Verse
Ruth 1:17 — Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do…
“Where 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.”
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The verses around Ruth 1:17.
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.
19So they two went until they came to Beth–lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth–lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
Verse explanation
Ruth completes her vow, saying she wants to die and be buried where Naomi dies, asking that only death separate them.
From the Ruth 1 study in Bible in Stories.
Ruth 1:17 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Where 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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Onde quer que morreres morrerei eu, e ali serei sepultada: me faça assim o Senhor, e outro tanto, se outra coisa que não seja a morte me separar de ti.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Onde tu morreres, morrerei eu, e ali serei sepultada: assim me faça o SENHOR, e assim me dê, que somente a morte fará separação entre mim e ti.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Donde tú mueras, moriré yo, y allí seré enterrada. Que el Señor me castigue duramente si dejo que algo que no sea la muerte nos separe”.
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