Ruth 1:14

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

12Return, my daughters! Go, for I am too old to have a husband. If I said I have hope, if I were even to have a husband tonight and also give birth to sons, 13would you therefore wait until they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters; for it is much more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the Lord has come out against me.” And they raised their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. 15Then she said, “Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” 16But Ruth said, “Do not plead with me to leave you or to turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you sleep, I will sleep. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God.

Ruth 1:14 word by word

וַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָה קוֹלָ֔ן וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָה ע֑וֹד וַתִּשַּׁ֤ק עָרְפָּה֙ לַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּ וְר֖וּת דָּ֥בְקָה בָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• And they raisedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
• their voicesקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• and weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• againעוֹד‛ôd ‛ôd · stillH5750
• and Orpahעׇרְפָּה‛orpâh · OrpahH6204
• kissedנָשַׁקnâshaq · to kissH5401
• her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתchămôth chămôth · mother-in-lawH2545
• but Ruthרוּתrûth · RuthH7327
• clungדָּבַקdâbaq · to cleaveH1692

Cross-references for Ruth 1:14

• Genesis 31:28and did not allow me to kiss my grandchildren and my daughters? Now you have done foolishly.
• 1 Kings 19:20Then he left the oxen behind and ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back, for what have I done to you?”
• Matthew 10:37“The one who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
• Matthew 19:22But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.
• 2 Timothy 4:10for Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
• Deuteronomy 4:4But you who clung to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you.
• Deuteronomy 10:20You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and cling to Him, and you shall swear by His name.
• Proverbs 17:17A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
• Proverbs 18:24A person of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
• Isaiah 14:1When the Lord has compassion on Jacob and again chooses Israel, and settles them on their own land, then strangers will join them and attach themselves to the house of Jacob.
• Zechariah 8:23The Lord of armies says this: ‘In those days ten people from all the nations will grasp the garment of a Jew, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”’”
• Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.
• John 6:66As a result of this many of His disciples left, and would no longer walk with Him.
• Acts 17:34But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
• Hebrews 10:39But we are not among those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith for the safekeeping of the soul.

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

Topics related to Ruth 1:14

• Constancy
• Daughter-In-Law
• Kiss
• Mother-In-Law
• Orpah
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• Ruth
• Women

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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