Ruth 3:16

Ruth 3:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
• New International Version (NIV)When Ruth came to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, “How did it go, my daughter?” Then she told her everything Boaz had done for her
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, "How did you fare, my daughter?" Then she told her all that the man had done for her,
• New King James Version (NKJV)When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “Is that you, my daughter?” Then she told her all that the man had done for her.

Context of Ruth 3:16

14So Ruth lay at Boaz’s feet until the morning, but she got up before it was light enough for people to recognize each other. For Boaz had said, “No one must know that a woman was here at the threshing floor.” 15Then Boaz said to her, “Bring your cloak and spread it out.” He measured six scoops of barley into the cloak and placed it on her back. Then he returned to the town. When Ruth went back to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, “What happened, my daughter?” Ruth told Naomi everything Boaz had done for her, 17and she added, “He gave me these six scoops of barley and said, ‘Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’” 18Then Naomi said to her, “Just be patient, my daughter, until we hear what happens. The man won’t rest until he has settled things today.”

Ruth 3:16 word by word

וַתָּבוֹא֙ אֶל־חֲמוֹתָ֔הּ וַתֹּ֖אמֶר מִי־אַ֣תְּ בִּתִּ֑י וַתַּ֨גֶּד־לָ֔הּ אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָֽשָׂה־לָ֖הּ הָאִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when she cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to her mother in lawחֲמוֹתchămôth chămôth · mother-in-lawH2545
• she saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• thou, my daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• And she toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• her all that the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• had doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Commentaries on Ruth 3:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Who art thou, my daughter? - In the dim twilight Rth 3:14 her mother was not sure at first who the young woman was, who sought admittance into the house.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-18Verses 14-18 Ruth had done all that was fit for her to do, she must patiently wait the event. Boaz, having undertaken this matter, would be sure to manage it well. Much more reason have true believers to cast their care on God, because he has promised to care for them. Our strength is to sit still, Is 30:7. This narrative may encourage us to lay ourselves by faith at the feet of Christ: He is our near Kinsman; having taken our nature upon him. He has the…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Mother-in-Law
• Daughter
• Fall
• Levirate Law
• Skirt
• Boaz
• Naomi

Commentaries on Ruth 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary