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"And she said, 'Please let me glean and gatherafter the reapers among the sheaves.' Thus she came and has remained from the morninguntilnow; she has been sitting in the house for a littlewhile."
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Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, "Whose young woman is this?"
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The servant in charge of the reapers replied, "She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.
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"And she said, 'Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.' Thus she came and has remained from the morning until now; she has been sitting in the house for a little while."
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Then Boaz said to Ruth, "Listen carefully, my daughter. Do not go to glean in another field; furthermore, do not go on from this one, but stay here with my maids.
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"Let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Indeed, I have commanded the servants not to touch you. When you are thirsty, go to the water jars and drink from what the servants draw."