| 1:1 – 1:5 | 21 | Elimelech moves his wife (Naomi) and family from Israel to Moab |
| 1:6 – 1:22 | Ruth returns with Naomi to Israel | |
| 2:1 – 2:23 | Ruth works in Boaz’s field – Gains his favor | |
| 3:1 – 3:18 | Ruth offers herself to Boaz at the threshing floor | |
| 4:1 – 4:12 | Boaz publically redeems all possessions of Elimelech including Ruth to marry | |
| 4:13 – 4:22 | Ruth conceives a son. He is named Obed, the grandfather of David |