KJV ORIGINAL
Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then Ruth fell face down on the ground and bowed before him, saying, 'Why have you been so kind to me and noticed me, when I'm just a foreigner?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Ruth is overwhelmed with gratitude and humility, amazed that Boaz would show such kindness to her as a foreign widow.
📚 Historical Context
Ruth was a Moabite woman who had followed her Jewish mother-in-law Naomi back to Israel after being widowed. As a foreigner in ancient Israel, she would have been considered an outsider with few rights or protections. Her gesture of falling face down was a common way to show deep respect and gratitude to someone of higher social standing.
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