Ruth 3:1 Parallel Translations

Naomi, Ruth's mother-in-law, said to her, "My daughter, shouldn't I try to look for a home that would be good for you?(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

ASV:

And Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

BBE:

And Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, My daughter, am I not to get you a resting-place where you may be in comfort?

DBY:

And Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

ERV:

And Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

JPS:

And Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her: 'My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

WBS:

Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

WEB:

Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?

YLT:

And Naomi her mother-in-law saith to her, 'My daughter, do not I seek for thee rest, that it may be well with thee?

Ruth 3:1 Cross References

XREF:

Ruth 2:23 So she stayed close by the maids of Boaz in order to glean until the end of the barley harvest and the wheat harvest. And she lived with her mother-in-law.

Ruth 3:2 "Now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maids you were? Behold, he winnows barley at the threshing floor tonight. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

3:1 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek {a} rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
(a) Meaning that she would provide her with a husband, with whom she might live peacefully.

WES:

3:1 Rest - A life of rest, and comfort, and safety, under the care of a good husband.

MHC:

3:1-5 The married state should be a rest, as much as any thing upon earth can be so, as it ought to fix the affections and form a connexion for life. Therefore it should be engaged in with great seriousness, with earnest prayers for direction, for the blessing of God, and with regard to his precepts. Parents should carefully advise their children in this important concern, that it may be well with them as to their souls. Be it always remembered, That is best for us which is best for our souls. The course Naomi advised appears strange to us; but it was according to the laws and usages of Israel. If the proposed measure had borne the appearance of evil, Naomi would not have advised it. Law and custom gave Ruth, who was now proselyted to the true religion, a legal claim upon Boaz. It was customary for widows to assert this claim, De 25:5-10. But this is not recorded for imitation in other times, and is not to be judged by modern rules. And if there had been any evil in it, Ruth was a woman of too much virtue and too much sense to have listened to it.

CONC:

Comfort Daughter Home Law Mother-in-law Naomi Na'omi Provided Rest Resting-place Security Seek Try

Comfort Daughter Home Law Mother Mother-In-Law Naomi Na'omi Provided Rest Resting-Place Security Seek Try

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