2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# My daughter
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2023-06-16 20:13:58 +00:00
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Ruth cared for Naomi as if she were her own mother, so Naomi called her “daughter”.
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2023-06-16 20:13:58 +00:00
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# should I not seek a place for you to rest, so that things may go well for you?
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2023-06-16 20:13:58 +00:00
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This question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "I must look for a place for you to rest so that things may go well for you."
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# a place for you to rest
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2023-06-16 20:13:58 +00:00
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Possible meanings are 1) a home for Ruth or 2) a husband who would provide a home for Ruth. Naomi probably had both of these in mind.
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