OET interlinear RUTH 2:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

ר֨וּת הַ⁠מּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜ה

Rūt the,Moabitess

Here the writer reintroduces Ruth after giving background information about someone else. If your language has its own way of reintroducing old participants when it resumes a story, you could use it here in your translation. Alternate translation: “the same Moabite woman, Ruth”

הַ⁠מּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜ה

the,Moabitess

Alternate translation: “from the country of Moab”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶמְצָא־חֵ֖ן בְּ⁠עֵינָ֑י⁠ו

which/who find graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty in/on/at/with,sight,whose

The idiom in whose eyes I find favor means “whoever will approve of me.” Ruth speaks of gaining someone’s favor as gaining permission, kindness, or approval. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “anyone who gives me permission” or “whoever will be kind to me”

Note 3 topic: translate-kinship

בִתִּֽ⁠י

daughter,my

Ruth was caring for Naomi as if she were her own mother, and Naomi addressed Ruth affectionately as her daughter. If it would be helpful in your language, use the term in your language that would indicate this kind of close relationship between two women.