Ruth 1 · Verse 19

Ruth 1:19

So they two went until they came to Beth–lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth–lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
Ruth 1:19, King James Version

Ruth 1:19 in other translations

BSBSo Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole city was stirred because of them, and the women of the city exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
WEBSo they both went until they came to Bethlehem. When they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was excited about them, and they asked, “Is this Naomi?”
ASVSo they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the women said, Is this Naomi?
YLTand they go both of them till their coming in to Beth-Lehem; and it cometh to pass at their coming in to Beth-Lehem, that all the city is moved at them, and they say, ‘Is this Naomi?'
DARBYAnd they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they came to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the women said, Is this Naomi?
BBESo the two of them went on till they came to Beth-lehem. And when they came to Beth-lehem all the town was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
WebsterSo they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they had come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?

What does Ruth 1:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 1:19-22

Ru 1:19-22. They Come to Beth-lehem.

19-22. all the city was moved about them--The present condition of Naomi, a forlorn and desolate widow, presented so painful a contrast to the flourishing state of prosperity and domestic bliss in which she had been at her departure.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 All the city was moved about them - It appears that Naomi was not only well known, but highly respected also at Bethlehem; a proof that Elimelech was of high consideration in that place.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ruth 1:19-22
Naomi and Ruth came to Bethlehem. Afflictions will make great and surprising changes in a little time. May God, by his grace, fit us for all such changes, especially the great change!, Naomi signifies "pleasant," or "amiable;" Mara, "bitter," or "bitterness." She was now a woman of a sorrowful spirit. She had come home empty, poor, a widow and childless. But there is a fulness for believers of which they never can be emptied; a good part which shall not be taken from those who have it. The cup of affliction is a "bitter" cup, but she owns that the affliction came from God. It well becomes us to have our hearts humbled under humbling providences. It is not affliction itself, but affliction rightly borne, that does us good.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ruth 1:19 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.

וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָהva.te.Lakh.nahand they wentH1980
שְׁתֵּיהֶ֔םshe.tei.Hem[the] two of themH8147
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
בֹּאָ֖נָהbo.'A.nahcame theyH935
בֵּ֣יתbeitBeth-H1035
לָ֑חֶםLa.chem-lehemH1035
וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
כְּבֹאָ֙נָה֙ke.vo.'A.nahwhen came theyH935
בֵּ֣יתbeitBeth-H1035
לֶ֔חֶםLe.chem-lehemH1035
וַתֵּהֹ֤םva.te.Homand it was excitedH1949
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָעִיר֙ha.'Irthe cityH5892
עֲלֵיהֶ֔ן'a.lei.Henon themH5921
וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahand they [fem] saidH559
הֲזֹ֥אתha.Zot¿ [is] thisH2063
נָעֳמִֽי\׃no.'o.MiNaomiH5281

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ruth 1:19

  • Matthew 21:10

    And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

  • Lamentations 2:15

    All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

  • Isaiah 23:7

    Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
all the city.From this it would appear that Naomi was not only well known, but also highly respected at Beth-lehem: a proof that Elimelech was of high consideration at that place.
Mt 21:10
Is this Naomi?
Isa 23:7; La 2:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ruth 1:18

    When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.

  • Ruth 1:19

    So they two went until they came to Beth–lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth–lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?

  • Ruth 1:20

    And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

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Ruth 1:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Anduvieron pues ellas dos hasta que llegaron á Beth-lehem: y aconteció que entrando en Beth-lehem, toda la ciudad se conmovió por razón de ellas, y decían: ¿No es ésta Noemi?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et elles marchèrent les deux jusqu’à ce qu’elles arrivèrent à Bethléhem. Et il arriva que, comme elles entraient dans Bethléhem, toute la ville s’émut à leur sujet; et les femmes disaient: Est-ce là Naomi?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und so gingen beide, bis sie nach Bethlehem kamen. Und es geschah, als sie nach Bethlehem kamen, da geriet die ganze Stadt ihretwegen in Bewegung, und sie sprachen: Ist das Noomi?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		profectæque sunt simul, et venerunt in Bethlehem. Quibus urbem ingressis, velox apud cunctos fama percrebruit: dicebantque mulieres: Hæc est illa Noëmi.