Ruth 1:17

Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May Yahweh do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts you and me.”

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WEBBE

Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May The LORD do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts you and me.”

BSB

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.”

KJV

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.

ASV

where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: Jehovah do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.

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בַּאֲשֶׁר ba·'a·sher at where H834 תָּמוּתִי ta·mu·ti you will die H4191 אָמוּת 'a·mut I will die H4191 וְשָׁם ve·sham and there H8033 אֶקָּבֵר 'e·ka·ver I will be buried H6912 כֹּה koh thus H3541 יַעֲשֶׂה ya·'a·seh may he do H6213 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לִי li to (the) me H9030 וְכֹה ve·khoh and thus H3541 יֹסִיף yo·sif may he add H3254 כִּי ki if H3588 הַמָּוֶת ha·ma·vet (the) death H4194 יַפְרִיד yaf·rid it will separate H6504 בֵּינִי bei·ni between me H996 וּבֵינֵךְ u·vei·nekh and between you H996

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–18

See Ruth's resolution, and her good affection to Naomi. Orpah was loth to part from her; yet she did not love her well enough to leave Moab for her sake. Thus, many have a value and affection for Christ, yet come short of salvation by him, because they will not forsake other things for him. They love him, yet leave him, because they do not love him enough, but love other things better. Ruth is an example of the grace of God, inclining the soul to choose the better part. Naomi could desire no more than the solemn declaration Ruth made. See the power of resolution; it silences temptation. Those that go in religious ways without a stedfast mind, stand like a door half open, which invites a thief; but resolution shuts and bolts the door, resists the devil and forces him to flee.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.