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?
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Verse 10 is found in chapter 2 of Ruth. Ruth bows before Boaz and asks why she has found favor despite being a foreigner. Her question highlights the contrast between her social status and the treatment she receives. The expression “find favor” introduces one of the story’s major themes: undeserved kindness shown to a woman who, humanly speaking, could have remained on the margins of the community.
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Da fiel sie auf ihr Angesicht und beugte sich nieder zur Erde und sprach zu ihm: Womit habe ich die Gnade gefunden vor deinen Augen, daß du mich ansiehst, die ich doch fremd bin?
Ella entonces bajando su rostro inclinose a tierra, y díjole: ¿Por qué he hallado gracia en tus ojos para que tú me reconozcas, siendo yo extranjera?
Alors elle tomba sur sa face et se prosterna contre terre, et elle lui dit: Comment ai-je trouvé grâce à tes yeux, pour que tu t'intéresses à moi, à moi qui suis une étrangère?
Allora Rut si gittò in su la sua faccia, e s’inchinò a terra, e disse a Booz: Perchè ho io trovato grazia appo te, che tu mi riconosca, essendo io forestiera?
Então ela caiu sobre o seu rosto, e se inclinou à terra; e disse-lhe: Por que achei graça em teus olhos, para que faças caso de mim, sendo eu uma estrangeira?
路得 就臉伏於地叩拜,對他說:「我既是外邦女子,怎麼會在你眼中蒙恩,使你這樣照顧我呢?」
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