God’s Word Translation
Ruth 1:14
14They began to cry loudly again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth held on to her tightly.
Ruth 1:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
- New International Version (NIV)At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.
Context of Ruth 1:14
12Go back, my daughters. Go, because I am too old to get married again. If I said that I still have hope. … And if I had a husband tonight. … And even if I gave birth to sons, 13would you wait until they grew up and stay single just for them? No, my daughters. My bitterness is much worse than yours because the Lord has sent me so much trouble.” They began to cry loudly again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth held on to her tightly. 15Naomi said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. Go back with your sister-in-law.” 16But Ruth answered, “Don’t force me to leave you. Don’t make me turn back from following you. Wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
Read all of Ruth 1Ruth 1:14 word by word
וַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָה קוֹלָ֔ן וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָה ע֑וֹד וַתִּשַּׁ֤ק עָרְפָּה֙ לַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּ וְר֖וּת דָּ֥בְקָה בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
- their voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- and wept againבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
- and Orpahעׇרְפָּה‛orpâh · OrpahH6204
- kissedנָשַׁקnâshaq · to kissH5401
- her mother in lawחֲמוֹתchămôth chămôth · mother-in-lawH2545
- but Ruthרוּתrûth · RuthH7327
- claveדָּבַקdâbaq · to cleaveH1692
Cross-references for Ruth 1:14
- Genesis 31:28You didn’t even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters. You’ve done a foolish thing.
- 1 Kings 19:20So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye. Then I will follow you.” “Go back,” Elijah answered him. “I’m not stopping you.”
- Matthew 10:37“The person who loves his father or mother more than me does not deserve to be my disciple. The person who loves a son or daughter more than me does not deserve to be my disciple.
- Matthew 19:22When the young man heard this, he went away sad because he owned a lot of property.
- 2 Timothy 4:10Demas has abandoned me. He fell in love with this present world and went to the city of Thessalonica. Crescens went to the province of Galatia, and Titus went to the province of Dalmatia.
- Deuteronomy 4:4But you were loyal to the Lord your God and are still alive today.
- Deuteronomy 10:20Fear the Lord your God, worship him, be loyal to him, and take your oaths in his name.
- Proverbs 17:17A friend always loves, and a brother is born to share trouble.
- Proverbs 18:24Friends can destroy one another, but a loving friend can stick closer than family.
- Isaiah 14:1The Lord will have compassion for Jacob and again choose Israel. He will resettle them in their own country. Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob.
- Zechariah 8:23This is what the Lord of Armies says: In those days ten people from every language found among the nations will take hold of the clothes of a Jew. They will say, “Let us go with you because we have heard that God is with you.”
- Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Those who want to come with me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses, and follow me.
- John 6:66Jesus’ speech made many of his disciples go back to the lives they had led before they followed Jesus.
- Acts 17:34Some men joined him and became believers. With them were Dionysius, who was a member of the court, and a woman named Damaris, and some other people.
- Hebrews 10:39We don’t belong with those who turn back and are destroyed. Instead, we belong with those who have faith and are saved.
Commentaries on Ruth 1:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law - The Septuagint add, , And returned to her own people. The Vulgate, Syrian, and Arabic, are to the same purpose.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The kiss at parting as well as at meeting is the customary friendly and respectful salutation in the East. The difference between mere kindness of manner and self-sacrificing love is most vividly depicted in the words and conduct of the two women. Ruth‘s determination is stedfast to cast in her lot with the people of the Lord (compare the marginal references and Matthew 15:22-28).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. 14Ruth clung to her: The Hebrew verb here shows how strong Ruth’s love was for her mother-in-law. It is the same word used to describe a man being "joined to" his wife (Genesis 2:24) and to describe a person staying faithful to the Lord (Deuteronomy 4:4; 10:20; Joshua 22:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-186-7. Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab--The aged widow, longing to enjoy the privileges of Israel, resolved to return to her native land as soon as she was assured that the famine had ceased, and made the necessary arrangements with her daughters-in-law.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
- EGW Writings
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