Verse 9

Ruth 1:9

Free Bible Version

9 “Why do you want to go back with me?” Naomi asked. “I'm not able to have any more sons for you to marry.

Original Language Text

hebrew

יִתֵּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ לָ/כֶ֔ם וּ/מְצֶ֣אןָ מְנוּחָ֔ה אִשָּׁ֖ה בֵּ֣ית אִישָׁ֑/הּ וַ/תִּשַּׁ֣ק לָ/הֶ֔ן וַ/תִּשֶּׂ֥אנָה קוֹלָ֖/ן וַ/תִּבְכֶּֽינָה

English Translation

The LORD will give you rest, a woman in the house of her husband, and she will kiss them, and they will raise their voice, and they will weep.

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Chapter 1 Context

1 There was a famine during the time when the judges ruled Israel, so a man left Bethlehem in Judah an... Focus ↗

2 His name was Elimelech, and his wife's name Naomi. His sons were called Mahlon and Chilion. They wer... Focus ↗

3 However, Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died, and she was left with her two sons. Focus ↗

4 The sons married Moabite women. One was called Orpah, the other was called Ruth. After about ten yea... Focus ↗

5 both Mahlon and Chilion died. Naomi was left alone, without her two sons or her husband. Focus ↗

6 However, as they left, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Each of you, go back to your mother'... Focus ↗

7 May the Lord give you a good home with another husband.” She kissed them, and they all started to cr... Focus ↗

8 “No! We want to go back with you to your people,” they replied. Focus ↗

9 “Why do you want to go back with me?” Naomi asked. “I'm not able to have any more sons for you to ma...

10 Go back home, my daughters, because I'm too old to marry again. Even if I were to sleep with a new h... Focus ↗

11 would you wait for them to grow up? Would you decide you weren't going to marry anyone else? No. The... Focus ↗

12 They started crying loudly again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye. But Ruth held on tigh... Focus ↗

13 “Look, your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back home with her,” said Nao... Focus ↗

14 But Ruth replied, “Please don't keep on telling me to leave you and go back. Where you go, I will go... Focus ↗

15 Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord punish me harshly if I let anyth... Focus ↗

16 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped telling Ruth to go home. Focus ↗

17 So the two of them walked on until they reached Bethlehem. When they arrived there, the whole town g... Focus ↗

18 She said to them, “Don't call me Naomi! Call me Mara, for the Almighty has treated me very bitterly. Focus ↗

19 I left here full, but the Lord has brought me home empty. Why call me Naomi when the Lord has condem... Focus ↗

20 This is the way that Naomi returned from Moab with Ruth, the Moabite, her daughter-in-law. They arri... Focus ↗

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