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15 And she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods. Return after your sister-in-law too.”

16 But Ruth said, “Do not urge[a] me to leave you or to return from following you![b] For where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people will be my people and your God will be my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. So may Yahweh do to me, and even more, unless[c] death separates you and me!”[d] 18 When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 1:16 Literally “You shall not press me”
  2. Ruth 1:16 Literally “from behind you”
  3. Ruth 1:17 Literally “and so may he do again, that”
  4. Ruth 1:17 Literally “makes a separation between you and between me”
  5. Ruth 1:18 Literally “she ceased to speak to her”

15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law(A) is going back to her people and her gods.(B) Go back with her.”

16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you(C) or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go,(D) and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people(E) and your God my God.(F) 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely,(G) if even death separates you and me.”(H) 18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.(I)

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