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So Naomi and her daughters-in-law got ready to leave Moab to return to her homeland. <a href="/esv/ruth/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the LORD had visited his people and given them food. <a href="/bsb/ruth/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had attended to His people by providing them with food, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab. <a href="/kjv/ruth/1.htm">King James Bible</a> Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread. <a href="/nkjv/ruth/1.htm">New King James Version</a> Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the LORD had visited His people by giving them bread. <a href="/nasb_/ruth/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the land of Moab, because she had heard in the land of Moab that the LORD had visited His people by giving them food. <a href="/nasb/ruth/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the land of Moab, for she had heard in the land of Moab that the LORD had visited His people in giving them food. <a href="/nasb77/ruth/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the land of Moab, for she had heard in the land of Moab that the LORD had visited His people in giving them food. <a href="/lsb/ruth/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then she arose with her daughters-in-law and returned from the fields of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that Yahweh had visited His people to give them food. <a href="/amp/ruth/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then she set out with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in Moab how the LORD had taken care of His people [of Judah] in giving them food. <a href="/csb/ruth/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> She and her daughters-in-law set out to return from the territory of Moab, because she had heard in Moab that the LORD had paid attention to his people’s need by providing them food. <a href="/hcsb/ruth/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> She and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab, because she had heard in Moab that the LORD had paid attention to His people&#8217s need by providing them food. <a href="/asv/ruth/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that Jehovah had visited his people in giving them bread. <a href="/erv/ruth/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread. <a href="/gwt/ruth/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Naomi and her daughters-in-law started on the way back from the country of Moab. (While they were still in Moab she heard that the LORD had come to help his people and give them food. <a href="/gnt/ruth/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> Some time later Naomi heard that the LORD had blessed his people by giving them good crops; so she got ready to leave Moab with her daughters-in-law. <a href="/isv/ruth/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> She and her daughters-in-law prepared to return from the country of Moab, because she had heard while living there how the LORD had come to the aid of his people, giving them relief. <a href="/msb/ruth/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When Naomi heard in Moab that the LORD had attended to His people by providing them with food, she and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab. <a href="/net/ruth/1.htm">NET Bible</a> So 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. <a href="/nheb/ruth/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread. <a href="/wbt/ruth/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread. <a href="/web/ruth/1.htm">World English Bible</a> Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab; for she had heard in the country of Moab how Yahweh had visited his people in giving them bread. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ruth/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And she rises, she and her daughters-in-law, and turns back from the fields of Moab, for she has heard in the fields of Moab that God has looked after His people—to give to them bread. <a href="/ylt/ruth/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And she riseth, she and her daughters-in-law, and turneth back from the fields of Moab, for she hath heard in the fields of Moab that God hath looked after His people, -- to give to them bread. <a href="/slt/ruth/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And she will arise and her daughters-in-law, and she will turn back from the field of Moab: for she heard in the field of Moab that Jehovah reviewed his people to give bread to them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ruth/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And she arose to go from the land of Moab to her own country with both her daughters in law: for she had heard that the Lord had looked upon his people, and had given them food. <a href="/cpdv/ruth/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And she arose so that she might journey to her native land, with both her daughters-in-law, from the region of the Moabites. For she had heard that the Lord had provided for his people and had given them food. <a href="/nabre/ruth/1.htm">New American Bible</a> She and her daughters-in-law then prepared to go back from the plateau of Moab because word had reached her there that the LORD had seen to his people’s needs and given them food. <a href="/nrsvce/ruth/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then she started to return with her daughters-in-law from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the LORD had considered his people and given them food.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ruth/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then she started with her daughters-in-law to return from the land of Moab; for she had heard in the land of Moab that the LORD had visited his people in giving them food. <a href="/hpbt/ruth/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And she and two her daughters in law returned with her from the land of Moab, because they heard in the land of Moab that LORD JEHOVAH visited his people to give to them food<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ruth/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the field of Moab; for she had heard in the field of Moab how that the LORD had remembered His people in giving them bread. <a href="/sep/ruth/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And she rose up and her two daughters-in-law, and they returned out of the country of Moab, for she heard in the country of Moab that the Lord had visited his people to give them bread. <a href="/parallel/ruth/1-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LT1nlCXT1mU?start=51" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ruth/1.htm">Ruth's Loyalty to Naomi</a> 6<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">When</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mə·‘āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">Naomi heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: biś·ḏêh (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">in Moab</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <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.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: p̄ā·qaḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">had attended to</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">His people</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: lā·ṯêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">by providing</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: lā·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">with food,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">she</a> <a href="/hebrew/3618.htm" title="3618: wə·ḵal·lō·ṯe·hā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Daughter-in-law, bride. From kalal; a bride; hence, a son's wife.">and her daughters-in-law</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wat·tā·qām (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">prepared</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wat·tā·šāḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">to leave</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: miś·śə·ḏê (Prep-m:: N-mpc) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">of Moab.</a> 7Accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road leading back to the land of Judah.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1</a> Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. <a href="/exodus/4-31.htm">Exodus 4:31</a> and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped. <a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Deuteronomy 30:3</a> then He will restore you from captivity and have compassion on you and gather you from all the nations to which the LORD your God has scattered you. <a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">2 Kings 8:1-6</a> Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.” / So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines. / At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land. ... <a href="/jeremiah/29-10.htm">Jeremiah 29:10-14</a> For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place. / 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. / Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. ... <a href="/psalms/106-44.htm">Psalm 106:44-45</a> Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. / And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion. <a href="/isaiah/55-7.htm">Isaiah 55:7</a> Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. <a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a> Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds. <a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Joel 2:13-14</a> So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. / Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave a blessing behind Him—grain and drink offerings for the LORD your God. <a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">Zechariah 10:6</a> I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them. <a href="/matthew/2-19.htm">Matthew 2:19-21</a> After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. / “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those seeking the Child’s life are now dead.” / So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel. <a href="/luke/15-17.htm">Luke 15:17-20</a> Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death! / I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. / I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’ ... <a href="/john/4-46.htm">John 4:46-54</a> So once again He came to Cana in Galilee, where He had turned the water into wine. And there was a royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. / When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Him to come down and heal his son, who was about to die. / Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.” ... <a href="/acts/7-9.htm">Acts 7:9-10</a> Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him / and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household. <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a> And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.visited<a href="/genesis/21-1.htm">Genesis 21:1</a> And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.<a href="/genesis/50-25.htm">Genesis 50:25</a> And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.<a href="/exodus/3-16.htm">Exodus 3:16</a> Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:in giving<a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Genesis 28:20</a> And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,<a href="/genesis/48-15.htm">Genesis 48:15</a> And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,<a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Exodus 16:4-6</a> Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/13-19.htm">Aid</a> <a href="/judges/19-19.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/ruth/1-2.htm">Country</a> <a href="/judges/21-21.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/hosea/4-14.htm">Daughters-In-Law</a> <a href="/judges/20-3.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/judges/15-6.htm">Law</a> <a href="/judges/21-10.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/ruth/1-4.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/judges/18-8.htm">News</a> <a href="/joshua/1-13.htm">Providing</a> <a href="/judges/19-10.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/judges/8-34.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/judges/19-27.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/joshua/15-5.htm">Started</a> <a href="/judges/21-14.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/judges/15-1.htm">Visited</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/22-19.htm">Aid</a> <a href="/ruth/2-14.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Country</a> <a href="/ruth/1-7.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/ruth/1-7.htm">Daughters-In-Law</a> <a href="/ruth/2-8.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/ruth/1-15.htm">Law</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-21.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-22.htm">News</a> <a href="/1_kings/5-8.htm">Providing</a> <a href="/ruth/2-15.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-19.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/ruth/2-15.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-14.htm">Started</a> <a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-21.htm">Visited</a><div class="vheading2">Ruth 1</div>1. <a href="/ruth/1-1.htm">Elimelech, driven by famine into Moab, dies there</a> 4. <a href="/ruth/1-4.htm">Mahlon and Chilion, having married wives of Moab, die also</a> 6. <a href="/ruth/1-6.htm">Naomi, returning homeward</a> 8. <a href="/ruth/1-8.htm">dissuades her two daughters-in-law from going with her</a> 14. <a href="/ruth/1-14.htm">Orpah leaves her, but Ruth with great constancy accompanies her</a> 19. <a href="/ruth/1-19.htm">The two come to Bethlehem, where they are gladly received</a> </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'; 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Moab was often in conflict with Israel, and its people were descendants of Lot (<a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37</a>). Naomi's presence in Moab signifies a departure from the Promised Land due to famine (<a href="/ruth/1.htm">Ruth 1:1</a>). This reflects the broader biblical theme of exile and return, reminiscent of Israel's future exiles.that the LORD had attended to His people The phrase indicates divine intervention and care. The LORD, Yahweh, is the covenant name of God, emphasizing His faithfulness to Israel. This echoes the recurring biblical theme of God responding to the cries of His people, as seen in the Exodus (<a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-8</a>). It underscores God's sovereignty and His role as provider and protector.by providing them with food The provision of food signifies the end of the famine in Bethlehem, "the house of bread." This provision is a tangible sign of God's blessing and favor, often associated with obedience and repentance (<a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>). It also foreshadows the spiritual nourishment found in Christ, the Bread of Life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).she and her daughters-in-law prepared to leave the land of Moab Naomi's decision to return to Bethlehem with her daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth, marks a pivotal moment of faith and hope. It reflects a return to God's promises and a rejection of Moabite idolatry. This journey symbolizes repentance and restoration, themes central to the biblical narrative. Ruth's eventual inclusion in the lineage of David and Jesus (<a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a>) highlights God's redemptive plan for all nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/n/naomi.htm">Naomi</a> A widow living in Moab, originally from Bethlehem in Judah. She is the central figure in this verse, making a pivotal decision to return to her homeland. 2. <a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a> A region east of the Dead Sea, where Naomi and her family had moved due to famine in Judah. It is significant as a place of refuge but also of loss for Naomi. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant name of God, Yahweh, who is recognized as the provider and sustainer of His people. His intervention is the catalyst for Naomi's decision. 4. <a href="/topical/n/naomi's_daughters-in-law.htm">Naomi's Daughters-in-law</a> Ruth and Orpah, who are initially part of Naomi's plan to return to Judah. Their relationship with Naomi is central to the unfolding account. 5. <a href="/topical/b/bethlehem.htm">Bethlehem</a> Naomi's original home, known as the "House of Bread," which is now experiencing God's provision after a period of famine.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_in_provision.htm">God's Faithfulness in Provision</a> God is attentive to the needs of His people and provides in His perfect timing. Just as He provided food for Naomi's people, He is aware of our needs and will provide for us. <a href="/topical/r/responding_to_god's_call.htm">Responding to God's Call</a> Naomi's decision to return to Bethlehem is a response to God's provision. We are called to be attentive to God's work in our lives and respond in faith and obedience. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a> Naomi's journey is not solitary; she initially sets out with her daughters-in-law. This highlights the importance of community and support in times of transition and decision-making. <a href="/topical/h/hope_in_times_of_despair.htm">Hope in Times of Despair</a> Naomi's situation seemed dire, yet God's provision brought hope. In our own lives, we can trust that God can bring hope and restoration even in difficult circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ruth_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ruth 1</a> <a href="/q/who_was_naomi_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Naomi in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_book_of_ruth_about.htm">What is the story and significance of the Book of Ruth?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_ruth_show_about_god.htm">What does Ruth reveal about God's character and actions?</a> <a href="/q/does_ruth_1_1_align_with_judges'_era.htm">How does the timeline in Ruth 1:1 align with or contradict other biblical accounts of the era of the judges?</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>(6) That she might return.--Literally, and she returned. Clearly, therefore, the three women actually began the journey; and when the start has been made. Naomi urges her companions to return. Then, as with Pliable in the Pilgrim's Progress, so with Orpah: the dangers and difficulties of the way were too much for her affection.The Lord had visited His people.--The famine had ceased, and Naomi's heart yearns for the old home. Perhaps, too, the scenes where everything reminded her of her husband and sons, filled her with sadness (for it would appear that she set out immediately after her sons' death), and perhaps, too, her conscience smote her for distrusting the mercies of the God of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ruth/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - Then - the conjunction in Hebrew is the common generic copulative and - she arose. She had been sitting, as it were, where her husband had settled, and she now rose up to depart (see ver. 4). She, and her daughters-in, law. The word for "her daughters-in-law -" כַּלּתֶיהָ - is literally "her brides," that is, the brides of her sons. That she might return - an admirable rendering into English idiom. The phrase in the original is simply "and she returned," that is, "and she began to return." From the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread. Or, more literally, "for she heard in the country of Moab that Jehovah" - or, rather, "Yahveh," or, as Epiphanius gives it, Ἰαβέ - "had visited his people to give them bread." There is no warrant, however, and no need, to add, with the Chaldee Targumist, that the news was conveyed by the mouth of an angel. And the representation is not that Yahveh, in giving, bread to his people, had thereby visited them; it is that he hid visited them" to give them bread. The word פָקַד, rendered visited, is quite peculiar, with no analogue in English, German, Greek, or Latin. Yahveh had directed his attention to his people, and had, so to speak, made inquisition into their state, and had hence taken steps to give them bread (see <a href="/exodus/3-16.htm">Exodus 3:16</a>; <a href="/exodus/4-31.htm">Exodus 4:31</a>). They had already got it, or, as the Septuagint translates, they had got loaves (ἀρτοῦς). The Vulgate translates it meats (eseas). It is assumed in the tidings that the seasons and their products, and all beneficent influences in nature, belong to Yahveh. It is likewise assumed that the Hebrews were his people, albeit not in such a sense as to secure for them more "bread" and "milk and honey" than other peoples enjoyed. Their chief prerogatives were spiritual and moral. They were his Messianic people. That is the key to unlock the secret of the whole Old Testament Scriptures. <a href="/commentaries/ruth/1-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction [Naomi] heard שָֽׁמְעָה֙ (šā·mə·‘āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently in Moab מוֹאָ֔ב (mō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH had attended to פָקַ֤ד (p̄ā·qaḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit His people עַמּ֔וֹ (‘am·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock by providing לָתֵ֥ת (lā·ṯêṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set them לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> with food, לָֽחֶם׃ (lā·ḥem) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain she הִיא֙ (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are and her daughters-in-law וְכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ (wə·ḵal·lō·ṯe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3618.htm">Strong's 3618: </a> Daughter-in-law, bride prepared וַתָּ֤קָם (wat·tā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand to leave וַתָּ֖שָׁב (wat·tā·šāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again the land מִשְּׂדֵ֣י (miś·śə·ḏê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land of Moab. מוֹאָ֑ב (mō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ruth/1-6.htm">Ruth 1:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ruth/1-6.htm">Ruth 1:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ruth/1-6.htm">Ruth 1:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ruth/1-6.htm">Ruth 1:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ruth/1-6.htm">Ruth 1:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ruth/1-6.htm">Ruth 1:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ruth/1-6.htm">Ruth 1:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ruth/1-6.htm">Ruth 1:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ruth/1-6.htm">Ruth 1:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ruth/1-6.htm">Ruth 1:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ruth/1-6.htm">OT History: Ruth 1:6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that (Ru Rut.)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/ruth/1-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 1:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 1:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/ruth/1-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 1:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 1:7" /></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>