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she arose with her daughters-in-law and returned
The word "arose" here means that Naomi began to act, and her daughters-in-law saw her, so they began to act also. Alternate translation: "she started to return, and her daughters-in-law also returned" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
she had heard in the country of Moab
"while Naomi was living in Moab she heard." It is implied that the news came from Israel. Alternate translation: "she heard from Israel while in the country of Moab" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)
Yahweh
This is the name of God that he revealed to his people in the Old Testament. See the translationWord page about Yahweh concerning how to translate this.
had provided for his people's needs
God saw their need and provided good harvests for them.
daughters-in-law
the women who married Naomi's sons