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Ruth 1:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And they lifted up
nasa' (Hebrew #5375)
a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
KJV usage: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}
their voice
qowl (Hebrew #6963)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
KJV usage: + aloud, bleating, crackling, cry (+ out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, + hold peace, (pro-)claim, proclamation, + sing, sound, + spark, thunder(-ing), voice, + yell.
Pronounce: kole
Origin: or qol {kole}
, and wept again
bakah (Hebrew #1058)
to weep; generally to bemoan
KJV usage: X at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, X more, mourn, X sore, X with tears, weep.
Pronounce: baw-kaw'
Origin: a primitive root
: and Orpah
`Orpah (Hebrew #6204)
mane; Orpah, a Moabites
KJV usage: Orpah.
Pronounce: or-paw'
Origin: feminine of 6203
kissed
nashaq (Hebrew #5401)
to kiss, literally or figuratively (touch); also (as a mode of attachment), to equip with weapons
KJV usage: armed (men), rule, kiss, that touched.
Pronounce: naw-shak'
Origin: a primitive root (identical with 5400, through the idea of fastening up; compare 2388, 2836)
her mother in law
chamowth (Hebrew #2545)
feminine of 2524; a mother-in-law
KJV usage: mother in law.
Pronounce: kham-oth'
Origin: or (shortened) chamoth {kham-oth'}
; but Ruth
Ruwth (Hebrew #7327)
friend; Ruth, a Moabitess
KJV usage: Ruth.
Pronounce: rooth
Origin: probably for 7468
clave
dabaq (Hebrew #1692)
properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
KJV usage: abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.
Pronounce: daw-bak'
Origin: a primitive root
t unto her.
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Prov. 17:17• 17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. (Prov. 17:17)

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Ministry on This Verse

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Orpah.
Gen. 31:28,55• 28And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing.
 55And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place. (Gen. 31:28,55)
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1 Kings 19:20• 20And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? (1 Kings 19:20)
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Matt. 10:37• 37He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. (Matt. 10:37)
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Matt. 19:22• 22But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions. (Matt. 19:22)
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Mark 10:21‑22• 21Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
 22And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. (Mark 10:21‑22)
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2 Tim. 4:10• 10For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. (2 Tim. 4:10)
but Ruth.The LXX. add, [kai epestrepsen eis ton laon autes,] "and returned to her own people."
The Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic are to the same purpose.
It seems a very natural addition, and agrees with the assertion in the next verse; and is accordingly adopted by Houbigant as a part of the text.
Deut. 4:4• 4But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day. (Deut. 4:4)
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Deut. 10:20• 20Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. (Deut. 10:20)
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Prov. 17:17• 17A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. (Prov. 17:17)
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Prov. 18:24• 24A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. (Prov. 18:24)
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Isa. 14:1• 1For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. (Isa. 14:1)
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Zech. 8:23• 23Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you. (Zech. 8:23)
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Matt. 16:24• 24Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. (Matt. 16:24)
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John 6:66‑69• 66From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
 67Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
 68Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
 69And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. (John 6:66‑69)
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Acts 17:34• 34Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. (Acts 17:34)
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Heb. 10:39• 39But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul. (Heb. 10:39)
• If Orpah shows us the failings of nature, Ruth certainly the power of grace. (“Ruth 1” by W. Kelly)
• it is possible to have a very amiable character without having faith. Faith makes a gulf between these two women who are so similar in so many ways. Confronted with impossibilities, the natural heart draws back, whereas faith is nourished on impossibilities and so increases in strength. (“Ruth 1” by H.L. Rossier)
• On the other hand, God's sovereignty makes use of all things, and the coldness of Naomi becomes the test of the reality of faith in her daughters-in-law. Without exonerating her, the discouragement she offers brings to light the state of heart of the two. (“Ruth 1” by S. Ridout)
• In Orpah we see the mass of the people quite content for fancied gain to give up all that faith holds dearest, and to identify themselves with the Antichrist. (“Ruth 1” by S. Ridout)
• We have seen how, when tested, Orpah turned her back upon Naomi and the people of God. This also separated her from her sister-in-law, for they were going in opposite directions. It is ever thus. (“Ruth 1” by S. Ridout)
• Ruth most probably means, "having a shepherd." Her faith here shows that she is one of the sheep, though a Gentile, who is to be brought into the fold. (“Ruth 1” by S. Ridout)
• (Heb. 11:15). At once the mind of Orpah is revealed. Her heart clings to the land of her birth. Ruth as we shall see desires “a better country.” None the less, Orpah makes a fair profession, but only profession. Her feelings were deeply moved, for she lifted up her voice and wept (vs. 9): her affections were stirred for she “kissed her mother-in-law” (vs. 14): and her words were fair for she said, “Surely we will return with thee to thy people”. (v. 10). It is, however, significant that Ruth makes mention of Naomi’s God, but with Orpah it is only Naomi, and Naomi’s people. (“Ruth 1: Ruth the Stranger” by H. Smith)
• Of Ruth it is never actually said that she kissed Naomi; but if there was no outward expression of love there was the reality of love, for we read Ruth “clave unto her” (vs. 14). Love if real, cannot give up its loved object, and must be in the company of the one that is loved, and hence Ruth adds, “Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee.” (“Ruth 1: Ruth the Stranger” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And they lifted up their voice and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave to her.

W. Kelly Translation

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And they lifted up their voice and wept again. And Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave to her.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)