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Ruth 1:12 KJV
Ruth · chapter 1 · verse 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;Ruth 1:12 · King James Version
Ruth 1:12 in context
10And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.
11And 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?
12Turn 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;
13Would 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.
14And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- daughtersbatha daughterH1323 →
- husbandʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
- nightlayilproperly, a twistH3915 →
- hopetiqvâhliterally a cordH8615 →
- bearyâladto bear youngH3205 →
- oldzâqênto be oldH2204 →
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See here, I. The good affection Naomi bore to the land of Israel, Rut 1:6. Though she could not stay in it while the famine lasted, she would not stay out of it when the famine ceased.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-18