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Ruth 2:9-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ruth 2:9-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 See which field they are harvesting, and follow them. Haven’t I ordered the young men not to touch you?[a] When you are thirsty, go and drink from the jars the young men have filled.”
10 She bowed with her face to the ground(A) and said to him, “Why are you so kind to notice me, although I am a foreigner?”
11 Boaz answered her, “Everything you have done for your mother-in-law since your husband’s death has been fully reported to me: how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you didn’t previously know.
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- Ruth 2:9 Either sexual or physical harassment
Ruth 2:9-11
New International Version
Ruth 2:9-11
New International Version
9 Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the women. I have told the men not to lay a hand on you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled.”
10 At this, she bowed down with her face to the ground.(A) She asked him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me(B)—a foreigner?(C)”
11 Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law(D) since the death of your husband(E)—how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know(F) before.(G)
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