New English Translation
Ruth 1:7
7Now as she and her two daughters-in-law began to leave the place where she had been living to return to the land of Judah,
Ruth 1:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.
- New International Version (NIV)With her two daughters-in-law she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road that would take them back to the land of Judah.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So she set out from the place where she was with her two daughters-in-law, and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore she went out from the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.
Context of Ruth 1:7
5Then Naomi’s two sons, Mahlon and Kilion, also died. So the woman was left all alone – bereaved of her two children as well as her husband! 6So she decided to return home from the region of Moab, accompanied by her daughters-in-law, because while she was living in Moab she had heard that the Lord had shown concern for his people, reversing the famine by providing abundant crops. Now as she and her two daughters-in-law began to leave the place where she had been living to return to the land of Judah, 8Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Listen to me! Each of you should return to your mother’s home!May the Lord show youthe same kind of devotion that you have shown to your deceased husbands and to me! 9May the Lord enable each of you to find security in the home of a new husband!” Then she kissed them goodbye and they wept loudly.
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וַתֵּצֵ֗א מִן־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיְתָה־שָׁ֔מָּה וּשְׁתֵּ֥י כַלֹּתֶ֖יהָ עִמָּ֑הּ וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ לָשׁ֖וּב אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Wherefore she went forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- out of the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
- where she was, and her twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- daughters in lawכַּלָּהkallâh · daughter-in-lawH3618
- with her; and they wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- on the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870
- to returnשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- unto the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
Cross-references for Ruth 1:7
- 2 Kings 8:3After seven years the woman returned from the land of the Philistines and went to ask the king to give her back her house and field.
- Ruth 1:10But they said to her, “No! We will return with you to your people.”
- Exodus 18:27Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and so Jethro went to his own land.
Commentaries on Ruth 1:7
- 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
- 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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