Ruth 3:2

3:2 Now Boaz, with whose female servants you worked, is our close relative. Look, tonight he is winnowing barley at the threshing floor.

Ruth 3:9

3:9 He said, “Who are you?” She replied, “I am Ruth, your servant. Marry your servant, for you are a guardian of the family interests.”

Ruth 3:12

3:12 Now yes, it is true that I am a guardian, but there is another guardian who is a closer relative than I am.