Passage

Ruth refuses to leave Naomi

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

¹⁶Ruth said, “Don’t urge me to leave you, and to return from following you, for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.

Ruth 1:16World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

Ruth tells Naomi she will go and stay with her, sharing her people and her God.

To understand

Orpah has returned to her people. Ruth’s pledge extends to death and burial. When Naomi sees her determination to go with her, she stops urging her to leave.

A question

Which parts of Naomi’s life does Ruth say will become her own?