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# she bowed down before Boaz, touching her head to the ground
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These are acts of respect and reverence. She was showing honor to Boaz out of gratefulness for what he had done for her. It was also a posture of humility.
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# Why have I found such favor ... a foreigner?
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Ruth is asking a real question.
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# foreigner
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Ruth had pledged her loyalty to the God of Israel in private, but she was known publicly as "the Moabitess."
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# It has been reported to me
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "People have reported to me" or "People have told me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# to come to a people
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Boaz is referring to Ruth coming to dwell with Naomi in a village and community, a country, and religion she did not know. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# reward you
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"repay you" or "pay you back"
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# for your deed
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This is an act of faith, choosing to live with Naomi in Bethlehem and trusting Naomi's God.
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# May you receive full payment from Yahweh
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This is a poetic expression that is very similar to the previous sentence. AT: "May Yahweh give back to you even more than you have given" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# under whose wings you have found refuge
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Boaz uses the picture of a mother bird gathering her chicks under her wings to protect them, in order to describe God's protection for those who trust in him. AT: "in whose safe care you have placed yourself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) |