Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version At this they wept aloud again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her. New Living Translation And again they wept together, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye. But Ruth clung tightly to Naomi. English Standard Version Then they lifted up their voices and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. Berean Standard Bible Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her. King James Bible And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her. New King James Version Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. New American Standard Bible And they raised their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. NASB 1995 And they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. NASB 1977 And they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. Legacy Standard Bible And they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. Amplified Bible Then they wept aloud again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law [goodbye], but Ruth clung to her. Christian Standard Bible Again they wept loudly, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. Holman Christian Standard Bible Again they wept loudly, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. American Standard Version And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave unto her. Contemporary English Version They cried again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth held on to her. English Revised Version And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her. GOD'S WORD® Translation They began to cry loudly again. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth held on to her tightly. Good News Translation Again they started crying. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye and went back home, but Ruth held on to her. International Standard Version They began to cry loudly again. So Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye, but Ruth remained with her. Majority Standard Bible Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her. NET Bible Again they wept loudly. Then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung tightly to her. New Heart English Bible They lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law and returned to her people, but Ruth clung to her. Webster's Bible Translation And they lifted up their voice, and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth cleaved to her. World English Bible They lifted up their voices and wept again; then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth stayed with her. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd they lift up their voice, and weep again, and Orpah kisses her mother-in-law, and Ruth has cleaved to her. Young's Literal Translation And they lift up their voice, and weep again, and Orpah kisseth her mother-in-law, and Ruth hath cleaved to her. Smith's Literal Translation And they will lift up their voice and weep yet. And Orpah will kiss to her mother-in-law; and Ruth adhered to her. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they lifted up their voice, and began to weep again: Orpha kissed her mother in law and returned: Ruth stuck close to her mother in law. Catholic Public Domain Version In response, they lifted up their voice and began to weep again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, and then turned back. Ruth clung to her mother-in-law. New American Bible Again they wept aloud; then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law good-bye, but Ruth clung to her. New Revised Standard Version Then they wept aloud again. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clung to her. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they lifted up their voices again and wept; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, and turned back and went away; but Ruth clung to her. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they lifted up their voices again and they wept, and Arpha kissed her mother in law, and she returned and went, but Ruth clung to her OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth cleaved unto her. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpha kissed her mother-in-law and returned to her people; but Ruth followed her. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Ruth's Loyalty to Naomi…13would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.” 14Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her. 15“Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; follow her back home.”… Cross References Genesis 31:28 But you did not even let me kiss my grandchildren and my daughters goodbye. Now you have done a foolish thing. 1 Samuel 18:1-3 After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself. / And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house. / Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. 2 Kings 2:2 and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 18:24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother. Song of Solomon 8:6 Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all. Isaiah 54:7-8 “For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will bring you back. / In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer. Jeremiah 31:3 The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion. Hosea 2:19-20 So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion. / And I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will know the LORD.” Zechariah 8:23 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’” Matthew 19:29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life. Mark 10:29-30 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel / will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life. Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. John 6:66-68 From that time on many of His disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him. / So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?” / Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life. John 15:13 Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. Treasury of Scripture And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth joined to her. Orpah Genesis 31:28,55 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing… 1 Kings 19:20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? Matthew 10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. but Ruth the LXX. Deuteronomy 4:4 But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day. Deuteronomy 10:20 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. Proverbs 17:17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Jump to Previous Clave Cleaved Clung Joined Kiss Kissed Kisseth Lifted Mother Mother-In-Law Orpah Parted Ruth Voice Voices Weep Weeping WeptJump to Next Clave Cleaved Clung Joined Kiss Kissed Kisseth Lifted Mother Mother-In-Law Orpah Parted Ruth Voice Voices Weep Weeping WeptRuth 1 1. Elimelech, driven by famine into Moab, dies there4. Mahlon and Chilion, having married wives of Moab, die also 6. Naomi, returning homeward 8. dissuades her two daughters-in-law from going with her 14. Orpah leaves her, but Ruth with great constancy accompanies her 19. The two come to Bethlehem, where they are gladly received Again they wept aloud This phrase captures the deep emotional turmoil and sorrow experienced by Naomi, Orpah, and Ruth. The Hebrew word for "wept" is "בָּכָה" (bakah), which conveys a sense of lamentation and mourning. This moment is a poignant reminder of the human experience of loss and the shared grief that binds people together. In the historical context, the act of weeping aloud was a common expression of deep sorrow, often performed in community settings, emphasizing the collective nature of their pain. Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye but Ruth clung to her CHAPTER 1:15-22. Hebrew Againע֑וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more they wept וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָה (wat·tiḇ·ke·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan aloud, וַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָה (wat·tiś·śe·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take and Orpah עָרְפָּה֙ (‘ā·rə·pāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6204: Orpah -- sister-in-law of Ruth kissed וַתִּשַּׁ֤ק (wat·tiš·šaq) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5401: To kiss, to equip with weapons her mother-in-law {goodbye}, לַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּ (la·ḥă·mō·w·ṯāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 2545: Husband's mother but Ruth וְר֖וּת (wə·rūṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7327: Ruth -- 'friendship', a Moabite ancestress of David clung דָּ֥בְקָה (dā·ḇə·qāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1692: To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit to her. בָּֽהּ׃ (bāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew Links Ruth 1:14 NIVRuth 1:14 NLT Ruth 1:14 ESV Ruth 1:14 NASB Ruth 1:14 KJV Ruth 1:14 BibleApps.com Ruth 1:14 Biblia Paralela Ruth 1:14 Chinese Bible Ruth 1:14 French Bible Ruth 1:14 Catholic Bible OT History: Ruth 1:14 They lifted up their voice and wept (Ru Rut.) |
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