Ruth 1:8

Ruth 1:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you, to your mother’s home. May the Lord show you kindness, as you have shown kindness to your dead husbands and to me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, "Go, return each of you to her mother's house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each to her mother’s house. The Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me.

Context of Ruth 1:8

6Then she set out with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in Moab how the Lord had taken care of His people [of Judah] in giving them food. 7So she left the place where she was living, her two daughters-in-law with her, and they started on the way back to the land of Judah. But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you return to your mother’s house. May the Lord show kindness to you as you have shown kindness to the dead and to me. 9May the Lord grant that you find rest, each one in the home of her husband.” Then she kissed them [goodbye], and they wept aloud. 10And they said to her, “No, we will go with you to your people [in Judah].”

Ruth 1:8 word by word

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר נָעֳמִי֙ לִשְׁתֵּ֣י כַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ לֵ֣כְנָה שֹּׁ֔בְנָה אִשָּׁ֖ה לְבֵ֣ית אִמָּ֑הּ יַ֣עַשׂ יְהוָ֤ה עִמָּכֶם֙ חֶ֔סֶד כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם עִם־הַמֵּתִ֖ים וְעִמָּדִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Naomiנׇעֳמִיno‛ŏmîy · NaomiH5281
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto her twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• daughters in lawכַּלָּהkallâh · daughter-in-lawH3618
• Goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• eachאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: anotherH802
• to her mother’sאֵם'êm · motherH517
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• dealעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• kindlyחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• with the deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Ruth 1:8

• Joshua 24:15If it is unacceptable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
• Luke 14:25Now large crowds were going along with Jesus; and He turned and said to them,
• Philippians 4:18But I have received everything in full and more; I am amply supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent me. They are the fragrant aroma of an offering, an acceptable sacrifice which God welcomes and in which He delights.
• 2 Timothy 1:16The Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and showed me kindness [comforting and reviving me like fresh air] and he was not ashamed of my chains [for Christ’s sake];
• Ruth 1:5and then both Mahlon and Chilion also died, so the woman [Naomi] was left without her two sons and her husband.
• Ruth 2:20Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed of the Lord who has not ceased His kindness to the living and to the dead.” Again Naomi said to her, “The man is one of our closest relatives, one who has the right to redeem us.”
• Ephesians 5:22Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as [a service] to the Lord.
• Ephesians 6:2Honor [esteem, value as precious] your father and your mother [and be respectful to them]—this is the first commandment with a promise—
• Colossians 3:18Wives, be subject to your husbands [out of respect for their position as protector, and their accountability to God], as is proper and fitting in the Lord.

Commentaries on Ruth 1:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Accompanying their mother-in-law to the borders of their own land would probably be an act of Oriental courtesy. Naomi with no less courtesy presses them to return. The mention of the mother‘s house, which the separation of the women‘s house or tent from that of the men facilitates, is natural in her mouth, and has more tenderness in it than father‘s house would have had; it does not imply the death of their fathers Rth 2:11 .Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-14Verses 6-14 Naomi began to think of returning, after the death of her two sons. When death comes into a family, it ought to reform what is amiss there. Earth is made bitter to us, that heaven may be made dear. Naomi seems to have been a person of faith and piety. She dismissed her daughters-in-law with prayer. It is very proper for friends, when they part, to part with them thus part in love. Did Naomi do well, to discourage her daughters from going with…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8They had probably gone only a short distance when Naomi released Ruth and Orpah to return to their mothers’ homes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Naomi said unto her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each to her mother's house--In Eastern countries women occupy apartments separate from those of men, and daughters are most frequently in those of their mother. the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead--that is, with my sons, your husbands, while they lived.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Ruth 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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