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Ruth 1

Ruth 1:17

Ruth’s Loyalty to Naomi · Ruth 1:6–18
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Translations

Modern
Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”
Traditional
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.
Literal
Where you die, I will die, and there will I be buried. And may YHWH do to me, and ever so more, if death does part between you and between me.”
Latin
Quæ te terra morientem susceperit, in ea moriar: ibique locum accipiam sepulturæ. Hæc mihi faciat Dominus, et hæc addat, si non sola mors me et te separaverit.

Original

Hebrew
English
Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”

Notes

Ruth 1:16–17

Ruth made a promise in the name of the Lord to show her strong commitment to Israel's God (see Ruth 2:11–12) and to Naomi.

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Ruth

Glossary

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Topics

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