New King James Version
Ruth 1:14
14Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.
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 Living Translation (NLT)And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to Naomi.
Context of Ruth 1:14
12Turn back, my daughters, go—for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, if I should have a husband tonight and should also bear sons, 13would you wait for them till they were grown? Would you restrain yourselves from having husbands? No, my daughters; for it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord has gone out against me!” Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. 15And she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” 16But Ruth said: “Entreat me not to leave you, Or to turn back from following after you; For wherever you go, I will go; And wherever you lodge, I will lodge; Your people shall be my people, And your God, 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 31:28And you did not allow me to kiss my sons and my daughters. Now you have done foolishly in so doing.
- 1 Kings 19:20And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?”
- Matthew 10:37He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.
- Matthew 19:22But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
- 2 Timothy 4:10for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica—Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia.
- Deuteronomy 4:4But you who held fast 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 to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.
- Proverbs 17:17A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.
- Proverbs 18:24A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
- Isaiah 14:1For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob.
- Zechariah 8:23“Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days ten men from every language of the nations shall grasp the sleeve of a Jewish man, 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 desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
- John 6:66From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more.
- Acts 17:34However, some men joined him and believed, among them Dionysius the Areopagite, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
- Hebrews 10:39But we are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving 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
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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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