So she departed 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.
Parallel translations
- 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.
- KJV 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.
- 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.
- NKJV Therefore she went out 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.
- NLT With her two daughters-in-law she set out from the place where she had been living, and they took the road that would lead them back to Judah.
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Quick answer
Naomi and her two daughters-in-law leave Moab and travel toward Judah. The journey homeward becomes the turning point of the narrative.
Overview
The departure marks Naomi's physical and spiritual return to the land of promise and the people of God. Both Orpah and Ruth accompany her at first, showing genuine affection. The road to Judah will soon test each woman's resolve, distinguishing ordinary loyalty from the covenant faith that Ruth will profess.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- 2 Kgs 8:3At the end of seven years, the woman returned from the land of the Philistines. Then she went out to beg the king for her house and for her land.
- Ruth 1:10They said to her, “No, but we will return with you to your people.”
- Exod 18:27Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.
- Ruth 1:14They lifted up their voices, and wept again; then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth joined with her.
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Boaz the kinsman-redeemer who buys back the destitute and takes a bride foreshadows Christ, our Redeemer who pays the price to make a people his own; and from Ruth's line comes David, and David's greater Son.
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