# female workers you have been with

The translation can make explicit that she was working in the fields with these female workers. Alternate translation: "female workers you have been with in the fields" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# is he not our kinsman?

Naomi probably used this question to remind Ruth of something she had already told her. Alternate translation: "he is our relative." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# Look

This term indicates that the following statement is very important.

# winnowing

To winnow means to separate grain from the unwanted chaff by tossing both the grain and chaff into the air, allowing the wind to blow the chaff away.