Ruth 1 · Verse 6

Ruth 1:6

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.
Ruth 1:6, King James Version

Ruth 1:6 in other translations

BSBWhen 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.
WEBThen 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 the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.
ASVThen 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.
YLTAnd 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.
DARBYAnd she arose, she and her daughters-in-law, and returned from the fields of Moab; for she had heard in the fields of Moab how that Jehovah had visited his people to give them bread.
BBESo she and her daughters-in-law got ready to go back from the country of Moab, for news had come to her in the country of Moab that the Lord, in mercy for his people, had given them food.
WebsterThen 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.

What does Ruth 1:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 1:6-7

Ru 1:6-18. Naomi Returning Home, Ruth Accompanies Her.

6-7. Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab--The aged widow, longing to enjoy the privileges of Israel, resolved to return to her native land as soon as she was assured that the famine had ceased, and made the necessary arrangements with her daughters-in-law.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 She had heard - By the mouth of an angel, says the Targum. The Lord had visited his people - "Because of the righteousness of Ibzan the judge, and because of the supplications of pious Boaz." - Targum. It is imagined, and not without probability, that Mahlon and Chilion are the same with Joash and Saraph, mentioned 1Chr 4:22, where the Hebrew should be thus translated, and Joash and Saraph, who married in Moab, and dwelt in Lehem. See the Hebrew.

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 her daughters from going with her, when she might save them from the idolatry of Moab, and bring them to the faith and worship of the God of Israel? Naomi, no doubt, desired to do that; but if they went with her, she would not have them to go upon her account. Those that take upon them a profession of religion only to oblige their friends, or for the sake of company, will be converts of small value. If they did come with her, she would have them make it their deliberate choice, and sit down first and count the cost, as it concerns those to do who make a profession of religion. And more desire "rest in the house of a husband," or some wordly settlement or earthly satisfaction, than the rest to which Christ invites our souls; therefore when tried they will depart from Christ, though perhaps with some sorrow.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ruth 1:6 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.

וַתָּ֤קָםva.Ta.komand she aroseH6965
הִיא֙hi'sheH1931
וְכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָve.kha.lo.Tei.haand daughters-in-law herH3618
וַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovand she returnedH7725
מִשְּׂדֵ֣יmi.se.Deifrom [the] region<s> ofH7704
מוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvMoabH4124
כִּ֤יkiifH3588
שָֽׁמְעָה֙sha.me.'Ahshe had heardH8085
בִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.Dehin [the] region ofH7704
מוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvMoabH4124
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
פָקַ֤דfa.Kadhe had visitedH6485
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עַמּ֔וֹa.Mopeople hisH5971
לָתֵ֥תla.Tetby givingH5414
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemto <the> them
לָֽחֶם\׃La.chemfoodH3899

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

Cross references for Ruth 1:6

  • Psalms 132:15

    I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

  • Psalms 111:5

    He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.

  • Exodus 4:31

    And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

  • Luke 1:68

    Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

  • Matthew 6:11

    Give us this day our daily bread.

  • Exodus 3:16

    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:

  • Jeremiah 29:10

    For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

  • 1 Samuel 2:21

    And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.

  • Isaiah 55:10

    For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:

  • Exodus 16:4-6

    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. And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily. And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the Lord hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:

  • Luke 19:44

    And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

  • Genesis 28:20

    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,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
visited.
Ge 21:1; 50:25; Ex 3:16; 4:31; 1Sa 2:21; Lu 1:68; 19:44; 1Pe 2:12
in giving.
Ge 28:20; 48:15; Ex 16:4-6; Ps 104:14,15; 111:5; 132:15; 145:15
Ps 146:7; 147:14; Pr 30:8; Isa 55:10; Mt 6:11; 1Ti 6:8

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Context

  • Ruth 1:5

    And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.

  • Ruth 1:6

    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.

  • Ruth 1:7

    Wherefore 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.

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Ruth 1:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces se levantó con sus nueras, y volvióse de los campos de Moab: porque oyó en el campo de Moab que Jehová había visitado á su pueblo para darles pan.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et elle se leva, elle et ses belles-filles, et s’en revint des champs de Moab; car elle avait entendu dire, au pays de Moab, que l’ Éternel avait visité son peuple pour leur donner du pain.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie machte sich auf, sie und ihre Schwiegertöchter, und kehrte aus den Gefilden Moabs zurück; denn sie hatte im Gefilde Moabs gehört, daß Jehova sein Volk heimgesucht habe, um ihnen Brot zu geben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et surrexit ut in patriam pergeret cum utraque nuru sua de regione Moabitide: audierat enim quod respexisset Dominus populum suum, et dedisset eis escas.