“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?”
Ruth's expression of gratitude and her question about why Boaz shows such kindness to her, a foreigner, reveals her awareness of her outsider status and her surprise at being treated with such respect and care. Her self-deprecating acknowledgment of her foreignness contrasts sharply with Boaz's behavior, which has been entirely inclusive and protective. Ruth's humility and her genuine astonishment at kindness set her apart as someone unaccustomed to receiving favor and amplify the significance of Boaz's intervention on her behalf.
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