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Ruth 1:8-17
New International Version
Ruth 1:8-17
New International Version
8 Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you, to your mother’s home.(A) May the Lord show you kindness,(B) as you have shown kindness to your dead husbands(C) and to me. 9 May the Lord grant that each of you will find rest(D) in the home of another husband.”
Then she kissed(E) them goodbye and they wept aloud(F) 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?(G) 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?(H) Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter(I) for me than for you, because the Lord’s hand has turned against me!(J)”
14 At this they wept(K) aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law(L) goodbye,(M) but Ruth clung to her.(N)
15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law(O) is going back to her people and her gods.(P) Go back with her.”
16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you(Q) or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go,(R) and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people(S) and your God my God.(T) 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely,(U) if even death separates you and me.”(V)
Ruth 1:8-17
King James Version
Ruth 1:8-17
King James Version
8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
9 The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
10 And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.
11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
12 Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;
13 Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.
14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
15 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
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Ruth 1:8-17
New King James Version
Ruth 1:8-17
New King James Version
8 And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, (A)“Go, return each to her mother’s house. (B)The Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt (C)with the dead and with me. 9 The Lord grant that you may find (D)rest, each in the house of her husband.”
So she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept. 10 And they said to her, “Surely we will return with you to your people.”
11 But Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb, (E)that they may be your husbands? 12 Turn back, my daughters, go—for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, if I should have a husband tonight and should also bear sons, 13 would you wait for them till they were grown? Would you restrain yourselves from having husbands? No, my daughters; for it grieves me very much for your sakes that (F)the hand of the Lord has gone out against me!”
14 Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth (G)clung to her.
15 And she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to (H)her people and to her gods; (I)return after your sister-in-law.”
16 But Ruth said:
(J)“Entreat[a] me not to leave you,
Or to turn back from following after you;
For wherever you go, I will go;
And wherever you lodge, I will lodge;
(K)Your people shall be my people,
And your God, my God.
17 Where you die, I will die,
And there will I be buried.
(L)The Lord do so to me, and more also,
If anything but death parts you and me.”
Footnotes
- Ruth 1:16 Urge me not
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