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.
Ruth 1:7 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | 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. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | 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. |
| DARBY | Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she had been, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah. |
| BBE | And she went out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on their way to go back to the land of Judah. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Ruth 1:7 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.
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…
Ruth 1:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ruth 1:7
- 2 Kings 8:3
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.
- Ruth 1:14
And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
- Exodus 18:27
And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.
- Ruth 1:10
And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.
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Context
- 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.
- Ruth 1:8
And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
Ruth 1:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Salió pues del lugar donde había estado, y con ella sus dos nueras, y comenzaron á caminar para volverse á la tierra de Judá. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et elle partit du lieu où elle était, et ses deux belles-filles avec elle; et elles se mirent en chemin pour retourner dans le pays de Juda. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie zog aus von dem Orte, wo sie gewesen war, und ihre beiden Schwiegertöchter mit ihr; und sie zogen des Weges, um in das Land Juda zurückzukehren. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Egressa est itaque de loco peregrinationis suæ, cum utraque nuru: et jam in via revertendi posita in terram Juda, |