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Ruth 2:11Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And he answered her: All hath been told me, that thou hast done to thy mother in law after the death of thy husband: and how thou hast left thy parents, and the land wherein thou wast born, and art come to a people which thou knewest not heretofore.

Douay-Rheims

וַיַּ֤עַן בֹּ֙עַז֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָ֔הּ הֻגֵּ֨ד הֻגַּ֜ד לִ֗י כֹּ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂית֙ אֶת־חֲמוֹתֵ֔ךְ אַחֲרֵ֖י מ֣וֹת אִישֵׁ֑ךְ וַתַּֽעַזְבִ֞י אָּבִ֣יךְ וְאִמֵּ֗ךְ וְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ מֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔ךְ וַתֵּ֣לְכִ֔י אֶל־עַ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יָדַ֖עַתְּ תְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

This account also illustrates the goodness of Boaz. He not only bestowed abundance upon Ruth but also encouraged her with kind words. He provided her with nourishment and took on the role of a healer; he did not order her to cater to others but selflessly offered her sustenance, generously presenting her with loaves. As a result, the blessing was realized. She received the complete reward from the Lord, ultimately becoming the ancestor of the nations' blessing.

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