12 May the Lord reward you for your deed. May you receive a rich reward from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you’ve come to seek refuge."
13 She said, "May I continue to find favor in your eyes, sir, because you’ve comforted me and because you’ve spoken kindly to your female servant—even though I’m not one of your female servants."
14 At mealtime Boaz said to her, "Come over here, eat some of the bread, and dip your piece in the vinegar." She sat alongside the harvesters, and he served roasted grain to her. She ate, was satisfied, and had leftovers.
15 Then she got up to glean.Boaz ordered his young men, "Let her glean between the bundles, and don’t humiliate her.
16 Also, pull out some from the bales for her and leave them behind for her to glean. And don’t scold her."
17 So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she threshed what she had gleaned; it was about an ephah of barley.
18 She picked it up and went into town. Her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. She brought out what she had left over after eating her fill and gave it to her.