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510 B
510 B
It came about
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.
at midnight
"in the middle of the night"
was startled
It is not clear what startled Boaz. Perhaps he suddenly felt the cold air on his feet.
He turned over
He looked to see what startled him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom)
a woman was lying at his feet
The woman was Ruth, but Boaz could not recognize her in the darkness.