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Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ruth/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD grant that you may find rest, each in the house of her husband.” So she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ruth/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the LORD grant that you may find a place of rest, each one in the house of her husband.” Then she kissed them, and they raised their voices and wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ruth/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220May the LORD grant that you may find rest, each in the house of her husband.&#8221 Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ruth/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“May the LORD grant that you may find rest, each in the house of her husband.” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ruth/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />May Yahweh grant that you may find rest, each in the house of her husband.” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ruth/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />May the LORD grant that you find rest, each one in the home of her husband.” Then she kissed them [goodbye], and they wept aloud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ruth/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the LORD grant each of you rest in the house of a new husband.” She kissed them, and they wept loudly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ruth/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the LORD enable each of you to find security in the house of your new husband.&#8221 She kissed them, and they wept loudly.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ruth/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice, and wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ruth/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />May he give each of you another husband and a home of your own." Naomi kissed them. They cried <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ruth/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ruth/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />May the LORD repay each of you so that you may find security in a home with a husband." When she kissed them goodbye, they began to cry loudly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ruth/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And may the LORD make it possible for each of you to marry again and have a home." So Naomi kissed them good-bye. But they started crying <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ruth/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May the LORD grant each of you security in your new husbands' households." Then she kissed them good-bye, and they cried loudly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ruth/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband.? And she kissed them as they wept aloud<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ruth/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />May 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ruth/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband." Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice, and wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ruth/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ruth/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />May Yahweh grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices, and wept. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ruth/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH grants to you, and you find rest each in the house of her husband”; and she kisses them, and they lift up their voice and weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ruth/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah doth grant to you, and find ye rest each in the house of her husband;' and she kisseth them, and they lift up their voice and weep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ruth/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah will give to you, and find ye rest, each in the house of her husband And she will kiss to them, and they will lift up their voice and weep.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ruth/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />May he grant you to find rest in the houses of the husbands which you shall take. And she kissed them. And they lifted up their voice and began to weep, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ruth/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />May he grant you to find rest in the houses of the husbands, whom you will obtain by lot.” And she kissed them. They lifted up their voice, and began to weep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ruth/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May the LORD guide each of you to find a husband and a home in which you will be at rest.” She kissed them good-bye, but they wept aloud,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ruth/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD grant that you may find security, each of you in the house of your husband.” Then she kissed them, and they wept aloud.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ruth/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD grant you favor so that you may find rest in the house of your parents. Then she kissed them: and they lifted up their voices and wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ruth/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH will give you favor and you will find rest in the house of your fathers.” And she kissed them and they lifted up their voice and they wept<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ruth/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.' Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ruth/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord grant you that ye may find rest each of you in the house of her husband: and she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ruth/1-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LT1nlCXT1mU?start=84" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ruth/1.htm">Ruth's Loyalty to Naomi</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you to your mother’s home. May the LORD show you loving devotion, as you have shown to your dead and to me. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">May the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">enable</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">each</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">of you</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: ū·mə·ṣe·nā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-fp) -- To attain to, find. ">to find</a> <a href="/hebrew/4496.htm" title="4496: mə·nū·ḥāh (N-fs) -- Resting place, rest. Or mnuchah; feminine of Manowach; repose or peacefully; figuratively, consolation; hence an abode.">rest</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the home</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’î·šāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">of your new husband.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/5401.htm" title="5401: wat·tiš·šaq (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To kiss, to equip with weapons. A primitive root; to kiss, literally or figuratively; also, to equip with weapons.">And she kissed</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hen (Prep:: 3fp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/1058.htm" title="1058: wat·tiḇ·ke·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fp) -- To weep, bewail. A primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan.">as they wept</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wat·tiś·śe·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fp) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">aloud</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: qō·w·lān (N-msc:: 3fp) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound."></a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>and said, “Surely we will return with you to your people.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-60.htm">Genesis 24:60</a></span><br />And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/38-11.htm">Genesis 38:11</a></span><br />Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Deuteronomy 25:5-6</a></span><br />When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her. / The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-17.htm">1 Samuel 1:17</a></span><br />“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-20.htm">1 Samuel 2:20</a></span><br />And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-22.htm">Proverbs 18:22</a></span><br />He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-10.htm">Proverbs 31:10</a></span><br />A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-5.htm">Isaiah 54:5</a></span><br />For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">Jeremiah 29:11</a></span><br />For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-28.htm">Luke 1:28</a></span><br />The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-36.htm">Luke 2:36-38</a></span><br />There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years, / and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. / Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a></span><br />Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-13.htm">Romans 15:13</a></span><br />Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.</p><p class="hdg">rest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/3-1.htm">Ruth 3:1</a></b></br> Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?</p><p class="hdg">she kissed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-27.htm">Genesis 27:27</a></b></br> And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son <i>is</i> as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/29-11.htm">Genesis 29:11</a></b></br> And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/45-15.htm">Genesis 45:15</a></b></br> Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/9-7.htm">ALOUD</a> <a href="/judges/21-2.htm">Bitterly</a> <a href="/ruth/1-8.htm">Home</a> <a href="/ruth/1-8.htm">House</a> <a href="/ruth/1-8.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/ruth/1-5.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Husbands</a> <a href="/exodus/18-7.htm">Kiss</a> <a href="/exodus/18-7.htm">Kissed</a> <a href="/exodus/18-7.htm">Kisseth</a> <a href="/judges/21-2.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/judges/21-17.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/judges/21-2.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/judges/21-2.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/judges/21-2.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/judges/14-17.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/judges/21-2.htm">Wept</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/11-4.htm">ALOUD</a> <a href="/ruth/1-20.htm">Bitterly</a> <a href="/ruth/1-11.htm">Home</a> <a href="/ruth/2-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-1.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/ruth/1-12.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/ruth/1-11.htm">Husbands</a> <a href="/ruth/1-14.htm">Kiss</a> <a href="/ruth/1-14.htm">Kissed</a> <a href="/ruth/1-14.htm">Kisseth</a> <a href="/ruth/1-14.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ruth/1-16.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/ruth/1-14.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/ruth/1-14.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/ruth/1-14.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/ruth/1-14.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/ruth/1-14.htm">Wept</a><div class="vheading2">Ruth 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/1-1.htm">Elimelech, driven by famine into Moab, dies there</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/1-4.htm">Mahlon and Chilion, having married wives of Moab, die also</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/1-6.htm">Naomi, returning homeward</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/1-8.htm">dissuades her two daughters-in-law from going with her</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/1-14.htm">Orpah leaves her, but Ruth with great constancy accompanies her</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/1-19.htm">The two come to Bethlehem, where they are gladly received</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ruth/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>May the LORD enable each of you to find rest</b><br>This phrase reflects a blessing and a prayer from Naomi to her daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth. The invocation of "the LORD" (Yahweh) signifies a deep trust in the God of Israel, highlighting Naomi's faith even in her grief. The concept of "rest" here is significant, as it implies security, peace, and provision, which were often found in the context of marriage during ancient times. This echoes the broader biblical theme of God providing rest for His people, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Psalm 23:2</a> and <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-29</a>, where rest is associated with divine care and provision.<p><b>in the home of your new husband.”</b><br>The cultural context of this phrase is crucial. In ancient Near Eastern societies, a woman's security and social standing were largely tied to her marital status. Naomi's wish for her daughters-in-law to find new husbands reflects the societal norms of the time, where marriage was a primary means of ensuring a woman's well-being and future. This also foreshadows the eventual marriage of Ruth to Boaz, which not only provides her with rest and security but also plays a critical role in the lineage of King David and ultimately Jesus Christ, as outlined in <a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5-6</a>.<p><b>And she kissed them</b><br>The act of kissing here is a gesture of affection and farewell. It signifies Naomi's deep emotional bond with Orpah and Ruth, despite the cultural and ethnic differences between them. This moment underscores the theme of loyalty and love that permeates the Book of Ruth. Kissing as a form of greeting or parting is a common biblical motif, seen in other passages such as <a href="/genesis/33-4.htm">Genesis 33:4</a> and <a href="/acts/20-37.htm">Acts 20:37</a>, symbolizing reconciliation, love, and deep emotional connection.<p><b>as they wept aloud</b><br>The weeping of Naomi, Orpah, and Ruth highlights the intense emotional pain and sorrow of their impending separation. This expression of grief is a natural human response to loss and uncertainty, reflecting the depth of their relationship. The communal aspect of their weeping also emphasizes the shared nature of their suffering and the strong bonds of family and loyalty. This moment of shared grief can be compared to other biblical instances of communal lament, such as in <a href="/nehemiah/8-9.htm">Nehemiah 8:9</a> and <a href="/john/11-33.htm">John 11:33-35</a>, where weeping is a precursor to divine intervention and hope.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/naomi.htm">Naomi</a></b><br>A widow from Bethlehem who lost her husband and two sons while living in Moab. She is returning to her homeland and is concerned for the future of her daughters-in-law.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/ruth.htm">Ruth</a></b><br>One of Naomi's Moabite daughters-in-law, who shows great loyalty and faithfulness to Naomi.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/orpah.htm">Orpah</a></b><br>Naomi's other Moabite daughter-in-law, who initially sets out with Naomi but eventually returns to her own people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>The land where Naomi and her family had moved to escape famine in Bethlehem. It is a place of foreign gods and culture, contrasting with Naomi's faith in the LORD.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethlehem.htm">Bethlehem</a></b><br>Naomi's original home, symbolizing a return to her roots and faith community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_rest_and_security.htm">The Importance of Rest and Security</a></b><br>Naomi's blessing highlights the human need for rest and security, which is ultimately found in God's provision and design for family and community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_provision.htm">Faith in God's Provision</a></b><br>Naomi's invocation of the LORD's blessing demonstrates her faith in God's ability to provide for her daughters-in-law, even in uncertain circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_family_and_community.htm">The Role of Family and Community</a></b><br>The passage underscores the importance of family and community support, especially during times of transition and loss.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/loyalty_and_commitment.htm">Loyalty and Commitment</a></b><br>Ruth's eventual decision to stay with Naomi exemplifies loyalty and commitment, qualities that are highly valued in relationships.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_plan.htm">Trusting God's Plan</a></b><br>Despite the immediate sorrow and uncertainty, Naomi's faith in God's plan for her daughters-in-law encourages believers to trust in God's overarching plan for their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ruth_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ruth 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_skeptical_theism_say_on_divine_hiddenness.htm">What does the Bible say about mental health?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_forbid_david_from_building.htm">In 1 Chronicles 28:3, why would a God of peace forbid David from building the temple simply because he had shed blood, yet historically use wars and conquests to establish Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_naomi_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Naomi in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ruth/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">The Lord grant you . . .</span>--A twofold blessing is invoked by Naomi on her daughters-in-law, made the more solemn by the twofold mention of the sacred name Jehovah. She prays first for the general blessing, that God will show them mercy, and secondly for the special blessing, that they may find rest and peace in a new home.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ruth/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">May Yahveh grant to you that ye may find rest, each in the house of her husband.</span> Naomi again, when the current of her tenderest feelings was running full and strong, lifts up her longing heart toward her own Yahveh. He was the God not of the Hebrews only, but of the Gentiles likewise, and rifled and overruled in Moab. The prayer is, in its form, full of syntactical peculiarity: "May Yahveh give to you," and, as the result of his giving, "may you find rest, each [in] the house of her husband." The expression, "the house of her husband," is used locatively. It is an answer to the suppressed question, "Where are they to find rest?" And hence, in our English idiom, we must insert the preposition, "in the house of her husband." As to the substance of the prayer, it has, as truly as the grammatical syntax, its own tinge of Orientalism. Young females in Moab had but little scope for a life of usefulness and happiness, unless shielded round and round within the home of a pure and devoted husband. Naomi was well aware of this, and hence, in her motherly solicitude for her virtuous daughters-in-law, she gave them to understand that it would be the opposite of a grief to her if they should seek, in the one way open to them in that comparatively undeveloped state of society, to brighten the homes of the lonely. In such homes, it circumstances were propitious, they would find deliverance from unrest and anxiety. They would find <span class="accented">rest</span>. It would be a position in which they could <span class="accented">abide</span>, and in which their tenderest feelings and most honorable desires would find satisfaction and <span class="accented">repose</span>. The peculiar force of the Hebrew <span class="hebrew">מְנוּחָה</span> is finely displayed by the texture of the associated expressions in <a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm">Isaiah 32:17, 18</a>: "<span class="accented">And</span> the work of righteousness shall be <span class="accented">peace</span>; and the effect of righteousness <span class="accented">quietness</span> and <span class="accented">assurance forever</span>; and my people shall dwell in <span class="accented">a peaceable habitation</span>, and in <span class="accented">sure dwellings</span>, and in <span class="accented">quiet resting-places"</span> (<span class="hebrew">מְנוּחֹת</span>). <span class="cmt_word">And she kissed them,</span> locking them lingeringly and lovingly in a farewell embrace. "<span class="accented">Kissed</span> them." The preposition <span class="accented">to</span>, according to the customary Hebrew idiom, <span class="accented">stands</span> before the pronoun. In kissing, Naomi imparted herself passionately <span class="accented">to</span> her beloved daughters-in-law, and clung <span class="accented">to</span> them. There would be full-hearted reciprocation, and each to each would cling "in their embracement, as they grew together" (Shakespeare, <span class="accented">Henry VIII</span>.). <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>And they lifted up their voice and wept.</span> The idea is not that all three wept aloud. The pronoun "they" refers to the daughters-in-law, as is evident both from the preceding and from the succeeding context. The fine idiomatic version of the Vulgate brings out successfully and unambiguously the true state of the <span class="accented">case - quae elevata voce flere coeperunt</span>. The <span class="accented">lifting</span>, <span class="accented">up of the voice</span> in weeping must be thought of according to the measure of Oriental, as distinguished from Occidental, custom. In the East there is less self-restraint in this matter than in the West. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ruth/1-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">May the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">enable</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתֵּ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each of you</span><br /><span class="heb">אִשָּׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to find</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְצֶ֣אןָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·ṣe·nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">security</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנוּחָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·nū·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4496.htm">Strong's 4496: </a> </span><span class="str2">Repose, peacefully, consolation, an abode</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the home</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your new husband.”</span><br /><span class="heb">אִישָׁ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’î·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And she kissed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּשַּׁ֣ק</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiš·šaq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5401.htm">Strong's 5401: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kiss, to equip with weapons</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">as they wept</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiḇ·ke·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1058.htm">Strong's 1058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To weep, to bemoan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">aloud</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּשֶּׂ֥אנָה</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiś·śe·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ruth/1-9.htm">Ruth 1:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ruth/1-9.htm">Ruth 1:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ruth/1-9.htm">Ruth 1:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ruth/1-9.htm">Ruth 1:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ruth/1-9.htm">Ruth 1:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ruth/1-9.htm">Ruth 1:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ruth/1-9.htm">Ruth 1:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ruth/1-9.htm">Ruth 1:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ruth/1-9.htm">Ruth 1:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ruth/1-9.htm">Ruth 1:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ruth/1-9.htm">OT History: Ruth 1:9 Yahweh grant you that you may find (Ru Rut.)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/ruth/1-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 1:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 1:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/ruth/1-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 1:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 1:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>