The version used is KJV
Themes
Actions of God
Actions of Man
- 7 Naomi departs
- 9 they kiss and weep
- entire section is a dialog between Naomi and her daughters-in-law
Titles of God
- LORD or YHWH 8,9,13
Figures of speech
- Hyperbole: v12-13 even if she had a husband t
Repeating words
- return 5x
- husband 3x
Keywords
- return
- husband
Cause & effect
- Naomi is old -> cant provide a son for a husband to her daughters in law
- YHWH's hand has gone out -> Naomi's grief
Compare/Contrast
- Naomi compares her to her daughter-in-law in age and asks them to return to find husbands, since she cant bare a son at this age, while they can marry and have sons
Verb, Pronoun, Conjunction, Adjective, Adverb
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.
| n | v | pn | conj | adj | adv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| place daughters law way land |
went was went return |
she she her her they |
Wherefore out of and in with and on unto of |
forth |
8 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.
| n | v | pn | conj | adj | adv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| daughters law mother house deal ye |
said return have dealt |
her her you me |
And unto in with as with and with |
dead |
kindly |
9 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.
| n | v | pn | conj | adj | adv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grant ye rest house husband voice wept |
find kissed lifted |
you you her she them they their |
that of in of and and |
Then |
10 And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.
| n | v | pn | conj | adj | adv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| people |
said return |
they her we |
And unto with |
thee unto thy |
Surely |
11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
| n | v | pn | conj | adj | adv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| daughters sons womb husbands |
said ye go are be |
my me my they your |
And with in that |
more |
again there yet |
12 Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;
| n | v | pn | conj | adj | adv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| daughters way husband husband night sons |
go am have say have hope have bear |
my your I I I I |
for If if and |
old |
again too also also |
13 Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
| n | v | pn | conj | adj | adv |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tarry stay husbands nay daughters sakes hand |
ye till were grown ye having grieveth is gone |
them they them my it me your me |
for for from for for that of against |
much |