Ruth 1:14
Again they wept aloud, and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law goodbye, but Ruth clung to her.
And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
They lifted up their voices and wept again; then Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth stayed with her.
And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave unto her.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Orpah
- Genesis 31:28, 55; 1 Kings 19:20; Matthew 10:37; Matthew 19:22; Mark 10:21, 22; 2 Timothy 4:10
- 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.
- Deuteronomy 4:4; Deuteronomy 10:20; Proverbs 17:17; Proverbs 18:24; Isaiah 14:1; Zechariah 8:23; Matthew 16:24; John 6:66–69; Acts 17:34; Hebrews 10:39