638 B
638 B
lifted up their voices and cried
lifted up their voices and cried - This means that they cried out loud or wept bitterly. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
Listen
"Listen" here means "please take notice."
Ruth held on to her
"clung to her." It is implied that she "refused to leave her" or "would not leave her." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
your sister-in-law
"the wife of your husband's brother" or "Orpah"
her gods
Before Orpah & Ruth married Naomi's sons, they worshipped the gods of Moab. During their marriage, they switched to worshipping Naomi's God.