Ruth 1:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Return home, my daughters. Go on, for I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me to have a husband tonight and to bear sons,”
A short, plain-language explanation of Ruth 1:12 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Return home, my daughters. Go on, for I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me to have a husband tonight and to bear sons,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;”
King James Version · Public Domain“Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should even have a husband to-night, and should also bear sons;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Turn back, my daughters, go, for I am too aged to be to a husband; though I had said, There is for me hope, also, I have been to-night to a husband, and also I have borne sons:”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ruth 1:12 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 17:17Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”
- 1 Timothy 5:9A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man,
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).