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Ruth 1:16 — And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from…
“And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:”
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The verses around Ruth 1:16.
14And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
15And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
16And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
17Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
18When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
Verse explanation
Ruth’s promise to go wherever Naomi goes is more than affection: it is a formal renunciation of her own people, land, and gods in order to join completely with her mother-in-law’s family and faith. It is unusual for a foreign, widowed daughter-in-law with no obligation to remain tied to her at all.
From the Ruth 1 study in Bible in Stories.
Ruth 1:16 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Disse porém Ruth: Não me instes para que te deixe, e me torne de detraz de ti; porque aonde quer que tu fores irei eu, e onde quer que pousares á noite ali pousarei eu; o teu povo é o meu povo, o teu Deus é o meu Deus
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E Rute respondeu: Não me rogues que te deixe, e que me aparte de ti: porque de onde quer que tu fores, irei eu; e de onde quer que viveres, viverei. Teu povo será meu povo, e teu Deus meu Deus.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Pero Rut contestó: “Por favor, no sigas pidiéndome que te deje y vuelva. Donde tú vayas, yo iré. Donde tú vivas, viviré yo. Tu pueblo será mi pueblo. Tu Dios será mi Dios.
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