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11 Boaz replied to her, “All that you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband has been fully told to me, and how you forsook your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and came to a people that you did not previously know. 12 (A)May Yahweh fully repay your work, and may your wages be full from Yahweh, the God of Israel, (B)under whose wings you have come to seek refuge.” 13 Then she said, “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and indeed have spoken to the heart of your servant-woman, though I am not like one of your servant-women.”

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11 Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law(A) since the death of your husband(B)—how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know(C) before.(D) 12 May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord,(E) the God of Israel,(F) under whose wings(G) you have come to take refuge.(H)

13 “May I continue to find favor in your eyes,(I) my lord,” she said. “You have put me at ease by speaking kindly to your servant—though I do not have the standing of one of your servants.”

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