diff --git a/rut/01/16.md b/rut/01/16.md
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 # When Ruth stayed with Naomi, what promise did Ruth make to Naomi?
 
-She said, "Where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay; your people shall be my people, and your God shall be my God." 
+She said, "For I will go to the place where you go, and I will stay in the place where you stay. Your people are my people, and your God is my God. In the place where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May Yahweh do thus to me, and thus may he add, if death separates between me and between you." 
diff --git a/rut/01/20.md b/rut/01/20.md
index da4a8b878..79ab34fe1 100644
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 # What name did Naomi want to be called and why?
 
-She asked to be called, "Bitter," because she believed that Yahweh had dealt bitterly with her. 
+She asked to be called, "Mara" (which means "bitter"), because she believed that Yahweh had dealt bitterly with her. 
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diff --git a/rut/02/04.md b/rut/02/04.md
index 657cff096..dd721a509 100644
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@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # What greeting did Boaz give to his workers?
 
-He said, "May Yahweh be with you." 
+He said, "Yahweh be with you." 
diff --git a/rut/02/15.md b/rut/02/15.md
index 5d74230ce..0afc51f53 100644
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 # What additional favor did Boaz show to Ruth when they returned to work after mealtime?
 
-He allowed Ruth to glean among the sheaves. 
+He allowed Ruth to glean among the bundles. 
diff --git a/rut/03/01.md b/rut/03/01.md
index 580f356bf..211baf9fd 100644
--- a/rut/03/01.md
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 # What did Naomi say her desire was for Ruth?
 
-She desired that Ruth have a place of rest, and that things would go well for her. 
+She desired that Ruth have a place of rest, meaning to have a person who would treat her well.
diff --git a/rut/03/03.md b/rut/03/03.md
index 448077544..3e9ddbd97 100644
--- a/rut/03/03.md
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@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # What did Naomi tell Ruth to do before going down to the threshing floor?
 
-She told her to wash and anoint herself, and to put her best clothes. 
+She told her to wash and anoint herself, and to put on her cloak. 
diff --git a/rut/04/03.md b/rut/04/03.md
index 72eba5568..2f5116828 100644
--- a/rut/04/03.md
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@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # What did Boaz first speak about to the other kinsman?
 
-He told him that Naomi was selling the parcel of land owned by Elimelech. 
+He told him that Naomi was selling the parcel of land that had been owned by Elimelek. 
diff --git a/rut/04/05.md b/rut/04/05.md
index 0c87ea2a7..8ccca0062 100644
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 # About what additional requirement did Boaz then tell the other kinsman?
 
-He told him that he would also have to take Ruth in order to raise up the name of Elimelech through his inheritance. 
+He told him that he would also have to marry Ruth in order to raise up the name of Elimelek over his inheritance. 
 
diff --git a/rut/04/09.md b/rut/04/09.md
index f45ee8b1c..84f4090a7 100644
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 # What was the first agreement that Boaz said the elders had witnessed?
 
-They had witnessed that Boaz had bought all that was Elimelech's. 
+They had witnessed that Boaz had bought all the land that had belonged to Elimelek. 
diff --git a/rut/04/16.md b/rut/04/16.md
index f950aa794..0aa6eaaa4 100644
--- a/rut/04/16.md
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 # What was Naomi's relationship with Ruth's son?
 
-Naomi became his caregiver. 
+Naomi became his nurse, or caregiver.