 !  beg9n+ ( ! b>ley h>ve/4 
,ru? ,*apt] #b    ,ru? gleane? 9 ! field
 ( ,booz1 :o %ewe? h] fav\r4    #b3a4   
,n[ h] husb& ,elimele* _h a k9sman1 a   
p[]ful man1 & v  ri*1 ^: "n 0 ,booz4    
#b3c4 ,& ,ru?1 ! ,moabitess1 said to h] 
"m 9 law3 ,if ?\ wilt1 ,i  w g into !   
field1 & glean ! e>s ( corn t escape !  
h&s  ( ! reap]s1 :]esoev] ,i %all f9d   

grace ) a h\sehold]1 t  w be fav\rable  
to me4 ,& %e answ]$ h]3 ,g1 my daught]4 
#b3c4 ,%e w5t1 !re=e1 & glean$ ! e>s (  
corn aft] !  reap]s4 ,& x happ5$ t !    
own] ( t field 0 ,booz1 :o 0  ( ! k9dr$ 
( ,elimele*4    #b3d4 ,& behold1 he came
 out ( ,be?lehem1 & said to ! reap]s3 ,!
  ,"l be ) y4 ,& !y answ]$ him3 ,! ,"l  
bless !e4    #b3e4 ,& ,booz said to ! "y
 man t 0 set ov] ! reap]s3 ,^:  maid is 
?is8    #b3f4 ,& he answ]$ him3 ,?is is 
! ,moabitess1 :o came ) ,noemi1  f ! l& 
( ,moab1    #b3g4 ,& %e desir$ leave to 
glean ! e>s ( corn t rema91  foll[+ !   
/eps ( ! reap]s3 & %e ha? be5 9 ! field 
f  morn+ till n[1 & ha? n gone home = "o
 mom5t4    #b3h4 ,& ,booz said to ,ru?3 
,he> me1 daught]1 d n g to glean 9 any  
o!r field1 & d n dep>t f ?is place3 b   
keep ) my maids1    #b3i4 ,& foll[ :]e  
!y reap4 ,= ,i h *>g$ my "y m51 n to    
mole/ !e3 & if ?\ art ?ir/y1 g to !     
vessels1 & dr9k (  ! wat]s :]e( !       
s]vants dr9k4    #b3l#j4 ,%e fell on h] 
face1 & wor%ipp+ ^u ! gr\nd1 said to    

him3 ,:5ce come? ?is to me1 t ,i %\ld   
f9d grace be=e ?y eyes1  & t ?\ %\ld/   
v\*safe to take notice ( me1 a woman (  
ano!r c\ntry8    #b3aa4 ,& he answ]$ h]3
 ,all ha? be5 told me1 t ?\ ha/ done to 
?y "m 9 law aft] ! dea? ( ?y husb&3 & h[
 ?\ ha/ left  ?y p>5ts1 & ! l& :]e9 ?\  
wa/ born1 & art come to a  p :i* ?\     
knewe/ n h]et(ore4    #b3ab4 ,! ,"l r5d]
 unto !e = ?y "w1 & may/ ?\ receive a   
full rew>d ( ! ,"l ! ,god ( ,israel1 to 
:om ?\ art come1 &  "u ^: w+s ?\ art    
fl$4    #b3ac4 ,& %e said3 ,i h f\nd    
grace 9 ?y eyes1 my "l1 :o ha/  com=t$  
me1 & ha/ spok5 to ! he>t ( ?y h&maid1  
:o am n  l to "o ( ?y maids4    #b3ad4  
,& ,booz said to h]3 ,at mealtime come  
?\ hi!r1 & eat ( !  bread1 & dip ?y     
morsel 9 ! v9eg>4 ,s %e sat at ! side ( 
!  reap]s1 & %e heap$ to h]self frum5ty1
 & ate & 0 fill$1 &  took ! leav+s4     
#b3ae4 ,& %e arose f !nce1 to glean !   
e>s ( corn z be=e4  ,& ,booz comm&$ 8   
s]vants1 say+3 ,if %e w\ld ev5 reap )   
y1 h9d] h] n3    #b3af4 ,& let fall "s (

 y\r h&fuls ( purpose1 & leave !m1  t %e
 may ga!r !m )\t %ame1 & let no man     
rebuke h] :5  %e ga!re? !m4    #b3ag4   
,%e glean$ !re=e 9 ! field till ev5+3 & 
beat+ out  ) a rod1 & ?re%+ :at %e _h   
glean$1 %e f\nd ab\t !  measure ( an    
ephi ( b>ley1 t is1 ?ree bu%els3        
#b3ah4 ,:i* %e took up1 & return$ into !
 city1 & %ew$ x to  h] "m 9 law3        
moreov]1 %e br\ght out1 & gave h] ( !   
rema9s ( h] meat1 :]e) %e _h be5 fill$4 
#b3ai4 ,& h] "m 9 law said to h]3 ,:]e  
ha/ ?\ glean$ today1  & :]e ha/ ?\      
wr\ght8  bless$ be he t ha? _h pity on  
!e4  ,& %e told h] ) :om %e _h wr\ght3 &
 %e told ! man's "n1  t he 0 call$      
,booz4    #b3bj4 ,& ,noemi answ]$ h]3   
,bless$ be he ( ! ,"l3 because !  same  
k9dness :i* he %ew$ to ! liv+1 he ha?   
kept also to !  dead4 ,& aga9 %e said3  
,! man is our k9sman4    #b3ba4 ,& ,ru? 
said3 ,he also *>g$ me1 t ,i %\ld keep  
close to 8  reap]s1 till all ! corn %\ld
 be reap$4    #b3bb4 ,& h] "m 9 law said
 to h]3 ,x is bett] = !e1 my  daught]1  

to g out to reap ) 8 maids1 le/ 9 ano!r 
man's field  "s "o may resi/ !e4        
#b3bc4 ,s %e kept close to ! maids (    
,booz3 & cont9u$ to glean  ) !m1 till   
all ! b>ley & ! :eat 7 laid up 9 ! b>ns4
    ,ru? ,*apt] #c    ,ru? in/ruct$ by  
h] "m 9 law lie? at ,booz's feet1 claim+
 him  = h] husb& by ! law ( aff9ity3 %e 
receive? a good answ]1 &  six measures (
 b>ley4    #c3a4 ,aft] %e 0 return$ to  
h] "m 9 law1 ,noemi said to h]3 ,my     
daught]1 ,i w seek re/ = !e1 & w provide
 t x may be  well ) !e4    #c3b4 ,?is   
,booz1 ) ^: maids ?\ wa/ jo9$ 9 ! field1
 is our  ne> k9sman1 & behold ?is night 
he w9n[e? b>ley 9 !  ?re%+floor4        
#c3c4 ,wa% ?yself !re=e & ano9t !e1 &   
put on ?y be/  g>m5ts1 & g d[n to !     
b>nfloor3 b let n ! man see !e1  till he
 %all h done eat+ & dr9k+4    #c3d4 ,&  
:5 he %all g to sleep1 m>k ! place :]e9 
he sleepe?3  & ?\ %alt g 91 & lift up ! 
clo!s :]e) he is cov]$  t[>ds 8 feet1 & 
%alt lay ?yself d[n !re3 & he w tell  !e
 :at ?\ mu/ d4    #c3e4 ,%e answ]$3     

,:atsoev] ?\ %alt comm&1 ,i w d4        
#c3f4 ,& %e w5t d[n to ! b>nfloor1 & did
 all t h] "m 9  law _h bid h]4    #c3g4 
,& :5 ,booz _h eat51 & drunk1 & 0 m]ry1 
he w5t to sleep  by ! heap ( %eaves1 &  
%e came s(tly1 & uncov]+ 8 feet1  laid  
h]self d[n4    #c3h4 ,& behold1 :5 x 0  
n[ midnight ! man 0 afraid1 &  tr\bl$3 &
 he saw a woman ly+ at 8 feet1    #c3i4 
,& he said to h]3 ,:o art ?\8 ,& %e     
answ]$3 ,i am ,ru?1 ?y  h&maid3 spread  
?y cov]let ov] ?y s]vant1 = ?\ art a ne>
  k9sman4    #c3aj4 ,& he said3 ,bless$ 
art ?\ ( ! ,"l1 my daught]1 & ?y  latt] 
k9dness has surpass$ ! =m]3 because ?\  
ha/ n foll[$  "y m5 ei!r poor or ri*4   
,?y latt] k9dness1 viz444 to ?y husb&   
deceas$ 9 seek+ to keep  up 8 "n &      
family by m>ry+ 8 relation accord+ to ! 
law1  & n foll[+ aft] "y m54 ,= ,booz1 x
 seems1 0 !n 9  ye>s4    #c3aa4 ,fe> n  
!re=e1 b :atsoev] ?\ %alt say to me ,i w
 d  to !e4 ,= all ! p t dwell )9 ! gates
 ( my city1 "k  t ?\ art a virtu\s      
woman4    #c3ab4 ,nei!r d ,i d5y myself 

to be ne> ( k91 b !re is ano!r  ne>] ?an
 ,i4    #c3ac4 ,re/ ?\ ?is night3 & :5  
morn+ is come1 if he w take  !e by ! "r 
( k9dr$1 all is well3 b if he w n1 ,i w 
und\bt$ly take !e1 s ! ,"l live?3 sleep 
till ! morn+4    #c3ad4 ,s %e slept at 8
 feet till ! night 0 go+ (f4 ,& %e      
arose be=e m5 c\ld "k "o ano!r1 & ,booz 
said3 ,bew>e le/ any  man "k t ?\ came/ 
hi!r4    #c3ae4 ,& aga9 he said3 ,spread
 ?y mantle1 :]e) ?\ art cov]$1  & hold x
 ) bo? h&s4  ,& :5 %e spread x & held x1
 he  measur$ six measures ( b>ley1 &    
laid x ^u h]4 ,& %e c>ri$  x1 & w5t into
 ! city1    #c3af4 ,& came to h] "m 9   
law2 :o said to h]3 ,:at ha/ ?\  done1  
daught]8 ,& %e told h] all t ! man _h   
done to h]4    #c3ag4 ,& %e said3       
,behold he ha? giv5 me six measures (   
b>ley3 =  he said3 ,i w n h !e return   
empty to ?y "m 9 law4    #c3ah4 ,&      
,noemi said3 ,wait1 my daught]1 till we 
see :at end ! ?+  w h4 ,= ! man w n re/ 
until he h accompli%$ :at he  ha? said4 
,ru? ,*apt] #d    ,^u ! refusal ( ! ne>]

 k9sman1 ,booz m>rie? ,ru?1 :o br+e?  =?
 ,ob$1 ! gr&fa!r ( ,david4    #d3a ,!n  
,booz w5t up to ! gate1 & sat !re4  ,&  
:5 he _h se5  ! k9sman go+ by1 ( :om he 
_h spok5 be=e1 he said to him1  call+   
him by 8 "n3 ,turn aside = a little     
:ile1 & sit d[n  "h4 ,he turn$ aside1 & 
sat d[n4    #d3b4 ,& ,booz1 tak+ t5 m5 (
 ! anci5ts ( ! city1 said to !m3  ,sit  
ye d[n "h4    #d3c4 ,!y sat d[n1 & he   
spoke to ! k9sman3 ,noemi1 :o is return$
  f ! c\ntry ( ,moab w sell a p>cel ( l&
 t belong$ to our  bro!r ,elimele*4     
#d3d4 ,i w\ld h !e to und]/& ?is1 & w\ld
 tell !e be=e  all t sit "h1 & be=e !   
anci5ts ( my p4 ,if ?\ wilt  take       
possession ( x by ! "r ( k9dr$3 buy x1 &
 possess x3  b if x please !e n1 tell me
 s1 t ,i may "k :at ,i h to  d4 ,= !re  
is no ne> k9sman besides !e1 :o art     
fir/1 & me1  :o am second4 ,b he answ]$3
 ,i w buy ! field4    #d3e4 ,& ,booz    
said to him3 ,:5 ?\ %alt buy ! field at 
! woman's  h&1 ?\ mu/ take also ,ru?1 ! 
,moabitess1 :o 0 ! wife ( !  deceas$3 to

 raise up ! "n ( ?y k9sman 9 8          
inh]itance4    #d3f4 ,he answ]$3 ,i     
yield up my "r ( next ak93 = ,i mu/ n   
cut  (f ! po/]ity ( my own family4 ,d ?\
 make use ( my privilege1  :i* ,i pr(ess
 ,i d will+ly =ego4    #d3g4 ,n[ ?is 9  
=m] times 0 ! mann] 9 ,israel betwe5    
k9sm51  t if at any "t "o yield$ 8 "r to
 ano!r3 t ! grant  might be sure1 ! man 
put (f 8 %oe & gave x to 8 neighb\r2    
?is 0 a te/imony ( cession ( "r 9       
,israel4    #d3h4 ,s ,booz said to 8    
k9sman3 ,put (f ?y %oe4 ,& imm$iately he
  took x (f f 8 foot4    #d3i4 ,& he    
said to ! anci5ts1 & to all ! p3 ,y are 
witnesses ?is day1 t ,i h b\ght all t 0 
,elimele*'s1 &  ,*elion's1 & ,mahalon's1
 ( ! h& ( ,noemi3    #d3aj4 ,& h tak5 to
 wife ,ru?1 ! ,moabitess1 ! wife (      
,mahalon1  to raise up ! "n ( ! deceas$ 
9 8 inh]itance le/ 8 "n be  cut (f1 f   
among 8 family & 8 bre?r5 & 8 p4 ,y1 ,i 
say1 are witnesses ( ?is ?+4    #d3aa4  
,!n all ! p t 7 9 ! gate1 & ! anci5ts1  
answ]$3 ,we are witnesses3 ,! ,"l make  

?is woman :o come? into ?y  h\se1 l     
,ra*el1 & ,lia1 :o built up ! h\se (    
,israel3 t %e  may be an example (      
virtue 9 ,ephrata1 & may h a fam\s "n 9 
,be?lehem3    ,ephrata444 ,ano!r "n (   
,be?lehem4    #d3ab4 ,& t ! h\se may be1
 z ! h\se ( ,ph>es1 :om ,?am>  bore unto
 ,juda1 ( ! se$ :i* ! ,"l %all give !e (
 ?is "y  woman4    #d3ac4 ,booz !re=e   
took ,ru?1 & m>ri$ h]3 & w5t 9 unto h]1 
& ! ,"l gave h] to conceive1 & to be> a 
son4    #d3ad4 ,& ! wom5 said to ,noemi3
 ,bless$ be ! ,"l1 :o ha? n  suff]$ ?y  
family to want a successor3 t 8 "n %\ld 
be  pres]v$ 9 ,israel4    #d3ae4 ,& ?\  
%\ld/ h "o to com=t ?y s\l1 & *]i% ?y   
old age4 ,= he is born ( ?y daught] 9   
law3 :o love? !e3 & is  mu* bett] to !e1
 ?an if ?\ had/ sev5 sons4    #d3af4 ,& 
,noemi tak+ ! *ild1 laid x 9 h] bosom1 &
 %e c>ri$  x1 & 0 a nurse unto x4       
#d3ag4 ,& ! wom51 h] neighb\rs1         
congratulat+ ) h]1 &  say+1 ,!re is a   
son born to ,noemi1 call$ 8 "n ,ob$3 he 
is !  fa!r ( ,isai1 ! fa!r ( ,david4    

#d3ah4 ,^! are ! g5]ations ( ,ph>es3    
,ph>es begot ,esron1    #d3ai4 ,esron   
begot ,aram1 ,aram begot ,am9adab1      
#d3bj4 ,am9adab begot ,nahasson1        
,nahasson begot ,salmon1    #d3ba4      
,salmon begot ,booz1 ,booz begot ,ob$1  
#d3bb4 ,ob$ begot ,isai1 ,isai begot    
,david4