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Ruth 2:11

Boaz
Faithfulness and loyaltyParents and childrenThe stranger and outcast

9 Let your eyes be on the field they are harvesting, and follow along after these girls. Indeed, I have ordered the young men not to touch you. And when you are thirsty, go and drink from the jars the young men have filled.”

10 At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”

Boaz replied, “I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you did not know before.

12 May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”

13 “My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”

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BSB
Boaz replied, “I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you did not know before.
KJV
And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
WEB
Boaz answered her, “I have been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father, your mother, and the land of your birth, and have come to a people that you didn’t know before.
ASV
And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been showed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law since the death of thy husband; and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people that thou knewest not heretofore.
DARBY
And Boaz answered and said to her, It has fully been shewn me, all that thou hast done to thy mother-in-law since the death of thy husband; and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come to a people that thou hast not known heretofore.
BLB
And Boaz answered and said to her, “It has surely been declared to me all that you have done with your mother-in-law after the death of your husband, and [how] you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people whom you did not know yesterday and the day before yesterday.
ÅB
Boas svarte henne: Det er blitt meg fortalt alt hva du har gjort mot din svigermor etter din manns død, hvordan du forlot din far og din mor og ditt fedreland og dro til et folk som du før ikke kjente.
OTB
Boas svarte: «Jeg har blitt fullt informert om alt du har gjort for din svigermor siden din manns død—hvordan du forlot din far og mor og ditt fødeland, og kom til et folk du ikke kjente før.
B1930
Boas svarte henne: Det er blitt mig fortalt alt hvad du har gjort mot din svigermor efter din manns død, hvorledes du forlot din far og din mor og ditt fedreland og drog til et folk som du før ikke kjente.

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