Rut 1:7

7 Ella adunque si partì dal luogo ove era stata, con le sue due nuore; ed erano in cammino, per ritornarsene al paese di Giuda.

Rut 1:7 Meaning and Commentary

Ruth 1:7

Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was
What part of Moab she had dwelt in, and now removed from, is not said; it is called the country or field of Moab, she returned from; hence some have thought, that she and her husband, and her sons, did not live in any of the cities of Moab, but in a field; either because the Moabites would not suffer them to dwell in their cities, only allowed them to pitch their tents in their fields; or they chose to dwell there, that they might as much as possible avoid conversation with them, and be preserved from their idolatry, and other corruptions:

and her two daughters in law with her;
who, out of respect to her, accompanied her some part of the way, as relations and friends usually did:

and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah;
they went along with her to the border of the land of Judah, in her return thither; for returning can only be said of her with any propriety, because her two daughters had never been there; that was not the country from whence they came, and therefore could not be said to return thither.

Rut 1:7 In-Context

5 Poi amendue, Malon e Chilion, morirono anch’essi; e quella donna rimase priva de’ suoi due figliuoli, e del suo marito.

6 Allora ella si levò, con le sue nuore, e se ne ritornò dalle contrade di Moab; perciocchè udì, nelle contrade di Moab, che il Signore avea visitato il suo popolo, dandogli del pane.

7 Ella adunque si partì dal luogo ove era stata, con le sue due nuore; ed erano in cammino, per ritornarsene al paese di Giuda.

8 E Naomi disse alle sue due nuore: Andate, ritornatevene ciascuna alla casa di sua madre; il Signore usi inverso voi benignità, come voi l’avete usata inverso quelli che son morti, e inverso me.

9 Il Signore conceda a ciascuna di voi di trovar riposo nella casa del suo marito. E le baciò. Ed esse, alzata la voce, piansero.