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21 lines
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# It came about
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This phrase is used here to mark an important event in the story. If your language has a way for doing this, you could consider using it here.
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# at midnight
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"in the middle of the night"
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# was startled
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It is not clear what startled Boaz. Perhaps he suddenly felt the cold air on his feet.
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# He turned over
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He looked to see what startled him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# a woman was lying at his feet
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The woman was Ruth, but Boaz could not recognize her in the darkness.
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