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# she bowed down before Boaz, touching her face to the ground
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])
# Why have I found such favor ... a foreigner?
Ruth is asking a real question.
# foreigner
Ruth had pledged her loyalty to the God of Israel in private, but she was known publicly as "the Moabitess."