Ruth 3 — Open Bible Translation (review)

3:1Draft

One day Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, shouldn't I look for a place of rest for you, where life will go well for you?

Alternative: "a place of rest": a secure home, as in 1:9.

BSB: One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?

Noteshared wording: 10 words in a row identical to World English Bible: «naomi her mother in law said to her my daughter» (public domain — allowed).

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026One day Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, shouldn't I look for a place of rest for you, where life will go well for you?

3:2Draft

Now, Boaz—whose young women you have been working with—isn't he our relative? Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor.

BSB: Now is not Boaz, with whose servant girls you have been working, a relative of ours? In fact, tonight he is winnowing barley on the threshing floor.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Now, Boaz—whose young women you have been working with—isn't he our relative? Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor.

3:3Draft

So wash, put on perfume, put on your cloak, and go down to the threshing floor. But don't let him know you are there until he is done eating and drinking.

Text: The written Hebrew has "your cloak"; the traditional reading (qere) is "your clothes."

BSB: Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

Checkcompared with BSB: The Hebrew word שִׂמְלֹתַיִךְ (simlotayikh) in verse 3 means 'your clothes/garments' (plural), referring to her best clothes or garments. The draft translates this as 'your cloak' (singular), which is narrower and potentially misleading. The BSB 'your best clothes' better captures the plural and the sense of dressing well.
Noteshared wording: 10 words in a row identical to World English Bible: «and go down to the threshing floor but don t» (public domain — allowed).

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026So wash, put on perfume, put on your cloak, and go down to the threshing floor. But don't let him know you are there until he is done eating and drinking.

3:4Draft

When he lies down, take note of the place where he lies. Then go in, uncover his feet, and lie down. He will tell you what you should do."

Alternative: "his feet": literally "the place of his feet."

BSB: When he lies down, note the place where he lies. Then go in and uncover his feet, and lie down, and he will explain to you what you should do.”

Noteshared wording: 8 words in a row identical to Berean Standard Bible: «the place where he lies then go in» (public domain — allowed).

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026When he lies down, take note of the place where he lies. Then go in, uncover his feet, and lie down. He will tell you what you should do."

3:5Draft

Ruth answered her, "I will do everything you say."

BSB: “I will do everything you say,” Ruth answered.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Ruth answered her, "I will do everything you say."

3:6Draft

She went down to the threshing floor and carried out all her mother-in-law's instructions.

BSB: So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her to do.

Noteshared wording: 8 words in a row identical to World English Bible: «she went down to the threshing floor and» (public domain — allowed).
Noteshared wording: 8 words in a row identical to Berean Standard Bible: «she went down to the threshing floor and» (public domain — allowed).

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026She went down to the threshing floor and carried out all her mother-in-law's instructions.

3:7Draft

Boaz ate and drank, and with a contented heart he went to lie down beside the heap of grain. She crept in quietly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

BSB: After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then Ruth went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Boaz ate and drank, and with a contented heart he went to lie down beside the heap of grain. She crept in quietly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

3:8Draft

In the middle of the night something startled the man; he turned, and found a woman lying at his feet.

BSB: At midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman!

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026In the middle of the night something startled the man; he turned, and found a woman lying at his feet.

3:9Draft

"Who are you?" he asked. She answered, "I am Ruth, your servant. Spread the wing of your cloak over your servant, for you are a family redeemer."

Meaning: "the wing of your cloak": the same word as "wings" in 2:12. Ruth asks Boaz to become the answer to his own blessing; the gesture also signaled a promise of marriage.

BSB: “Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026"Who are you?" he asked. She answered, "I am Ruth, your servant. Spread the wing of your cloak over your servant, for you are a family redeemer."

3:10Draft

He said, "May the LORD bless you, my daughter! This last act of loyal love is greater than the first, for you have not chased after the young men, rich or poor.

BSB: Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

Noteshared wording: 8 words in a row identical to Berean Standard Bible: «said may the lord bless you my daughter» (public domain — allowed).

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026He said, "May the LORD bless you, my daughter! This last act of loyal love is greater than the first, for you have not chased after the young men, rich or poor.

3:11Draft

Now, my daughter, don't be afraid. Whatever you ask, I will do for you. Everyone at the town gate knows you are a woman of worth.

Alternative: "everyone at the town gate": literally "all the gate of my people," where the community gathered.
Meaning: "of worth": the same word used for Boaz in 2:1.

BSB: And now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Now, my daughter, don't be afraid. Whatever you ask, I will do for you. Everyone at the town gate knows you are a woman of worth.

3:12Draft

Yes, I am a family redeemer—but there is one more closely related than I am.

BSB: Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Yes, I am a family redeemer—but there is one more closely related than I am.

3:13Draft

Spend the night here. In the morning, if he will act as your redeemer, well and good—let him. But if he doesn't want to redeem you, I will redeem you myself, as surely as the LORD lives. Now lie here until morning."

BSB: Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Spend the night here. In the morning, if he will act as your redeemer, well and good—let him. But if he doesn't want to redeem you, I will redeem you myself, as surely as the LORD lives. Now lie here until morning."

3:14Draft

She lay at his feet until morning, then rose while it was still too dark to tell one person from another, because Boaz thought, "No one must know that a woman came to the threshing floor."

Alternative: "thought": the Hebrew verb usually means "said"; it can introduce a thought.

BSB: So she lay down at his feet until morning, but she got up before anyone else could recognize her. Then Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.”

Checkcompared with BSB: The draft renders the verse as if 'Boaz thought' introduces his internal reasoning, but the Hebrew וַיֹּאמֶר (wayyomer) indicates Boaz spoke/said this, not merely thought it. The BSB 'Then Boaz said' is more accurate. While the content could be understood as Boaz's concern, the text presents it as something he said.
Noteshared wording: 8 words in a row identical to Berean Standard Bible: «that a woman came to the threshing floor» (public domain — allowed).

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026She lay at his feet until morning, then rose while it was still too dark to tell one person from another, because Boaz thought, "No one must know that a woman came to the threshing floor."

3:15Draft

He said, "Hold out the shawl you have on." When she did, he poured in six measures of barley and lifted it onto her. Then he went back to town.

Text: Most Hebrew manuscripts read "he went"; some, and several ancient versions, read "she went."
Measure: The measure isn't named; probably an amount she could carry.

BSB: And he told her, “Bring the shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” When she did so, he shoveled six measures of barley into her shawl. Then he went into the city.

Checkcompared with BSB: The draft 'lifted it onto her' suggests Boaz placed the barley on Ruth, but the Hebrew וַיָּשֶׁת עָלֶיהָ can mean 'he put/set (it) on her' or 'he loaded her with it.' The final phrase וַיָּבֹא הָעִיר 'and he went into the city' has ambiguous subject. Most translations (including BSB) take it as Boaz going into the city, but the subject could potentially be Ruth. The draft follows the common interpretation here, which is acceptable.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026He said, "Hold out the shawl you have on." When she did, he poured in six measures of barley and lifted it onto her. Then he went back to town.

3:16Draft

When Ruth came to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, "How did it go, my daughter?" Ruth recounted everything the man had done for her.

Alternative: Literally "Who are you, my daughter?"

BSB: When Ruth returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked her, “How did it go, my daughter?” Then Ruth told her all that Boaz had done for her.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026When Ruth came to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, "How did it go, my daughter?" Ruth recounted everything the man had done for her.

3:17Draft

"He gave me these six measures of barley," she said. "He told me, 'Don't go back to your mother-in-law empty.'"

Meaning: "empty" recalls 1:21: Naomi came back empty; she will not be left that way.

BSB: And she said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”

Noteshared wording: 8 words in a row identical to World English Bible: «he gave me these six measures of barley» (public domain — allowed).
Noteshared wording: 8 words in a row identical to Berean Standard Bible: «he gave me these six measures of barley» (public domain — allowed).
Notecompared with BSB: The draft renders 'empty-handed' as 'empty.' This is a minor stylistic compression that preserves the essential meaning, though slightly less explicit than the BSB.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026"He gave me these six measures of barley," she said. "He told me, 'Don't go back to your mother-in-law empty.'"

3:18Draft

Naomi said, "Sit tight, my daughter, until you see how things fall out. That man won't rest until he has resolved this today."

BSB: “Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Naomi said, "Sit tight, my daughter, until you see how things fall out. That man won't rest until he has resolved this today."

Ruth 3 · review