A. 1:1-5 During a famine, Elimelech and his family leave Bethlehem for the country of Moab.
B. 1: 6-22 Naomi returns to Bethlehem, accompanied by Ruth, her Moabite daughter-in-law.
C. 2: 1-23 Ruth during harvest gleans in the fields of Boaz, Naomi's kinsman.
D. 3:1-18 At Naomi's suggestion, Ruth visits the threshing-floor of Boaz.
E. 4:1-12 Boaz redeems the inheritance and marries Ruth.
F. 4:13-17 Ruth gives birth to Obed, the grandfather of David.