Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?” New Living Translation So the two of them continued on their journey. When they came to Bethlehem, the entire town was excited by their arrival. “Is it really Naomi?” the women asked. English Standard Version So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them. And the women said, “Is this Naomi?” Berean Standard Bible So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole city was stirred because of them, and the women of the city exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?” King James Bible So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi? New King James Version Now the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And it happened, when they had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was excited because of them; and the women said, “Is this Naomi?” New American Standard Bible So they both went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was stirred because of them, and the women said, “Is this Naomi?” NASB 1995 So they both went until they came to Bethlehem. And when they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was stirred because of them, and the women said, “Is this Naomi?” NASB 1977 So they both went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came about when they had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was stirred because of them, and the women said, “Is this Naomi?” Legacy Standard Bible Then they both went until they came to Bethlehem. Now it happened, when they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was stirred because of them, and the women said, “Is this Naomi?” Amplified Bible So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And when they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole city was stirred because of them, and the women asked, “Is this Naomi?” Christian Standard Bible The two of them traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was excited about their arrival and the local women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible The two of them traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was excited about their arrival and the local women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?"” American Standard Version So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the women said, Is this Naomi? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they came as one unto Bayth Lekhem of Yehuda, and it happened that when they came to Bayth Lekhem, all the city was gladdened by them, and they were saying: “It is Namei!” Brenton Septuagint Translation And they went both of them until they came to Bethleem: and it came to pass, when they arrived at Bethleem, that all the city rang with them, and they said, Is this Noemin? Contemporary English Version They reached Bethlehem, and the whole town was excited to see them. The women who lived there asked, "Can this really be Naomi?" Douay-Rheims Bible So they went together and came to Bethlehem. And when they were come into the city, the report was quickly spread among all: and the women said: This is that Noemi. English Revised Version So 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 the women said, Is this Naomi? GOD'S WORD® Translation So both of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was excited about them. "This can't be Naomi, can it?" the women asked. Good News Translation They went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they arrived, the whole town became excited, and the women there exclaimed, "Is this really Naomi?" International Standard Version So they continued on until they reached Bethlehem. Now when the two of them arrived in Bethlehem, the entire town got excited at the news of their arrival and they asked one another, "Can this be Naomi?" JPS Tanakh 1917 So 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 astir concerning them, and the women said: 'Is this Naomi?' Literal Standard Version and the two of them go until their coming to Beth-Lehem; and it comes to pass at their coming to Beth-Lehem, that all the city is moved at them, and they say, “Is this Naomi?” Majority Standard Bible So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole city was stirred because of them, and the women of the city exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?” New American Bible So they went on together until they reached Bethlehem. On their arrival there, the whole town was excited about them, and the women asked: “Can this be Naomi?” NET Bible So the two of them journeyed together until they arrived in Bethlehem. Naomi and Ruth Arrive in Bethlehem When they entered Bethlehem, the whole village was excited about their arrival. The women of the village said, "Can this be Naomi?" New Revised Standard Version So the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. When they came to Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them; and the women said, “Is this Naomi?” New Heart English Bible So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. It happened, when they had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they asked, "Is this Naomi?" Webster's Bible Translation So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they had come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi? World English Bible So they both went until they came to Bethlehem. When they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was excited about them, and they asked, “Is this Naomi?” Young's Literal Translation and they go both of them till their coming in to Beth-Lehem; and it cometh to pass at their coming in to Beth-Lehem, that all the city is moved at them, and they say, 'Is this Naomi?' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Return to Bethlehem19So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole city was stirred because of them, and the women of the city exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?” 20“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.… Cross References Matthew 21:10 When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?" Ruth 1:20 "Do not call me Naomi," she replied. "Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me. Treasury of Scripture So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi? Matthew 21:10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this? Is this Naomi? Isaiah 23:7 Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. Lamentations 2:15 All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth? Jump to Previous Arrived Astir Bethlehem Beth-Lehem City Exclaimed Moved Naomi Na'omi Stirred Whole WomenJump to Next Arrived Astir Bethlehem Beth-Lehem City Exclaimed Moved Naomi Na'omi Stirred Whole WomenRuth 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 (19) They went.--The journey for two women apparently alone was long and toilsome, and not free from danger. Two rivers, Arnon and Jordan, had to be forded or otherwise crossed; and the distance of actual journeying cannot have been less than fifty miles. Thus, weary and travel-stained, they reach Bethlehem, and neighbours, doubtless never looking to see Naomi again, are all astir with excitement. It would seem that though the news of the end of the famine had reached Naomi in Moab, news of her had not reached Bethlehem. They said . . .--The Bethlehemite women, that is, for the verb is feminine. Grief and toil had doubtless made her look aged and worn. Verse 19. - And they two went - they trudged along, the two of them - until they came to Bethlehem. In the expression "the two of them" the masculine pronoun (הֶם for הֶן) occurs, as in verses 8 and 9. It mirrors in language the actual facts of relationship in life. The masculine is some- times assumptively representative of both itself and the feminine. And sometimes, even apart from the representative element, it is the overlapping and overbearing gender. And it came to pass, as they entered Bethlehem, that the whole city got into commotion concerning them, and they said, Is this Naomi? Naomi, though greatly altered in appearance, besides being travel-worn and weary, was recognized. But who was that pensive and beautiful companion by her side? Where was Elimelech? Where was Machne and Chillon? Why are they not with ir mother? Such would be some of the questions started, and keenly talked about and discussed. Then on both the wayfarers the finger-marks of poverty, involuntary signals of distress, would be unconcealable. Interest, sympathy, gossip would be alive throughout the little town, especially among the female portion of the population, and loud would be their exclamations of surprise. The verb they said is feminine in Hebrew, וַתּלֺאמַרְנָה a nicety which cannot be reproduced in English without obtruding too prominently the sex referred to, as m Michaelis's version - "and all the women said." So the Vulgate. The verb which we have rendered got into commotion is found in 1 Samuel 4:5 - "the earth rail again;" and in 1 Kings 1:45 - "the city rang again."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So [Naomi and Ruth]שְׁתֵּיהֶ֔ם (šə·tê·hem) Number - fdc | third person masculine plural Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) traveled וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה (wat·tê·laḵ·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while they came בֹּאָ֖נָה (bō·’ā·nāh) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Preposition Strong's Hebrew Bethlehem. לָ֑חֶם (lā·ḥem) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun When they וַיְהִ֗י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be entered כְּבֹאָ֙נָה֙ (kə·ḇō·’ā·nāh) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go Bethlehem, לֶ֔חֶם (le·ḥem) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every city הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement was stirred וַתֵּהֹ֤ם (wat·tê·hōm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1949: To make an uproar, agitate greatly because of them, עֲלֵיהֶ֔ן (‘ă·lê·hen) Preposition | third person feminine plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against and the women [of the city] exclaimed, וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה (wat·tō·mar·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “Can this הֲזֹ֥את (hă·zōṯ) Article | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, be Naomi?” נָעֳמִֽי׃ (nā·‘o·mî) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5281: Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth Links Ruth 1:19 NIVRuth 1:19 NLT Ruth 1:19 ESV Ruth 1:19 NASB Ruth 1:19 KJV Ruth 1:19 BibleApps.com Ruth 1:19 Biblia Paralela Ruth 1:19 Chinese Bible Ruth 1:19 French Bible Ruth 1:19 Catholic Bible OT History: Ruth 1:19 So they two went until they came (Ru Rut.) |
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