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Ruth 3:16

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.

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.
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

14 So she slept beside him until morning. She woke up while it was still dark. Boaz thought, "No one must know that a woman visited the threshing floor." 15 Then he said, "Hold out the shawl you are wearing and grip it tightly." As she held it tightly, he measured out about sixty pounds of barley into the shawl and put it on her shoulders. Then he went into town, 16 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. 17 She said, "He gave me these sixty pounds of barley, for he said to me, ‘Do not go to your mother-in-law empty-handed.'" 18 Then Naomi said, "Stay put, my daughter, until you know how the matter turns out. For the man will not rest until he has taken care of 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
Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Is it really true that God said, ‘You must not eat from any tree of the orchard'?"
Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
Genesis 3:7
Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
Genesis 3:8
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God moving about in the orchard at the breezy time of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the orchard.
Genesis 3:9
But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?"
Genesis 3:10
The man replied, "I heard you moving about in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid."
Genesis 3:11
And the Lord God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"
Genesis 3:12
The man said, "The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it."
Genesis 3:16
To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you."
Genesis 3:17
But to Adam he said, "Because you obeyed your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground thanks to you; in painful toil you will eat of it all the 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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