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Literal Standard Version

Ruth 3:16

And she comes to her mother-in-law, and she says, "Who [are] you, my daughter?" And she declares to her all that the man has done to her.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Holman Bible Dictionary - Obed;   Ruth;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for June 20;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
She went to her mother-in-law, Naomi, who asked her, “What happened, my daughter?”
Hebrew Names Version
When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who are you, my daughter? She told her all that the man had done to her.
King James Version
And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
Lexham English Bible
And she came to her mother-in-law, and she said, "How did it go for you, my daughter?" And she told her all that the man did for her.
English Standard Version
And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, "How did you fare, my daughter?" Then she told her all that the man had done for her,
New Century Version
When Ruth went back to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, "How did you do, my daughter?" Ruth told Naomi everything that Boaz did for her.
New English Translation
and she returned to her mother-in-law. When Ruth returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, "How did things turn out for you, my daughter?" Ruth told her about all the man had done for her.
Amplified Bible
When she came home, her mother-in-law said, "How did it go, my daughter?" And Ruth told her everything that the man had done for her.
New American Standard Bible
When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, "How did it go, my daughter?" And she told her all that the man had done for her.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when she came to her mother in law, she sayd, Who art thou, my daughter? And she tolde her all that the man had done to her,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then she came to her mother-in-law, and she said, "How did it go, my daughter?" And she told her all that the man had done for her.
Contemporary English Version
Naomi asked her what had happened, and Ruth told her everything.
Complete Jewish Bible
When she came to her mother-in-law, she asked, "Who are you? My daughter?" She told her everything the man had done for her.
Darby Translation
And she came to her mother-in-law; and she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
Easy-to-Read Version
Ruth went to the home of her mother-in-law, Naomi. Naomi went to the door and asked, "Who's there?" Ruth went in telling Naomi everything that Boaz did for her.
George Lamsa Translation
And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said to her, Who are you, my daughter? And she answered, I am Ruth, and she told her all that Boaz had done for her;
Good News Translation
When she arrived home, her mother-in-law asked her, "How did you get along, daughter?" Ruth told her everything that Boaz had done for her.
Literal Translation
And she came in to her mother-in-law. And she said, Who are you, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& came to hir mother in lawe, which sayde: How is it wt the my doughter? And she tolde her all yt the ma had done vnto her,
American Standard Version
And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
Bible in Basic English
And when she came back her mother-in-law said to her, How did it go with you, my daughter? And she gave her an account of all the man had done to her.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when she came in, to her mother in lawe, she sayde: Who art thou, my daughter? And she tolde her all that the man had done to her,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said: 'Who art thou, my daughter?' And she told her all that the man had done to her.
King James Version (1611)
And when shee came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? and she tolde her all that the man had done to her.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Ruth went in to her mother-in-law, and she said to her, My daughter! and Ruth told her all that the man had done to her.
English Revised Version
And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
Berean Standard Bible
When Ruth returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked her, "How did it go, my daughter?" Then Ruth told her all that Boaz had done for her.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and cam to hir modir in lawe. Which seide to Ruth, What hast thou do, douyter? And Ruth telde to hir alle thingis, whyche `the man hadde do to hir.
Young's Literal Translation
And she cometh in unto her mother-in-law, and she saith, `Who [art] thou, my daughter?' and she declareth to her all that the man hath done to her.
Update Bible Version
And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who are you, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who [art] thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
World English Bible
When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who are you, my daughter? She told her all that the man had done to her.
New King James Version
When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, "Is that you, my daughter?" Then she told her all that the man had done for her.
New Living Translation
When Ruth went back to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, "What happened, my daughter?" Ruth told Naomi everything Boaz had done for her,
New Life Bible
When she came to her mother-in-law, Naomi said, "How did it go, my daughter?" And Ruth told her all that the man had done for her.
New Revised Standard
She came to her mother-in-law, who said, "How did things go with you, my daughter?" Then she told her all that the man had done for her,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when she came unto her mother-in- law, she said - Who art, thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done for her.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And came to her mother in law; who said to her: What hast thou done, daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
Revised Standard Version
And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, "How did you fare, my daughter?" Then she told her all that the man had done for her,
THE MESSAGE
When she came to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, "And how did things go, my dear daughter?" Ruth told her everything that the man had done for her, adding, "And he gave me all this barley besides—six quarts! He told me, ‘You can't go back empty-handed to your mother-in-law!'"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, "How did it go, my daughter?" And she told her all that the man had done for her.

Contextual Overview

14And she lies down at his feet until the morning, and rises before one discerns another; and he says, "Let it not be known that the woman has come into the floor." 15And he says, "Give the covering which [is] on you, and keep hold on it"; and she keeps hold on it, and he measures six [measures] of barley, and lays [it] on her; and he goes into the city. 16And she comes to her mother-in-law, and she says, "Who [are] you, my daughter?" And she declares to her all that the man has done to her.17And she says, "These six [measures] of barley he has given to me, for he said, You do not go in empty to your mother-in-law." 18And she says, "Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter falls, for the man does not rest except he has completed the matter today."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Who art thou: Or, as the Vulgate renders, Quid egisti filiȧ "What hast thou done, my daughter?" Ruth 3:16

Cross-References

Genesis 3:1
And the serpent has been cunning above every beast of the field which YHWH God has made, and he says to the woman, "Is it true that God has said, You do not eat from every tree of the garden?"
Genesis 3:6
And the woman sees that the tree [is] good for food, and that it [is] pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make [one] wise, and she takes from its fruit and eats, and also gives [some] to her husband with her, and he eats;
Genesis 3:7
and the eyes of them both are opened, and they know that they [are] naked, and they sew fig-leaves, and make girdles for themselves.
Genesis 3:8
And they hear the sound of YHWH God walking up and down in the garden at the breeze of the day, and the man and his wife hide themselves from the face of YHWH God in the midst of the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:9
And YHWH God calls to the man and says to him, "Where [are] you?"
Genesis 3:10
And he says, "I have heard Your sound in the garden, and I am afraid, for I am naked, and I hide myself."
Genesis 3:11
And He says, "Who has declared to you that you [are] naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I have commanded you not to eat?"
Genesis 3:12
And the man says, "The woman whom You placed with me—she has given to me from the tree, and I eat."
Genesis 3:16
To the woman He said, "Multiplying I multiply your sorrow and your conception; you will bear children in sorrow, and your desire [is] toward your Man [[or husband]], and He [[or he]] will rule over you."
Genesis 3:17
And to the man He said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and eat from the tree concerning which I have charged you, saying, You do not eat of it, cursed [is] the ground on your account; in sorrow you eat of it [for] all days of your life,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when she came to her mother in law,.... To Naomi, in Bethlehem:

she said, who art thou, my daughter? it being near dusk, she could not discern her, or perhaps she put the question before she opened the door and saw her; though one would think, if Ruth had called to her, she would have known her voice: rather therefore the particle may be rendered, "what" or "how" c, instead of "who"; and the sense be, what had befallen her? what success had she had? how had things gone with her? was she married or not? or rather, had she got a promise of it? or was it likely that she should be married? with which the answer agrees:

and she told her all that the man had done to her; what kindness he had shown her, what promises he had made to her, that either he, or a nearer kinsman, would marry her, and redeem her husband's estate.

c מי את "quid egisti?" V. L. "quid tibi?" Tigurine version; so R. Jonah in Aben Ezra, & Abendana in loc. "quomodo tu filia mea?" Nold. p. 602. No. 1626.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who art thou, my daughter? - In the dim twilight Ruth 3:14 her mother was not sure at first who the young woman was, who sought admittance into the house.


 
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