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  • A. 1-5 Family history
  • B. 6-7 Naomi, Ruth, and Orpah travel toward Judah
  • B. 8-18 (1) Ties of kinship are at issue
  • B. 19 Naomi and Ruth travel and come to Bethlehem
  • B. 19-21 (2) The women of Bethlehem speak to Naomi; the afflictions received by Naomi from the Lord are spoken of; Naomi gives herself a name
  • B. 22 Naomi and Ruth travel and come to Bethlehem
  • C. 2 (1) Ruth asks Naomi if she may go to the fields and tells her what she would do; Naomi bids her go
  • C. 3 (2) Ruth goes to the fields
  • C. 4-7 (3) Boaz asks the identity of Ruth and is told
  • C. 8-14 (4) Boaz asks Ruth to stay, declares her worthy of being blessed, and gives her food
  • C. 18-23 (5) Ruth speaks with Naomi: Ruth tells her what has happened and Naomi gives her counsel
  • C'. 1-5 (1) Naomi bids Ruth go to the threshing-floor and tells her what she should do
  • C'. 6 (2) Ruth goes to the threshing-floor
  • C'. 7-9 (3) Boaz asks the identity of Ruth and is told
  • C'. 10-15 (4) Boaz declares Ruth worthy of being blessed, asks her to stay, and gives her food
  • C'. 16-18 (5) Ruth speaks with Naomi: Ruth tells her what has happened and Naomi gives her counsel
  • B'. 1-12 (1) Ties of kinship are at issue
  • B'. 14-17 (2) The women of Bethlehem speak to Naomi; the blessings received by Naomi from the Lord are told of; the women of Bethlehem give Naomi's nursling a name