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Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ruth/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to Naomi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ruth/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ruth/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ruth/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ruth/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ruth/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they raised their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ruth/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ruth/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ruth/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ruth/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then they wept aloud again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law [goodbye], but Ruth clung to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ruth/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Again they wept loudly, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ruth/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Again they wept loudly, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ruth/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave unto her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ruth/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They cried again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth held on to her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ruth/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ruth/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They began to cry loudly again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth held on to her tightly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ruth/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Again they started crying. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye and went back home, but Ruth held on to her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ruth/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They began to cry loudly again. So Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye, but Ruth remained with her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ruth/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ruth/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Again they wept loudly. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung tightly to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ruth/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law and returned to her people, but Ruth clung to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ruth/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they lifted up their voice, and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth cleaved to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ruth/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They lifted up their voices and wept again; then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth stayed with her. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ruth/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they lift up their voice, and weep again, and Orpah kisses her mother-in-law, and Ruth has cleaved to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ruth/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they lift up their voice, and weep again, and Orpah kisseth her mother-in-law, and Ruth hath cleaved to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ruth/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will lift up their voice and weep yet. And Orpah will kiss to her mother-in-law; and Ruth adhered to her.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ruth/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they lifted up their voice, and began to weep again: Orpha kissed her mother in law and returned: Ruth stuck close to her mother in law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ruth/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In response, they lifted up their voice and began to weep again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, and then turned back. Ruth clung to her mother-in-law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ruth/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Again they wept aloud; then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye, but Ruth clung to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ruth/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they wept aloud again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ruth/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they lifted up their voices again and wept; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, and turned back and went away; but Ruth clung to her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ruth/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they lifted up their voices again and they wept, and Arpha kissed her mother in law, and she returned and went, but Ruth clung to her<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ruth/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth cleaved unto her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ruth/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpha kissed her mother-in-law and returned to her people; but Ruth followed her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ruth/1-14.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=132" 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">13</span>would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.” <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">Again</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.">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> <a href="/hebrew/6204.htm" title="6204: ‘ā·rə·pāh (N-proper-fs) -- Sister-in-law of Ruth. Feminine of oreph; mane; Orpah, a Moabites.">and Orpah</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.">kissed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2545.htm" title="2545: la·ḥă·mō·w·ṯāh (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Husband's mother. Or chamoth; feminine of cham; a mother-in-law.">her mother-in-law goodbye,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7327.htm" title="7327: wə·rūṯ (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- Friendship, a Moabite ancestress of David. Probably for r'uwth; friend; Ruth, a Moabitess.">but Ruth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1692.htm" title="1692: dā·ḇə·qāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To cling, cleave, keep close. A primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. Cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit.">clung</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">to her.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>“Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; follow her back home.”…<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/31-28.htm">Genesis 31:28</a></span><br />But you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. Now you have done a foolish thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-1.htm">1 Samuel 18:1-3</a></span><br />After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself. / And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house. / Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-2.htm">2 Kings 2:2</a></span><br />and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-17.htm">Proverbs 17:17</a></span><br />A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24</a></span><br />A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/8-6.htm">Song of Solomon 8:6</a></span><br />Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-7.htm">Isaiah 54:7-8</a></span><br />“For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. / In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-3.htm">Jeremiah 31:3</a></span><br />The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-19.htm">Hosea 2:19-20</a></span><br />So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. / And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/8-23.htm">Zechariah 8:23</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-29.htm">Matthew 19:29</a></span><br />And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-29.htm">Mark 10:29-30</a></span><br />“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel / will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-26.htm">Luke 14:26</a></span><br />“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-66.htm">John 6:66-68</a></span><br />From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him. / So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?” / Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-13.htm">John 15:13</a></span><br />Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth joined to her.</p><p class="hdg">Orpah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-28.htm">Genesis 31:28,55</a></b></br> And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in <i>so</i> doing… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/19-20.htm">1 Kings 19:20</a></b></br> And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and <i>then</i> I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-37.htm">Matthew 10:37</a></b></br> He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.</p><p class="hdg">but Ruth the LXX.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-4.htm">Deuteronomy 4:4</a></b></br> But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God <i>are</i> alive every one of you this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-20.htm">Deuteronomy 10:20</a></b></br> Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/17-17.htm">Proverbs 17:17</a></b></br> A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/15-19.htm">Clave</a> <a href="/judges/15-19.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/acts/3-11.htm">Clung</a> <a href="/judges/6-35.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/ruth/1-9.htm">Kiss</a> <a href="/ruth/1-9.htm">Kissed</a> <a href="/ruth/1-9.htm">Kisseth</a> <a href="/ruth/1-9.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ruth/1-8.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-23.htm">Mother-In-Law</a> <a href="/ruth/1-4.htm">Orpah</a> <a href="/numbers/16-31.htm">Parted</a> <a href="/ruth/1-4.htm">Ruth</a> <a href="/ruth/1-9.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/ruth/1-9.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/ruth/1-9.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/ruth/1-9.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/ruth/1-9.htm">Wept</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/6-14.htm">Clave</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-14.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-10.htm">Clung</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-2.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-33.htm">Kiss</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-1.htm">Kissed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-1.htm">Kisseth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-1.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ruth/2-11.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/ruth/2-11.htm">Mother-In-Law</a> <a href="/ruth/1-4.htm">Orpah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-23.htm">Parted</a> <a href="/ruth/1-16.htm">Ruth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-13.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-4.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-8.htm">Weep</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-7.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-7.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>Again they wept aloud</b><br>This phrase highlights the deep emotional bond and sorrow shared by Naomi, Orpah, and Ruth. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, expressions of grief were often public and vocal, reflecting the communal nature of life and relationships. The weeping signifies the pain of separation and the uncertainty of the future, especially for widows in a patriarchal society where their security depended on male relatives.<p><b>and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye</b><br>Orpah's kiss symbolizes a farewell and a return to her Moabite roots. The act of kissing as a form of goodbye is consistent with cultural practices of the time, indicating respect and affection. Orpah's decision to leave Naomi and return to her people and gods (as mentioned in the following verses) reflects a choice to seek security in familiar surroundings, which was a practical decision given the vulnerability of widows.<p><b>but Ruth clung to her</b><br>Ruth's clinging to Naomi is a powerful demonstration of loyalty and commitment, transcending cultural and familial expectations. The Hebrew word used here for "clung" is the same used in <a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a> to describe the bond between husband and wife, indicating a deep, covenantal loyalty. Ruth's decision foreshadows her role in the lineage of David and ultimately Jesus Christ, as her faithfulness leads her to become part of the Messianic line. This act of clinging can be seen as a type of Christ's unwavering commitment to His people, showcasing sacrificial love and devotion.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/ruth.htm">Ruth</a></b><br>A Moabite woman, widow of Mahlon, who demonstrates loyalty and faithfulness to her mother-in-law, Naomi.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/o/orpah.htm">Orpah</a></b><br>Another Moabite woman, widow of Chilion, who decides to return to her people and her gods after initially setting out with Naomi.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/naomi.htm">Naomi</a></b><br>An Israelite woman who lost her husband and sons in Moab and decides to return to Bethlehem, urging her daughters-in-law to stay in Moab.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>The land where Naomi and her family had moved during a famine in Israel, and where Ruth and Orpah are from.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethlehem.htm">Bethlehem</a></b><br>Naomi's homeland, to which she decides to return after the death of her husband and sons.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/loyalty_and_commitment.htm">Loyalty and Commitment</a></b><br>Ruth's decision to cling to Naomi exemplifies true loyalty and commitment, even when it requires personal sacrifice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Ruth's actions demonstrate faith that goes beyond words, choosing to align herself with Naomi's people and God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_choice.htm">The Power of Choice</a></b><br>Orpah and Ruth both had the same opportunity, but their choices led to different paths, highlighting the importance of our decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_providence.htm">God's Providence</a></b><br>Ruth's loyalty sets the stage for God's providential plan, leading to her role in the lineage of David and ultimately Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_belonging.htm">Community and Belonging</a></b><br>Ruth's choice to stay with Naomi emphasizes the importance of community and belonging, even when it means leaving behind familiar surroundings.<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/why_did_ruth_stay,_but_orpah_leave.htm">Why did Ruth stay with Naomi while Orpah left?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'a_time_to_embrace'_signify.htm">What does "a time to embrace" signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_boaz's_wealth_fit_ancient_israel.htm">Ruth 2:1 - Does the description of Boaz as a 'man of great wealth' align with what we know of the economic conditions in ancient Israel?</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>(14) <span class= "bld">Kissed.</span>--Orpah, though unwilling to leave her mother-in-law, and though warmly attached to her, still thinks of the hardships of the journey, of the hardships when the journey is done; and the comforts of home detain her.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ruth/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And they,</span> the daughters-in-law, lifted up their voice in unison and unity, as if instead of two voices there had been but one. Hence the propriety of the singular number, as in ver. 9. <span class="cmt_word">And wept again.</span> The "again" doubles back on the statement in ver. 9. With uplifted voice, in shrill Oriental wail, and amid streams of tears, they bemoaned their hapless lot. Then, after the paroxysm of grief had somewhat spent itself, Orpah yielded to her mother-in-law's dissuasives, and at length imprinted on her, reluctantly and passionately, a farewell kiss. Then, not waiting to ascertain the ultimate decision of Ruth, or rather, perhaps, having now a fixed presentiment what it would be, she moved regretfully and tearfully away. She was afraid, perhaps, that if she, as well as Ruth, should insist on accompanying her mother-in-law, the two might be unreasonably burdensome to the aged widow. Perhaps, too, she was not without fear that her own burden in a foreign land, amid strangers, might be too heavy to be borne. There is not, however, the slightest need for supposing that she was, in any respect, deficient in attachment to her mother-in-law. <span class="cmt_word">But</span>, it is added, <span class="cmt_word">Ruth clave to her mother-in-law</span>, all reasonings, remonstrances, dissuasives on Naomi's part notwithstanding. Ruth would not be parted from her. "Clave." It is the same word that is used in the primitive law of marriage. "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall <span class="accented">cleave</span> to his wife, and they shall be one flesh" (<a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a>). It occurs again in <a href="/psalms/63-8.htm">Psalm 63:8</a>: "My soul <span class="accented">followeth hard</span> after thee; and in <a href="/psalms/119-31.htm">Psalm 119:31</a>: "<span class="accented">I</span> have <span class="accented">stuck</span> to thy testimonies." Joshua said, "Cleave unto the Lord thy God" (<a href="/joshua/23-8.htm">Joshua 23:8</a>); and many have had sweet, while others have had bitter, experience of the truth that "there is a friend that <span class="accented">sticketh closer</span> than a brother" (<a href="/proverbs/18-24.htm">Proverbs 18:24</a>). <p> CHAPTER 1:15-22. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ruth/1-14.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">Again</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֑וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they wept</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָה</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">וַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָה</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 /><br /><span class="word">and Orpah</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרְפָּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rə·pāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6204.htm">Strong's 6204: </a> </span><span class="str2">Orpah -- sister-in-law of Ruth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kissed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּשַּׁ֤ק</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">her mother-in-law {goodbye},</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥă·mō·w·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2545.htm">Strong's 2545: </a> </span><span class="str2">Husband's mother</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but Ruth</span><br /><span class="heb">וְר֖וּת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7327.htm">Strong's 7327: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruth -- 'friendship', a Moabite ancestress of David</span><br /><br /><span class="word">clung</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּ֥בְקָה</span> <span class="translit">(dā·ḇə·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1692.htm">Strong's 1692: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to her.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ruth/1-14.htm">Ruth 1:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ruth/1-14.htm">Ruth 1:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ruth/1-14.htm">Ruth 1:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ruth/1-14.htm">Ruth 1:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ruth/1-14.htm">Ruth 1:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ruth/1-14.htm">Ruth 1:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ruth/1-14.htm">Ruth 1:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ruth/1-14.htm">Ruth 1:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ruth/1-14.htm">Ruth 1:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ruth/1-14.htm">Ruth 1:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ruth/1-14.htm">OT History: Ruth 1:14 They lifted up their voice and wept (Ru Rut.)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/ruth/1-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 1:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 1:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/ruth/1-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 1:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 1:15" /></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>