‘My lord,’ she said, ‘I have found favour with you, for you have comforted and encouraged your servant, although I am not like one of your female servants.’
The king said to Ziba, ‘All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours! ’ ‘I bow before you,’ Ziba said. ‘May I find favour with you, my lord the king! ’
May God Almighty cause the man to be merciful to you so that he will release your other brother and Benjamin to you. As for me, if I am deprived of my sons, then I am deprived.’
But Jacob said, ‘No, please! If I have found favour with you, take this gift from me. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing God’s face, since you have accepted me.
Then her husband got up and followed her to speak kindly to her and bring her back. He had his servant with him and a pair of donkeys. So she brought him to her father’s house, and when the girl’s father saw him, he gladly welcomed him.
May the Lord reward you for what you have done, and may you receive a full reward from the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.’
At mealtime Boaz told her, ‘Come over here and have some bread and dip it in the vinegar sauce.’ So she sat beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain. She ate and was satisfied and had some left over.