KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When she came to her mother-in-law, Naomi said, 'How did it go, my daughter?' And Ruth told her everything the man had done for her.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows Naomi eagerly asking Ruth about her nighttime visit to Boaz, and Ruth sharing all the kind things he had done for her.
📚 Historical Context
Ruth had just returned from the threshing floor where she had approached Boaz following Naomi's instructions to secure him as their kinsman-redeemer. In ancient Israel, a kinsman-redeemer was a male relative who could marry a widow to continue the family line and restore lost property. Naomi was anxiously waiting to hear whether Boaz would accept this responsibility.
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