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OEB So Naomi and Ruth, her Moabite daughter-in-law, returned from Moab. They reached Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
WEBBE So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab. They came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So Naomi returned, accompanied by her Moabite daughter-in-law Ruth, who came back with her from the region of Moab. (Now they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.)
LSV And Naomi turns back, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who has turned back from the fields of Moab, and they have come to Beth-Lehem at the commencement of barley-harvest.
FBV This is the way that Naomi returned from Moab with Ruth, the Moabite, her daughter-in-law. They arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
T4T That summarizes the account of Naomi returning home along with her daughter-in-law Ruth, the woman from Moab. And it happened that when they arrived in Bethlehem, the barley grain harvest was just beginning.
LEB So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabite her daughter-in-law with her, returning from the countryside of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the harvest of barley.
BBE So Naomi came back out of the country of Moab, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her; and they came to Beth-lehem in the first days of the grain-cutting.
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JPS So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the field of Moab — and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
ASV So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
DRA So Noemi came with Ruth the Moabitess her daughter in law, from the land of her sojournment: and returned into Bethlehem, in the beginning of the barley harvest.
YLT And Naomi turneth back, and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her, who hath turned back from the fields of Moab, and they have come in to Beth-Lehem at the commencement of barley-harvest.
Drby So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the fields of Moab; and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of the barley-harvest.
RV So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
Wbstr So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley-harvest.
KJB-1769 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
KJB-1611 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitesse her daughter in law with her, which returned out of the countrey of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem, in the beginning of barley haruest.
(So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitesse her daughter in law with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem, in the beginning of barley harvest.)
Bshps And so Naomi with Ruth the Moabitesse her daughter in lawe, returned out of the countrey of Moab, and came to Bethlehe, in the beginning of barlie haruest.
(And so Naomi with Ruth the Moabitesse her daughter in law, returned out of the country of Moab, and came to Bethlehe, in the beginning of barlie harvest.)
Gnva So Naomi returned and Ruth the Moabitesse her daughter in law with her, when she came out of the countrey of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barly haruest.
(So Naomi returned and Ruth the Moabitesse her daughter in law with her, when she came out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barly harvest. )
Cvdl It was aboute the tyme of the begynninge of the barlye haruest, whan Naemi and his sonnes wife Ruth ye Moabitysse, came agayne from the londe of the Moabites vnto Bethleem.
(It was about the time of the beginning of the barlye harvest, when Naomi and his sons wife Ruth ye/you_all Moabitysse, came again from the land of the Moabites unto Bethleem.)
Wyc Therfor Noemy cam with Ruth of Moab, `the wijf of hir sone, fro the lond of hir pilgrimage, and turnede ayen in to Bethleem, whanne barli was ropun first.
(Therefore Noemy came with Ruth of Moab, `the wife of her son, from the land of her pilgrimage, and turned again in to Bethlehem, when barli was ropun first.)
Luth Es war aber um die Zeit, daß die Gerstenernte anging, da Naemi und ihre Schnur Ruth, die Moabitin, wiederkamen vom Moabiter Lande gen Bethlehem.
(It what/which but around/by/for the Zeit, that the Gerstenernte anging, there Naomi and their/her Schnur Ruth, the Moabitin, came_backen from_the Moabiter land to/toward Bethlehem.)
ClVg Venit ergo Noëmi cum Ruth Moabitide nuru sua, de terra peregrinationis suæ: ac reversa est in Bethlehem, quando primum hordea metebantur.
(Venit therefore Noëmi when/with Ruth Moabitide nuru sua, about earth/land peregrinationis suæ: ac reversa it_is in Bethlehem, when primum hordea metebantur. )
UTN 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,her with=her/it the,came_back from,country 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 harvest 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 harvest 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”
