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Ruth’s Loyalty to Naomi

Ruth 1:18

In 11 translations

BSB
When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.
KJV
When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.was…: Heb. strengthened herself
WEB
When Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.
ASV
And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto her.
LSV
And she sees that she is strengthening herself to go with her, and she ceases to speak to her;
YLT
And she seeth that she is strengthening herself to go with her, and she ceaseth to speak unto her;
DBY
And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking to her.
DRC
Then Noemi, seeing that Ruth was steadfastly determined to go with her, would not be against it, nor persuade her any more to return to her friends:
GNV
Whe she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left speaking vnto her.
JPS
And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto her.
LXXE
And Noemin seeing that she was determined to go with her, ceased to speak to her any more.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וַתֵּ֕רֶא כִּֽי־מִתְאַמֶּ֥צֶת הִ֖יא לָלֶ֣כֶת אִתָּ֑הּ וַתֶּחְדַּ֖ל לְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶֽיהָ׃
LXX-Br
Ἰδοῦσα δὲ Νωεμὶν ὅτι κραταιοῦται αὐτὴ τοῦ πορεύεσθαι μετʼ αὐτῆς, ἐκόπασε τοῦ λαλῆσαι πρὸς αὐτὴν ἔτι.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 21:14When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”
  • Acts 2:42They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
  • Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

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