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Ruth 1:19

NaomiBethlehem
Grief

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.

18 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her.

So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?

20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

21 I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

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BSB
So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole city was stirred because of them, and the women of the city exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
KJV
So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
WEB
So they both went until they came to Bethlehem. When they had come to Bethlehem, all the city was excited about them, and they asked, “Is this Naomi?”
ASV
So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and [the women] said, Is this Naomi?
DARBY
And they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they came to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and the [women] said, Is this Naomi?
BLB
And the two of them went on until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, as they came to Bethlehem, that all the city was stirred because of them, and the women said, “Is this Naomi?”
ÅB
Så gikk de begge videre til de kom til Betlehem. Og da de kom til Betlehem, kom hele byen i bevegelse for deres skyld, og kvinnene sa: Er dette No'omi?
OTB
De to kvinnene gikk videre til de kom til Betlehem. Da de kom til Betlehem, ble hele byen opphisset på grunn av dem, og kvinnene utbrøt: “Er dette Noomi?”
B1930
Så gikk de begge videre til de kom til Betlehem. Og da de kom til Betlehem, kom hele byen i bevegelse for deres skyld, og kvinnene sa: Er dette No'omi?

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Cross references

  • Matthew 21:10

    And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

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  • Lamentations 2:15

    All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

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  • Isaiah 23:7

    Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

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