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Ruth 1

Rt. 1:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And they lifted up
nasa' (Hebrew #5375)
a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
KJV usage: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}
their voice
qowl (Hebrew #6963)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
KJV usage: + aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-)claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell.
Pronounce: kole
Origin: or qol {kole}
, and wept again
bakah (Hebrew #1058)
to weep; generally to bemoan
KJV usage: X at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, X more, mourn, X sore, X with tears, weep.
Pronounce: baw-kaw'
Origin: a primitive root
: and Orpah
`Orpah (Hebrew #6204)
mane; Orpah, a Moabites
KJV usage: Orpah.
Pronounce: or-paw'
Origin: feminine of 6203
kissed
nashaq (Hebrew #5401)
to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons
KJV usage: armed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.
Pronounce: naw-shak'
Origin: a primitive root (identical with 5400, through the idea of fastening up; compare 2388, 2836)
her mother in law
chamowth (Hebrew #2545)
feminine of 2524; a mother-in-law
KJV usage: mother in law.
Pronounce: kham-oth'
Origin: or (shortened) chamoth {kham-oth'}
; but Ruth
Ruwth (Hebrew #7327)
friend; Ruth, a Moabitess
KJV usage: Ruth.
Pronounce: rooth
Origin: probably for 7468
clave
dabaq (Hebrew #1692)
properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
KJV usage: abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.
Pronounce: daw-bak'
Origin: a primitive root
t unto her.

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Ministry on This Verse

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Orpah.
but Ruth.The LXX. add, [kai epestrepsen eis ton laon autes,] "and returned to her own people."
The Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic are to the same purpose.
It seems a very natural addition, and agrees with the assertion in the next verse; and is accordingly adopted by Houbigant as a part of the text.
Dt. 4:4• 4Mas vosotros que os allegasteis á Jehová vuestro Dios, todos estáis vivos hoy. (Dt. 4:4)
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Dt. 10:20• 20A Jehová tu Dios temerás, á él servirás, á él te allegarás, y por su nombre jurarás. (Dt. 10:20)
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Pr. 17:17• 17En todo tiempo ama el amigo; Y el hermano para la angustia es nacido. (Pr. 17:17)
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Pr. 18:24• 24El hombre que tiene amigos, ha de mostrarse amigo: Y amigo hay más conjunto que el hermano. (Pr. 18:24)
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Is. 14:1• 1Porque Jehová tendrá piedad de Jacob, y todavía escogerá á Israel, y les hará reposar en su tierra: y á ellos se unirán extranjeros, y allegaránse á la familia de Jacob. (Is. 14:1)
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Zac. 8:23• 23Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: En aquellos días acontecerá que diez hombres de todas las lenguas de las gentes, trabarán de la falda de un Judío, diciendo: Iremos con vosotros, porque hemos oído que Dios está con vosotros. (Zac. 8:23)
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Mt. 16:24• 24Entonces Jesús dijo á sus discípulos: Si alguno quiere venir en pos de mí, niéguese á sí mismo, y tome su cruz, y sígame. (Mt. 16:24)
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Jn. 6:66‑69• 66Desde esto, muchos de sus discípulos volvieron atrás, y ya no andaban con él.
67Dijo entonces Jesús á los doce: ¿Queréis vosotros iros también?
68Y respondióle Simón Pedro: Señor, ¿á quién iremos? tú tienes palabras de vida eterna.
69Y nosotros creemos y conocemos que tú eres el Cristo, el Hijo de Dios viviente.
(Jn. 6:66‑69)
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Hch. 17:34• 34Mas algunos creyeron, juntándose con él; entre los cuales también fué Dionisio el del Areópago, y una mujer llamada Dámaris, y otros con ellos. (Hch. 17:34)
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He. 10:39• 39Pero nosotros no somos tales que nos retiremos para perdición, sino fieles para ganancia del alma. (He. 10:39)
 If Orpah shows us the failings of nature, Ruth certainly the power of grace. (Ruth 1 by W. Kelly)
 it is possible to have a very amiable character without having faith. Faith makes a gulf between these two women who are so similar in so many ways. Confronted with impossibilities, the natural heart draws back, whereas faith is nourished on impossibilities and so increases in strength. (Ruth 1 by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And they lifted up their voice and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave to her.