And they lifted up their voice, and wept again
Not being able to bear the thought of parting, or that they must
be obliged to it:
and Orpah kissed her mother in law;
gave her the parting kiss, as the Jews F5 call
it; and which was used by other people F6; but
not without affection to her, and took her leave of her, as her
kiss testified, since it must be so; and being moved by her
reasons, and having a greater inclination to her own country than
Ruth had; of the kiss at parting, see ( Genesis
31:28 ) ( 1 Kings
19:20 )
but Ruth clave unto her;
hung about her, would not part from her, but cleaved unto her in
body and mind; forsaking her own people, and her father's house;
neither the thought of them, nor of her native country, nor of
not having an husband, or any likelihood of it, nor of poverty
and distress, had any manner of influence upon her, but
determined she was to go and abide with her.
F5 Bereshit Rabba, sect. 70. fol. 62. 4. Shemot, sect. 5. fol. 94. 4.
F6 "----discedens oscula nulla dedi". Ovid. ep. 3. ver. 14.