Parallel Verses

World English Bible

She said, "Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people, and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law."

New American Standard Bible

Then she said, “Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; return after your sister-in-law.”

King James Version

And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.

Holman Bible

Naomi said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law.”

International Standard Version

Naomi told Ruth, "Look, your sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods. Follow your sister-in-law!"

A Conservative Version

And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law has gone back to her people, and to her god. Return thou after thy sister-in-law.

American Standard Version

And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back unto her people, and unto her god: return thou after thy sister-in-law.

Amplified

Then Naomi said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; turn back and follow your sister-in-law.”

Bible in Basic English

And Naomi said, See, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods: go back after your sister-in-law.

Darby Translation

And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back to her people and to her gods: return after thy sister-in-law.

Julia Smith Translation

And she will say, Behold, thy sister-in-law turned back to her people, and to her gods: turn thou back after thy sister-in-law.

King James 2000

And she said, Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return you after your sister-in-law.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And she said, "Look, your sister-in-law has returned to her people and to her gods. Return after your sister-in-law [too]."

Modern King James verseion

And she said, Behold, Your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods. Return after your sister-in-law.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then she said, "See, thy sister-in-law is gone back again unto her people and unto her god: return thou after her."

NET Bible

So Naomi said, "Look, your sister-in-law is returning to her people and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law back home!"

New Heart English Bible

She said, "Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people, and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law.

The Emphasized Bible

And she said - Lo! thy sister-in-law hath gone back, unto her people, and unto her gods, - go thou back, after thy sister-in-law.

Webster

And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law hath gone back to her people, and to her gods: return thou after thy sister-in-law.

Youngs Literal Translation

And she saith, 'Lo, thy sister-in-law hath turned back unto her people, and unto her god, turn thou back after thy sister-in-law.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And she said

Usage: 0

יבמת 
Y@bemeth 
Usage: 5

is gone back
שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

and unto her gods
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

thou after
אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

References

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Context Readings

Naomi Returns With Ruth

14 They lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth joined with her. 15 She said, "Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people, and to her god. Follow your sister-in-law." 16 Ruth said, "Don't entreat me to leave you, and to return from following after you, for where you go, I will go; and where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God;



Cross References

Judges 11:24

Won't you possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whoever Yahweh our God has dispossessed from before us, them will we possess.

Joshua 24:15

If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh."

2 Samuel 15:19-20

Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, "Why do you also go with us? Return, and stay with the king; for you are a foreigner, and also an exile. Return to your own place.

2 Kings 2:2

Elijah said to Elisha, "Please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me as far as Bethel." Elisha said, "As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel.

Zephaniah 1:6

those who have turned back from following Yahweh, and those who haven't sought Yahweh nor inquired after him.

Joshua 24:19

Joshua said to the people, "You can't serve Yahweh; for he is a holy God. He is a jealous God. He will not forgive your disobedience nor your sins.

Psalm 36:3

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit. He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

Psalm 125:5

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, Yahweh will lead them away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be on Israel. A Song of Ascents.

Matthew 13:20-21

What was sown on the rocky places, this is he who hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it;

Luke 14:26-33

"If anyone comes to me, and doesn't disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can't be my disciple.

Luke 24:28

They drew near to the village, where they were going, and he acted like he would go further.

Hebrews 10:38

But the righteous will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him."

1 John 2:19

They went out from us, but they didn't belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have continued with us. But they left, that they might be revealed that none of them belong to us.

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