Ruth 1:8

However, as they left, Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Each of you, go back to your mother's homes, and may the Lord be as kind to you as you have been to me, and to those who have died.

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In The King James Version

And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

In Context

7She left the place where she had been living and with her two daughters-in-law set out on the road back to the land of Judah.

9May the Lord give you a good home with another husband.” She kissed them, and they all started to cry loudly.

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Cross References

Ruth 1:5both Mahlon and Chilion died. Naomi was left alone, without her two sons or her husband.

Ruth 3:10“May the Lord bless you, my daughter,” he said. “You are showing even more loyalty and love to the family than before. You haven't gone looking for a younger man, of whatever social status.

Luke 14:25A large crowd was accompanying Jesus. He turned to them and said,

Ephesians 6:2“Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment that has a promise attached:

Colossians 3:18You married women, respect your husbands appropriately in the Lord.

2 Timothy 1:16May the Lord be kind to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often took care of me and wasn't embarrassed about me being in prison.

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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