Ruth 1:22 MSG/NIV - Online Parallel Bible
| The Message (MSG) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 22 And so Naomi was back, and Ruth the foreigner with her, back from the country of Moab. They arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest. | 22 So Naomi returned from Moab accompanied by Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, arriving in Bethlehem as the barley harvest was beginning. |
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