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and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ruth/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore she went out from the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ruth/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So she departed from the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ruth/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So she departed from the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ruth/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So she departed from the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ruth/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So she went forth from the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ruth/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So she left the place where she was living, her two daughters-in-law with her, and they started on the way back to the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ruth/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She left the place where she had been living, accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, and traveled along the road leading back to the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ruth/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />She left the place where she had been living, accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, and traveled along the road leading back to the land of Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ruth/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ruth/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ruth/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So she left the place where she had been living, and her two daughters-in-law went with her.) They began to walk back along the road to the territory of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ruth/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They started out together to go back to Judah, but on the way <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ruth/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So she left the place where she had been, along with her two daughters-in-law, and they traveled along the return road to the land of Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ruth/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Accompanied 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ruth/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now as she and her two daughters-in-law began to leave the place where she had been living to return to the land of Judah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ruth/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />She went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ruth/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore she went forth from the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ruth/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />She went out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her. They went on the way to return to the land of Judah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ruth/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And she goes out from the place where she has been, and her two daughters-in-law with her, and they go in the way to return to the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ruth/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And she goeth out from the place where she hath been, and her two daughters-in-law with her, and they go in the way to turn back unto the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ruth/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And she will go forth from the place where she was there, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they will go in the way to turn back to the land of Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ruth/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore she went forth out of the place of her sojournment, with both her daughters in law: and being now in the way to return into the land of Juda, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ruth/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so she departed from the place of her sojourn, with both her daughters-in-law, and having set out upon the way, she was about to return to the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ruth/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />She and her two daughters-in-law left the place where they had been living. On the road back to the land of Judah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ruth/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So she set out from the place where she had been living, she and her two daughters-in-law, and they went on their way to go back to the land of Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ruth/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So she went forth out of the place where they sojourned, along with her two daughters-in-law, to return and go to the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ruth/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they went out from the land of their habitation, she and her two daughters in law with her, to return and to go to the land of Yehuda<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ruth/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ruth/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her: and they went by the way to return to the land of Juda.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ruth/1-7.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=62" 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">6</span>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. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im·māh (Prep:: 3fs) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">Accompanied by</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ū·šə·tê (Conj-w:: Number-fdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">her two</a> <a href="/hebrew/3618.htm" title="3618: ḵal·lō·ṯe·hā (N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Daughter-in-law, bride. From kalal; a bride; hence, a son's wife.">daughters-in-law,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: wat·tê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">she left</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: ham·mā·qō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition.">the place</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">where</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yə·ṯāh- (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">she had been living</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wat·tê·laḵ·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and set out</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ḇad·de·reḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">on the road</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: lā·šūḇ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">leading back</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah.</a> </span><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.…<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/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-13.htm">Genesis 31:13</a></span><br />I am the God of Bethel, where you anointed the pillar and made a solemn vow to Me. Now get up, leave this land at once, and return to your native land.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/18-27.htm">Exodus 18:27</a></span><br />Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-59.htm">Genesis 24:59</a></span><br />So they sent their sister Rebekah on her way, along with her nurse and Abraham’s servant and his men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-6.htm">Genesis 35:6</a></span><br />So Jacob and everyone with him arrived in Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Genesis 46:1</a></span><br />So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-5.htm">Genesis 28:5</a></span><br />So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-17.htm">Genesis 31:17-18</a></span><br />Then Jacob got up and put his children and his wives on camels, / and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-25.htm">Genesis 45:25</a></span><br />So the brothers went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-14.htm">Genesis 50:14</a></span><br />After Joseph had buried his father, he returned to Egypt with his brothers and all who had gone with him to bury his father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-12.htm">Matthew 2:12</a></span><br />And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another route.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-21.htm">Matthew 2:21</a></span><br />So Joseph got up, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-18.htm">Luke 15:18-20</a></span><br />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.”’ / So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-3.htm">Acts 7:3</a></span><br />and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-8.htm">Hebrews 11:8-9</a></span><br />By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. / By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.</p><p class="hdg">she went</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/8-3.htm">2 Kings 8:3</a></b></br> And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.</p><p class="hdg">they went</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/1-10.htm">Ruth 1:10,14</a></b></br> And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/18-27.htm">Exodus 18:27</a></b></br> And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ruth/1-6.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/ruth/1-6.htm">Daughters-In-Law</a> <a href="/judges/21-24.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/ruth/1-2.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/judges/21-19.htm">Road</a> <a href="/judges/20-47.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/judges/20-42.htm">Way</a> <a href="/judges/18-12.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ruth/1-8.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/ruth/1-8.htm">Daughters-In-Law</a> <a href="/ruth/2-3.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/ruth/4-12.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-13.htm">Road</a> <a href="/ruth/1-8.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/ruth/1-12.htm">Way</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-20.htm">Wherefore</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>Accompanied by her two daughters-in-law</b><br>Naomi's daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth, are significant figures in this narrative. Their willingness to accompany Naomi highlights the strong familial bonds and loyalty that existed despite the cultural and religious differences. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the bond between a mother-in-law and her daughters-in-law was crucial, especially after the death of the husbands. This phrase sets the stage for the unfolding story of loyalty and devotion, particularly Ruth's, which becomes a central theme in the book.<p><b>she left the place where she had been living</b><br>Naomi had been living in Moab, a region east of the Dead Sea, for about ten years. Moab was often in conflict with Israel, and its people were descendants of Lot. The decision to leave Moab signifies a turning point for Naomi, as she seeks to return to her homeland after the deaths of her husband and sons. This departure can be seen as a step of faith, leaving behind a place of sorrow and loss to return to her roots in Judah.<p><b>and set out on the road leading back to the land of Judah</b><br>The journey from Moab to Judah was not just a physical journey but also a spiritual and emotional one. Judah, specifically Bethlehem, is significant as it is the land of Naomi's origin and the future birthplace of King David and Jesus Christ. This return to Judah symbolizes a return to God's covenant land and His people. The road to Judah represents a path of hope and redemption, foreshadowing the restoration and blessings that will come through Ruth's eventual marriage to Boaz, a kinsman-redeemer, which is a type of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/n/naomi.htm">Naomi</a></b><br>A widow from Bethlehem in Judah who had moved to Moab due to famine. She decides to return to her homeland after the death of her husband and sons.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/ruth.htm">Ruth</a></b><br>One of Naomi's Moabite daughters-in-law, who shows loyalty and love towards 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 later returns to her own people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>A region east of the Dead Sea, where Naomi and her family had relocated during a famine in Judah.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The land to which Naomi decides to return, representing her homeland and a place of hope and provision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Naomi's decision to return to Judah demonstrates faith in God's provision and guidance, even amidst personal loss and uncertainty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/loyalty_and_commitment.htm">Loyalty and Commitment</a></b><br>Ruth's willingness to accompany Naomi highlights the importance of loyalty and commitment in relationships, reflecting God's steadfast love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_providence.htm">God's Providence</a></b><br>The journey back to Judah signifies trust in God's providence, reminding believers that God is sovereign and works through circumstances for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a></b><br>The companionship of Ruth and Orpah with Naomi underscores the value of community and support during times of transition and hardship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_and_restoration.htm">Hope and Restoration</a></b><br>Naomi's return to Judah symbolizes hope and the possibility of restoration, encouraging believers to seek God's presence and promises in difficult times.<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/how_did_david_become_king.htm">How did David rise from shepherd to king?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_naomi_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Naomi in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_bible's_non-israelites.htm">Who are the non-Israelites mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_holiness_of_christ.htm">What are the Historical Books of the Bible's significance?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">Her two daughters in law with her.</span>--Both clearly purposing to go with Naomi to the land of Israel (<a href="/ruth/1-10.htm" title="And they said to her, Surely we will return with you to your people.">Ruth 1:10</a>), not merely to escort her a little way. Naomi had obviously won the affections of her daughters-in-law, and they were loth to part with her, since such a parting could hardly but be final.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ruth/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And so she went forth out of the place where she was.</span> There is no attempt on the part of the writer to localize the spot. <span class="cmt_word">And her two daughters-in-law with her.</span> They had kept, it seems, on terms of affectionate sympathy with their mother-in-law. The jealousies that so often disturb the peace of households had no place within the bounds of Naomi's jurisdiction. The home of which she was the matronly center had been kept in its own beautiful orbit by the law of mutual respect, deference, affection, and esteem - the law that insures happiness to both the loving and the loved. "If there were more Naomis," says Lawson, "there might be more Orpahs and Ruths." <span class="cmt_word">And they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.</span> Having left her Moabitish abode, and got into the frequented track which led in the direction of her native land, she journeyed onward for a stage or two, accompanied by her daughters-in-law. Such is the picture. It must be subsumed in it that her daughters-in-law had made up their minds to go with her to the land of her nativity. The subject had been often talked over and discussed. Naomi would from time to time start objections to their kind intention. They, on their part, would try to remove her difficulties, and would insist on accompanying her. So the three widows journeyed onward together, <span class="accented">walking</span>. Adversity had pressed hard on their attenuated resources, and they would not be encumbered with burdensome baggage. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ruth/1-7.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">So she left</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּצֵ֗א</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the place</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמָּקוֹם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mā·qō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4725.htm">Strong's 4725: </a> </span><span class="str2">A standing, a spot, a condition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she was,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיְתָה־</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yə·ṯāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">accompanied</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמָּ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by her two</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁתֵּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·tê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - fdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">daughters-in-law,</span><br /><span class="heb">כַלֹּתֶ֖יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḵal·lō·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3618.htm">Strong's 3618: </a> </span><span class="str2">Daughter-in-law, bride</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and set out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·laḵ·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_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the road</span><br /><span class="heb">בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇad·de·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">leading back</span><br /><span class="heb">לָשׁ֖וּב</span> <span class="translit">(lā·šūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֥רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ruth/1-7.htm">Ruth 1:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ruth/1-7.htm">Ruth 1:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ruth/1-7.htm">Ruth 1:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ruth/1-7.htm">Ruth 1:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ruth/1-7.htm">Ruth 1:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ruth/1-7.htm">Ruth 1:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ruth/1-7.htm">Ruth 1:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ruth/1-7.htm">Ruth 1:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ruth/1-7.htm">Ruth 1:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ruth/1-7.htm">Ruth 1:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ruth/1-7.htm">OT History: Ruth 1:7 She went forth out of the place (Ru Rut.)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/ruth/1-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 1:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 1:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/ruth/1-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 1:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 1:8" /></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>