At that time, ¹  Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home for you so you will be secure. ² 

biblegateway Rut 3:1

Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you?

Ruth's mother-in-law Naomi said to her, "My daughter, shouldn't I find security for you, so that you will be taken care of?

Naomi, Ruth’s mother–in–law, said to her, "My daughter, shouldn’t I try to look for a home that would be good for you?

biblegateway Rut 3:1

One day Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, should I not try to find a home for you, where you will be well provided for?

Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, should I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?

bibleoremus Rut 3:1

Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, "My daughter, I need to seek some security for you, so that it may be well with you.

One day Naomi, Ruth's mother-in-law, said to her, “My daughter, I want to see you settled happily.

biblegateway Rut 3:1

Then Naomi her mother–in–law said to her, "My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you?

Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

biblegateway Rut 3:1

At that time, ¹  Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, “My daughter, I must find a home for you so you will be secure. ² 

¹ tn The phrase “sometime later” does not appear in Hebrew but is supplied to mark the implicit shift in time from the events in chapter 2.

² tn Heb “My daughter, should I not seek for you a resting place so that it may go well for you [or which will be good for you]?” The idiomatic, negated rhetorical question is equivalent to an affirmation (see 2:8-9) and has thus been translated in the affirmative (so also NAB, NCV, NRSV, TEV, CEV, NLT).