Ruth 1:10

1:10 But they said to her, “No! ¹  We will ²  return with you to your people.”

Ruth 4:16

4:16 Naomi took the child and placed him on her lap; ³  she became his caregiver. ⁴ 

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¹ tn The particle כִּי (ki) here has the force of “no, on the contrary” (see Gen 31:26; Ps 44:22; HALOT 470 s.v. II כִּי 3).

² tn Or perhaps “we want to” (so NCV, CEV, NLT), if the imperfect is understood in a modal sense indicating desire.

³ tn Or “breast”; KJV, NRSV “in her bosom.”

⁴ tn Heb “his nurse,” but this refers to a dry nurse, not a medical attendant. Cf. NIV “and cared for him”; TEV “and took (+ good CEV) care of him.”