The version used is KJV
Themes
Ruth's covenant with Naomi
Actions of God
Actions of Man
- 14 Orpah and Ruth wept
- 14 Orpah kissed Naomi
- 14 Ruth clave to Naomi
- 15 Naomi speaks
- 16,17 Ruth speaks
- 18 Naomi stopped speaking
Titles of God
- God or Adonai 16
- LORD or YHWH 17
Figures of speech
- Hyperbole: 14 lifted up their voice
Repeating words
- return 2 ['1:15', '1:16']
- people 3 ['1:15', '1:16', '1:16']
- her 6 ['1:14', '1:14', '1:15', '1:15', '1:18', '1:18']
- I 4 ['1:16', '1:16', '1:17', '1:17']
Keywords
- return (shuv H7725)
- clave (dabaq H1692)
- steadfastly minded (amats H553)
Cause & effect
- Naomi is separating from her daughters-in-law -> they weep
- Naomi is going to Bethlehelm -> Ruth is following her to Bethlehelm
Compare/Contrast
- Both weep, but Orpah kissed good bye while Ruth clave and follows Naomi
Verb, Pronoun, Conjunction, Adjective, Adverb
14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
| n | v | pn | conj | adj | adv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| voice mother law |
lifted wept kissed clave |
they their her her |
And and and in but unto |
again |
15 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
| n | v | pn | conj | adj | adv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sister law people gods return thou sister law |
said is gone |
she her her |
And in unto and unto after in |
thy thy |
back |
16 And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:
| n | v | pn | conj | adj | adv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thee thee thou goest people people |
said leave return following go lodge be |
me I I my my |
And or from after for and and |
whither thou thy thy |
not |
17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
| n | v | pn | conj | adj | adv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thou diest death part thee |
die be buried do ought |
I I me me |
and and if but and |
more |
there so also |
18 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.
| n | v | pn | conj | adj | adv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| saw was minded go left speaking |
she she her she her |
that with unto |
stedfastly then |