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.
Parallel translations
- 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.
- 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.
- NKJV When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “Is that you, my daughter?” Then she told her all that the man had done for her.
- NASB When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “How did it go, my daughter?” And she told her all that the man had done for her.
- NLT When Ruth went back to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, “What happened, my daughter?” Ruth told Naomi everything Boaz had done for her,
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