Then Naomi said unto her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each of you unto her own mother’s house: the Lord show favor unto you, as ye have done with the dead, and with me.

The Lord grant you, that you may find [a]rest, either of you in the house of her husband. And when she kissed them, they lift up their voice and wept.

10 And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 1:9 Hereby it appeareth that Naomi by dwelling among idolaters, was waxen cold in the true zeal of God, which rather hath respect to the ease of the body, than to the comfort of the soul.

But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each of you to her mother's house. May the Lord (A)deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with (B)the dead and with me. The Lord grant that you may find (C)rest, each of you in the house of her husband!” Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept. 10 And they said to her, “No, we will return with you to your people.”

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Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you, to your mother’s home.(A) May the Lord show you kindness,(B) as you have shown kindness to your dead husbands(C) and to me. May the Lord grant that each of you will find rest(D) in the home of another husband.”

Then she kissed(E) them goodbye and they wept aloud(F) 10 and said to her, “We will go back with you to your people.”

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