Translations
Modern
Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you to your mother’s home. May the LORD show you loving devotion, as you have shown to your dead and to me.
Traditional
And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
Literal
And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, turn back, each woman to the house of her mother. May YHWH do with you loving devotion, as you have done with the dead and with me.
Latin
…dixit ad eas: Ite in domum matris vestræ: faciat vobiscum Dominus misericordiam, sicut fecistis cum mortuis, et mecum.
Original
Hebrew
English
Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you to your mother’s home. May the LORD show you loving devotion, as you have shown to your dead and to me.
Notes
People
Naomi: Israelite woman, mother-in-law of Ruth
Glossary
Family Life and Relations Naomi Orpah Ruth (Person) Ruth, Book of
Topics
Benedictions by Naomi, Upon Ruth and Orpah Parents: Parental Affection Exemplified by Naomi Ruth: Her Devotion to Naomi Select Readings: Lights and Shadows The Dead: Regard often Shown to the Memory of Wives: Good: Orpah and Ruth