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8 And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, *Josh. 24:15"Go, return each to her mother’s house. *2 Tim. 1:16–18The Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt *Ruth 2:20with the dead and with me. 9 The Lord grant that you may find *Ruth 3:1rest, each in the house of her husband."

So she kissed them, and they lifted up their voices and wept. 10 And they said to her, "Surely we will return with you to your people."

11 But Naomi said, "Turn back, my daughters; why will you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb, *Gen. 38:11; Deut. 25:5that they may be your husbands? 12 Turn back, my daughters, go—for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say I have hope, if I should have a husband tonight and should also bear sons, 13 would you wait for them till they were grown? Would you restrain yourselves from having husbands? No, my daughters; for it grieves me very much for your sakes that *Judg. 2:15; Job 19:21; Ps. 32:4; 38:2the hand of the Lord has gone out against me!"

14 Then they lifted up their voices and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth *(Prov. 17:17)clung to her.