Ruth 1:13

Ruth 1:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.
• New International Version (NIV)would you wait until they grew up? Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters. It is more bitter for me than for you, because the Lord’s hand has turned against me!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)would you therefore wait till they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters, for it is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the hand of the Lord has gone out against me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)would 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!”

Context of Ruth 1:13

11But Naomi replied, “Why should you go on with me? Can I still give birth to other sons who could grow up to be your husbands? 12No, my daughters, return to your parents’ homes, for I am too old to marry again. And even if it were possible, and I were to get married tonight and bear sons, then what? Would you wait for them to grow up and refuse to marry someone else? No, of course not, my daughters! Things are far more bitter for me than for you, because the Lord himself has raised his fist against me.” 14And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to Naomi. 15“Look,” Naomi said to her, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. You should do the same.”

Ruth 1:13 word by word

הֲלָהֵ֣ן׀ תְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָה עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִגְדָּ֔לוּ הֲלָהֵן֙ תֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָה לְבִלְתִּ֖י הֱי֣וֹת לְאִ֑ישׁ אַ֣ל בְּנֹתַ֗י כִּֽי־מַר־לִ֤י מְאֹד֙ מִכֶּ֔ם כִּֽי־יָצְאָ֥ה בִ֖י יַד־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Would ye tarryשָׂבַרώâbar shâbar · to awaitH7663
• for themלָהֵןlâhên · thereforeH3860
• till they were grownגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• would ye stayעָגַן‛âgan · to refrainH5702
• from having husbandsאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376
• nay, my daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• for it grievethמָרַרmârar · to provokeH4843
• me muchמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• for your sakes that the handיָדyâd · handH3027
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• is gone outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318

Cross-references for Ruth 1:13

• Deuteronomy 2:15The Lord struck them down until they had all been eliminated from the community.
• Judges 2:15Every time Israel went out to battle, the Lord fought against them, causing them to be defeated, just as he had warned. And the people were in great distress.
• 1 Samuel 5:11The people summoned the Philistine rulers again and begged them, “Please send the Ark of the God of Israel back to its own country, or it will kill us all.” For the deadly plague from God had already begun, and great fear was sweeping across the town.
• Job 19:21“Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy, for the hand of God has struck me.
• Psalms 32:4Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat. Interlude
• Psalms 38:2Your arrows have struck deep, and your blows are crushing me.
• Psalms 39:9I am silent before you; I won’t say a word, for my punishment is from you.

Commentaries on Ruth 1:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-13Verses 11-13 See marginal references and notes. The Levirate law probably existed among the Moabites, and in Israel extended beyond the brother in the strict sense, and applied to the nearest relations, since Boaz was only the kinsman of Elimelech Rth 3:12 .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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. Turn again, my daughters, go your way--That Naomi should dissuade her daughters-in-law so strongly from accompanying her to the land of Israel may appear strange. But it was the wisest and most prudent course for her to adopt: first, because they might be influenced by hopes which could not be realized; second, because they might be led, under temporary excitement, to take a step they might afterwards regret; and, third, because the sincerity and…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