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# she bowed down before Boaz, touching her face 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. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction])
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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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