Ruth 1:10

10 They said to her, "We'll go back to your people with you."

Ruth 1:10 Meaning and Commentary

Ruth 1:10

And they said unto her
When they had eased themselves in cries and tears, and had recovered their speech:

surely we will return with thee unto thy people;
to be proselyted, as the Targum; not only to dwell with them, but to worship with them.

Ruth 1:10 In-Context

8 Naomi spoke to her two daughters-in-law. "Both of you go back," she said. "Each of you go to your own mother's home. You were kind to your husbands, who have died. You have also been kind to me. So may the LORD be just as kind to you.

9 May he help each of you find a secure place in the home of another husband. May he give you peace and rest." Then she kissed them good-by. They broke down and sobbed loudly.

10 They said to her, "We'll go back to your people with you."

11 But Naomi said, "Go home, my daughters. Why would you want to come with me? Am I going to have any more sons who could become your husbands?

12 "Go home, my daughters. I'm too old to have another husband. Suppose I thought there was still some hope for me. Suppose I got married to a man tonight. And later I had sons by him.