Ruth 3:11
And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman. And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.
Boaz reassures Ruth not to be afraid and promises to do for her all that she has requested, because her standing as a virtuous woman is widely known among the people of the city in Bethlehem. His assurance acknowledges her publicly known reputation for virtue and pledges to meet her request. His favorable answer means he is willing to take up the obligations of a goel toward her deceased husband's family, while recognizing that a nearer kinsman holds the first right to do so.
This exchange belongs to the arrangement by which a deceased man's family inheritance in Canaan was kept within his family. Under that arrangement, if a man died without an heir, his brother could marry his widow. Their firstborn would then be counted as the deceased man's heir, so that the homestead would remain in the family.