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Ruth 1:18

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When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to persuade her.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto her.

KJV

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

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This verse in Ruth 1

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

When she saw that she was stedfastly minded

The argument stops because it has been answered, and the verse records the silence rather than an agreement. Naomi says nothing to Ruth for the rest of the chapter, and at verse 21 she describes herself as coming home empty while the woman who refused to leave her is standing there. The book lets that stand without comment for three chapters.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

When she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her,.... That she was strong in her resolutions, and steadfast in her determinations not to go back to her own country, but to go forward with her; and nothing could move her from the firm purpose of her mind, which was what Naomi wanted to make trial of: then she left speaking unto her: that is, upon that head of returning home; otherwise, no doubt, upon this a close, comfortable, religious conversation ensued, which made their journey the more pleasant and agreeable.

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Naomi said, We are commanded to keep 613 precepts. Well, said Ruth, whatever thy people keep I will keep, for they shall be my people. Naomi said, We are forbidden to worship any strange god.

The words behind it

9 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וַתֵּ֕רֶאand she saw

    vatere'H7200 →

  • כִּֽי־that

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • מִתְאַמֶּ֥צֶת[was] determined

    mitametzetH553 →

  • הִ֖יאshe

    hi'H1931 →1879 times

  • לָלֶ֣כֶתto go

    lalekhetH1980 →1546 times

  • אִתָּ֑הּwith her

    ʾitahH854 →929 times

  • וַתֶּחְדַּ֖לand she ceased

    vatechdalH2308 →

  • לְדַבֵּ֥רto speak

    ledaberH1696 →1141 times

  • אֵלֶֽיהָ׃to her

    ʾeleihaH413 →5510 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

5 in all, six open

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Ephesians 6:10

    Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

    it leads to

    • Philippians 4:13

      I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

    • Isaiah 40:31

      But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

    • Joshua 1:9

      Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

    • 1 Corinthians 16:13

      Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.

    • 1 Peter 5:10

      And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…

  • Through

    Acts 2:42

    They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

    it leads to

    • Hebrews 10:25

      Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

    • Acts 1:14

      With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

    • 1 John 1:3

      We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.

Where this verse is studied

About Ruth

Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Naomi and Her Daughters-in-Law — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Ruth: the study guide →Read Ruth 1 →

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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