Ruth 1:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But Naomi replied, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb to become your husbands?”
A short, plain-language explanation of Ruth 1:11 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“But Naomi replied, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb to become your husbands?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Naomi saith, `Turn back, my daughters; why do ye go with me? are there yet to me sons in my bowels that they have been to you for husbands?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ruth 1:11 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 38:9But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother.
- Genesis 38:11Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.
- Deuteronomy 25:5When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).