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Naomi Loses Her Husband and Sons. 1 In the days when the judges ruled,[a] there was a famine in the land. So a man from Bethlehem in Judah, together with his wife and two sons, went to live for a while in the country of Moab. 2 The man’s name was Elimelek, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion.
Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her. Douay-Rheims Bible. And they lifted up their voice, and began to weep again: Orpha kissed her mother in law and returned: Ruth stuck close to her mother in law. English Revised Version.
Good News Translation Again they started crying. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye and went back home, but Ruth held on to her. International Standard Version They began to cry loudly again. So Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye, but Ruth remained with her.
Ruth 1:14 NIV. KJV NIV NLT NKJV ESV. At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her. NIV: New International Version. Read Ruth 1. Listen to Ruth 1. Bible App Bible App for Kids. Compare All Versions: Ruth 1:14.
What does Ruth 1:14 mean? Naomi's argument hits home. She sees no way her daughters-in-law can stay with her and yet be free from hunger and poverty. Ten years before, Naomi and her husband and sons fled the famine in Bethlehem—she knows what it feels like to be in need, and she doesn't want that for Orpah and Ruth (Ruth 1:1–5).
14 At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her. 15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.” 16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay.
Biblica stewards the New International Version Bible. At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
