Ruth 1:10

10 And they said unto her, Surely we will make teshuvah (return) with thee unto thy people.

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 And Naomi said unto her two kallot, Go, go back each to her beis em (mother’s house): may Hashem show chesed (lovingkindness) to you, as ye have dealt with hamesim (the dead ones), and with me.

9 Hashem grant you that ye may find menuchah (resting place), each of you in the bais of her ish. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.

10 And they said unto her, Surely we will make teshuvah (return) with thee unto thy people.

11 And Naomi said, Turn back, my banot; why will ye go with me? Are there yet any more banim in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

12 Turn back, my banot, go your way; for I am too old to have an ish. If I should say, I have tikvah, if I should have an ish halailah (tonight), and should also bear banim,