Ruth 3:16

When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “How did it go, my daughter?” She told her all that the man had done for her.

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WEBBE

When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “How did it go, my daughter?” She told her all that the man had done for her.

BSB

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.

KJV

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.

ASV

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.

BBE

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.

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וַתָּבוֹא va·ta·vo' and she came H935 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 חֲמוֹתָהּ cha·mo·tah mother-in-law her H2545 וַתֹּאמֶר va·to·mer and she said H559 מִי־ mi- who H4310 אַתְּ 'at [are] you H859 בִּתִּי bi·ti O daughter my H1323 וַתַּגֶּד־ va·ta·ged- and she told H5046 לָהּ lah to (the) her H9034 אֵת 'et (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher that H834 עָשָׂה־ 'a·sah- he had done H6213 לָהּ lah for (the) her H9034 הָאִישׁ ha·'ish the man H376

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 14–18

Ruth had done all that was fit for her to do, she must patiently wait the event. Boaz, having undertaken this matter, would be sure to manage it well. Much more reason have true believers to cast their care on God, because he has promised to care for them. Our strength is to sit still, Is 30:7. This narrative may encourage us to lay ourselves by faith at the feet of Christ: He is our near Kinsman; having taken our nature upon him. He has the right to redeem. Let us seek to receive from him his directions: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? Ac 9:6. He will never blame us as doing this unseasonably. And let us earnestly desire and seek the same rest for our children and friends, that it may be well with them also.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.