Ruth 1:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ruth 1:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ruth 1:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ruth 1:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me seriously for your sakes, for Yahweh’s hand has gone out against me.””
Ruth 1:13 — World English Bible
Ruth 1:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“would ye therefore tarry till they were grown? would ye therefore stay from having husbands? nay, my daughters, for it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of Jehovah is gone forth against me. ”
Ruth 1:13 — American Standard Version
Ruth 1:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for them do ye wait till that they grow up? for them do ye shut yourselves up, not to be to a husband? nay, my daughters, for more bitter to me than to you, for the hand of Jehovah hath gone out against me.'”
Ruth 1:13 — Young's Literal Translation
Ruth 1:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“would ye wait on that account till they were grown? Would ye stay on that account from having husbands? No, my daughters, for I am in much more bitterness than you; for the hand of Jehovah is gone out against me. ”
Ruth 1:13 — Darby Translation
Ruth 1:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Would yee tarie for them, till they were of age? would ye be deferred for them from taking of husbands? nay my daughters: for it grieueth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.”
Ruth 1:13 — Geneva Bible
Ruth 1:13 in Context — Ruth 1
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?
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.
14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
15 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.
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What Does Ruth 1:13 Mean?
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