Ruth 1 · Verse 14

Ruth 1:14

And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
Ruth 1:14, King James Version

Ruth 1:14 in other translations

BSBAgain they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
WEBThey lifted up their voices and wept again; then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth stayed with her.
ASVAnd they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave unto her.
YLTAnd they lift up their voice, and weep again, and Orpah kisseth her mother-in-law, and Ruth hath cleaved to her.
DARBYAnd they lifted up their voice and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave to her.
BBEThen again they were weeping; and Orpah gave her mother-in-law a kiss, but Ruth would not be parted from her.
WebsterAnd they lifted up their voice, and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth cleaved to her.

What does Ruth 1:14 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law - The Septuagint add, Και επεστρεψεν εις τον λαον αυτης, And returned to her own people. The Vulgate, Syrian, and Arabic, are to the same purpose.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ruth 1:6-14

Naomi began to think of returning, after the death of her two sons. When death comes into a family, it ought to reform what is amiss there. Earth is made bitter to us, that heaven may be made dear. Naomi seems to have been a person of faith and piety. She dismissed her daughters-in-law with prayer. It is very proper for friends, when they part, to part with them thus part in love. Did Naomi do well, to discourage…

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Ruth 1:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָהva.ti.Se.nahand they raisedH5375
קוֹלָ֔ןko.Lanvoice theirH6963
וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָהva.tiv.Kei.nahand they weptH1058
ע֑וֹדodagainH5750
וַתִּשַּׁ֤קva.ti.Shakand she kissedH5401
עָרְפָּה֙'a.re.PahOrpahH6204
לַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּla.cha.mo.Tah<to> mother-in-law herH2545
וְר֖וּתve.Rutand RuthH7327
דָּ֥בְקָהDa.ve.kahshe clungH1692
בָּֽהּ\׃Bahto her

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Cross references for Ruth 1:14

  • Proverbs 18:24

    A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

  • Matthew 16:24

    Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

  • Matthew 10:37

    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.

  • Matthew 19:22

    But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

  • Hebrews 10:39

    But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

  • John 6:66-69

    From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

  • Zechariah 8:23

    Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.

  • Proverbs 17:17

    A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

  • 1 Kings 19:20

    And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?

  • Deuteronomy 10:20

    Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

  • Isaiah 14:1

    For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

  • Mark 10:21-22

    Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Orpah.
Ge 31:28,55; 1Ki 19:20; Mt 10:37; 19:22; Mr 10:21,22; 2Ti 4:10
but Ruth.The LXX. add, [kai epestrepsen eis ton laon autes,] "and returned to her own people." The Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic are to the same purpose. It seems a very natural addition, and agrees with the assertion in the next verse; and is accordingly adopted by Houbigant as a part of the text.
De 4:4; 10:20; Pr 17:17; 18:24; Isa 14:1; Zec 8:23; Mt 16:24
Joh 6:66-69; Ac 17:34; Heb 10:39

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Context

  • Ruth 1:13

    Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.

  • Ruth 1:14

    And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.

  • Ruth 1:15

    And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.

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Ruth 1:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas ellas alzando otra vez su voz, lloraron: y Orpha besó á su suegra, mas Ruth se quedó con ella.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et elles élevèrent leur voix, et pleurèrent encore; et Orpa embrassa sa belle-mère, mais Ruth s’attacha à elle.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da erhoben sie ihre Stimme und weinten wiederum. Und Orpa küßte ihre Schwiegermutter; Ruth aber hing ihr an.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Elevata igitur voce, rursum flere cœperunt: Orpha osculata est socrum, ac reversa est; Ruth adhæsit socrui suæ: