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16 When Ruth went back to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, “What happened, my daughter?”

Ruth told Naomi everything Boaz had done for her, 17 and she added, “He gave me these six scoops of barley and said, ‘Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”

18 Then Naomi said to her, “Just be patient, my daughter, until we hear what happens. The man won’t rest until he has settled things today.”

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Naomi’s Response to Ruth

16 When Ruth[a] returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi[b] asked her, “How did it go, my daughter?”

Then she related everything that the man had done for her. 17 Ruth[c] also said, “He gave me these six units[d] of barley and told me, ‘Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”[e]

18 Naomi[f] replied, “Be patient, my daughter, until you learn how this works out, because the man won’t rest until he finishes everything today.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 3:16 Lit. she
  2. Ruth 3:16 Lit. she
  3. Ruth 3:17 Lit. She
  4. Ruth 3:17 The Heb. lacks units
  5. Ruth 3:17 Lit. in vain
  6. Ruth 3:18 Lit. She