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Ruth 1:6-14
International Children’s Bible
Ruth 1:6-14
International Children’s Bible
6 While Naomi was in Moab, she heard that the Lord had taken care of his people. He had given food to them in Judah. So Naomi got ready to leave Moab and go back home. The wives of Naomi’s sons also got ready to go with her. 7 So they left the place where they had lived. And they started back on the way to the land of Judah. 8 But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back home. Each of you go to your own mother’s house. You have been very kind to me and to my sons who are now dead. I hope the Lord will also be kind to you in the same way. 9 I hope the Lord will give you another home and a new husband.”
Then Naomi kissed the women. And they began to cry out loud. 10 Her daughters-in-law said to her, “No. We will go with you to your people.”
11 But Naomi said, “My daughters, go back to your own homes. Why do you want to go with me? I cannot give birth to more sons to give you new husbands. 12 So go back to your own homes. I am too old to have another husband. But even if I had another husband tonight and if I had more sons, it wouldn’t help! 13 Would you wait until the babies were grown into men? Would you live for so many years without husbands? Don’t do this thing. My life is much too sad for you to share. This is because the Lord is against me!”
14 The women cried together again. Then Orpah kissed Naomi good-bye, but Ruth held on to her.
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Ruth 1:6-14
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Ruth 1:6-14
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Naomi and Ruth Return to Bethlehem
6 When Naomi heard in Moab(A) that the Lord had come to the aid of his people(B) by providing food(C) for them, she and her daughters-in-law(D) prepared to return home from there. 7 With her two daughters-in-law she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road that would take them back to the land of Judah.
8 Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you, to your mother’s home.(E) May the Lord show you kindness,(F) as you have shown kindness to your dead husbands(G) and to me. 9 May the Lord grant that each of you will find rest(H) in the home of another husband.”
Then she kissed(I) them goodbye and they wept aloud(J) 10 and said to her, “We will go back with you to your people.”
11 But Naomi said, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you come with me? Am I going to have any more sons, who could become your husbands?(K) 12 Return home, my daughters; I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was still hope for me—even if I had a husband tonight and then gave birth to sons— 13 would you wait until they grew up?(L) Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter(M) for me than for you, because the Lord’s hand has turned against me!(N)”
14 At this they wept(O) aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law(P) goodbye,(Q) but Ruth clung to her.(R)
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