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Berean Standard Bible

“So Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.”

Ruth 1:22

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Naomi has returned to Bethlehem after ten years in Moab, bitter over the loss of her husband and sons. Ruth the Moabite has come with her, a foreigner in an unfamiliar land.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.

World English Bible (WEB)

So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab. They came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

King James Version (KJV)

So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

American Standard Version (ASV)

So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So Naomi came back out of the country of Moab, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her; and they came to Beth-lehem in the first days of the grain-cutting.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Así volvió Noemi y Ruth Moabita su nuera con ella; volvió de los campos de Moab, y llegaron á Beth-lehem en el principio de la siega de las cebadas.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El regreso de ellas de Moab y su llegada a Belén coincidió con el tiempo de la cosecha de la cebada.

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