When Ruth asked Boaz what she, a foreigner, had done to deserve his kind favor, he replied that he had heard about all that she had done for her mother - in - law, Naomi.
Sewaktu Rut bertanya kepada Boaz mengapa ia sebagai orang asing mendapat belas kasihan darinya, Boaz menjawab bahwa dia telah mendengar tentang semua yang Rut lakukan bagi ibu mertuanya, Naomi.