Ruth 1:9

May the Lord give you rest in the houses of your husbands. Then she gave them a kiss; and they were weeping bitterly.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.

In Context

8And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go back to your mothers' houses: may the Lord be good to you as you have been good to the dead and to me:

10And they said to her, No, but we will go back with you to your people.

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Cross References

Genesis 29:11And weeping for joy, Jacob gave Rachel a kiss.

Genesis 45:15Then he gave a kiss to all his brothers, weeping over them; and after that his brothers had no fear of talking to him.

Acts 20:37And they were all weeping, falling on Paul's neck and kissing him,

Matthew Henry on Ruth 1:7-19

Naomi Returns to Canaan; Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law; Ruth's Constancy to Naomi. ( b. c. 1312.) 6 Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread. 7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. 8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to… Read the whole commentary →

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