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Ruth 1:11

Naomi
Grief

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.

10 And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.

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?

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;

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.

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BSB
But Naomi replied, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb to become your husbands?
KJV
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?
WEB
Naomi said, “Go back, my daughters. Why do you want to go with me? Do I still have sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
ASV
And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
DARBY
And Naomi said, Return, my daughters: why will ye go with me? Are there yet sons in my womb, that they could be your husbands?
BLB
And Naomi said, “Turn back, my daughters. Why would you⁺ go with me? [Are] there still unto me sons in my bowels, that they may be your⁺ husbands?
ÅB
Da sa No'omi: Vend om, mine døtre! Hvorfor vil dere gå med meg? Har jeg da enda sønner i mitt liv som kunne bli deres menn?
OTB
Men Noomi sa: “Vend hjem, mine døtre. Hvorfor skulle dere bli med meg? Har jeg flere sønner i mitt skjød som kan bli deres menn?
B1930
Da sa No'omi: Vend om, mine døtre! Hvorfor vil I gå med mig? Har jeg da ennu sønner i mitt liv som kunde bli eders menn?

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 25:5

    If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.

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  • Genesis 38:11

    Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house.

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