en_tn/rut/03/01.md

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# mother-in-law
Naomi is the mother of Ruth's dead husband.
# My daughter
Ruth became Naomi's daughter by marrying her son and further by her actions in caring for Naomi after returning to Bethlehem.
# should I not seek a place for you to rest ... for you?
Naomi uses this question to tell Ruth what she planned to do. AT: "I must look for a place for you to rest ... for you." or "I must find a husband to care for you ... for you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
# a place for you to rest
Possible meanings are 1) literally in finding a house for her to live in or 2) figuratively in finding a husband to care for her. Naomi probably had both senses in mind. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# female workers you have been with
The translation can make explicit that she was working in the fields with these female workers. AT: "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. AT: "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.
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/boaz]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/kin]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/winnow]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/barley]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/thresh]]