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17 So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an [a]ephah of barley. 18 She took it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. She also took it out and (A)gave [b]Naomi what she had left after [c]she was satisfied. 19 Her mother-in-law then said to her, “Where did you glean today and where did you [d]work? May he who (B)took notice of you be blessed.” So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had [e]worked and said, “The name of the man with whom I worked today is Boaz.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 2:17 An ephah was approx. 21 qt. or 23 l
  2. Ruth 2:18 Lit her
  3. Ruth 2:18 Lit her satiety
  4. Ruth 2:19 Lit do, cf. 1:8, 17; 2:11
  5. Ruth 2:19 Lit done, cf. 1:8, 17; 2:11