Ruth 1:9
The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
Ruth 1:9 in other translations
| BSB | May the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband.” And she kissed them as they wept aloud |
|---|---|
| WEB | May the LORD grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices, and wept. |
| ASV | Jehovah grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice, and wept. |
| YLT | Jehovah doth grant to you, and find ye rest each in the house of her husband;' and she kisseth them, and they lift up their voice and weep. |
| DARBY | Jehovah grant you that ye may find rest, each in the house of her husband. And she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice and wept. |
| BBE | May the Lord give you rest in the houses of your husbands. Then she gave them a kiss; and they were weeping bitterly. |
| Webster | The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. |
What does Ruth 1:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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…
Ruth 1:9 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.
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Cross references for Ruth 1:9
- Ruth 3:1
Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
- Genesis 29:11
And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept.
- Acts 20:37
And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,
- Genesis 27:27
And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the Lord hath blessed:
- Genesis 45:15
Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.
Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- 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 1:9
The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.
- Ruth 1:10
And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.
Ruth 1:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Déos Jehová que halléis descanso, cada una en casa de su marido: besólas luego, y ellas lloraron á voz en grito. |
|---|---|
| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | L’ Éternel vous donne de trouver du repos, chacune dans la maison de son mari! Et elle les embrassa; et elles élevèrent leur voix et pleurèrent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jehova gebe euch, daß ihr Ruhe findet, eine jede in dem Hause ihres Mannes! Und sie küßte sie. Und sie erhoben ihre Stimme und weinten; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Det vobis invenire requiem in domibus virorum quos sortituræ estis. Et osculata est eas. Quæ elevata voce flere cœperunt, |