OET interlinear RUTH 1:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-endofstory

וַ⁠תָּ֣שָׁב נָעֳמִ֗י וְ⁠ר֨וּת הַ⁠מּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה כַלָּתָ⁠הּ֙ עִמָּ֔⁠הּ הַ⁠שָּׁ֖בָה מִ⁠שְּׂדֵ֣י מוֹאָ֑ב

and,returned Nāˊₒmī and,Ruth the,Moabitess daughter-in-law_of,her with=her/it the,came_back from,country_of Mōʼāⱱ

This sentence provides a brief summary and conclusion of the story so far. It does not provide new information or new events in the story. Your language may have its own way of showing that this is the end of a section of a story. Follow that way here.

Note 2 topic: writing-background

וְ⁠הֵ֗מָּה בָּ֚אוּ בֵּ֣ית לֶ֔חֶם בִּ⁠תְחִלַּ֖ת קְצִ֥יר שְׂעֹרִֽים

and,they they_went house_of food/grain/bread in/on/at/with,beginning_of harvest_of barley

This sentence provides background information to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, present this information in a way that makes it clear that this is background information.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בִּ⁠תְחִלַּ֖ת קְצִ֥יר שְׂעֹרִֽים

in/on/at/with,beginning_of harvest_of barley

The phrase the harvest of barley can be translated with a verbal phrase if that would be helpful in your language. Alternate translation: “when the farmers were just beginning to harvest barley” or “when the farmers started harvesting the barley”