Ruth 1:11

1:11 But Naomi replied, “Go back home, my daughters! There is no reason for you to return to Judah with me! ¹  I am no longer capable of giving birth to sons who might become your husbands! ² 

Ruth 2:15

2:15 When she got up to gather grain, Boaz told ³  his male servants, “Let her gather grain even among ⁴  the bundles! Don’t chase her off! ⁵ 

Ruth 4:3

4:3 Then Boaz said to the guardian, ⁶  “Naomi, who has returned from the region of Moab, is selling ⁷  the portion of land that belongs to our relative Elimelech.

Ruth 4:17

4:17 The neighbor women named him, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed. ⁸  Now he became the father of Jesse – David’s father!

[1:11]  ¹ tn Heb “Why would you want to come with me?” Naomi’s rhetorical question expects a negative answer. The phrase “to Judah” is added in the translation for clarification.

[1:11]  ² tn Heb “Do I still have sons in my inner parts that they might become your husbands?” Again Naomi’s rhetorical question expects a negative answer.

[2:15]  ³ tn Or “commanded” (so KJV, NASB, NCV).

[2:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “even between”; NCV “even around.”

[2:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “do not humiliate her”; cf. KJV “reproach her not”; NASB “do not insult her”; NIV “don’t embarrass her.” This probably refers to a verbal rebuke which would single her out and embarrass her (see v. 16). See R. L. Hubbard, Jr., Ruth (NICOT), 176-77, and F. W. Bush, Ruth, Esther (WBC), 126.

[4:3]  ⁵ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note on the phrase “guardian of the family interests” in 3:9.

[4:3]  ⁶ tn The perfect form of the verb here describes as a simple fact an action that is underway (cf. NIV, NRSV, CEV, NLT); NAB “is putting up for sale.”

[4:17]  ⁷ tn The name “Obed” means “one who serves,” perhaps anticipating how he would help Naomi (see v. 15).