Naomi had a prominent kinsman named Boaz, of the clan of her husband Elimelech. Ruth suggests she glean ears of grain in the fields of anyone who allows her to. Ruth enters Boaz's field. Because Boaz has heard what she did for her mother-in-law, and allows her to glean in his field and has commanded his young men to let her drink (and not to mess around with her). He lets her have food and to dip her bread in the sauce. When she gets back that evening she has gleaned about an ephah of barley (my notes say about 4 liters). Naomi is amazed when she sees the bounty and encourages Ruth to do as Boaz said, to stay with the servants and complete the harvest.
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2 A reminder from the law of Moses that land owners should leave what the grain harvesters miss so that the poor, alien, and widow could supply their needs.
Well, it turns out that Ruth asked if she could "collect the remains" of grain in someone's field. Little did Naomi realize that Ruth would find this well-off relative who would be so abundantely kind to them. His behavior shows that he is a Godly man. He had heard of Ruth's sacrifice to leave all her familiar surroundings and care for her mother-in-law. They remained in this situation for a while.
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