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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXXΚαὶ εἶπαν αὐτῇ, μετὰ σου ἐπιστρέφομεν εἰς τὸν λαόν σου. (Kai eipan autaʸ, meta sou epistrefomen eis ton laon sou. )
BrTrAnd they said to her, We will return with thee to thy people.
ULTBut they said to her, “Rather, we will return with you to your people.”
USTThey each said, “No! We will return with you to your relatives.”
BSBand said “Surely we will return with you to your people.”
JPSAnd they said unto her: 'Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy people.'
ASVAnd they said unto her, Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy people.
DRAAnd to say: We will go on with thee to thy people.
YLTAnd they say to her, 'Surely with thee we go back to thy people.'
DrbyAnd they said to her, We will certainly return with thee to thy people.
RVAnd they said unto her, Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy people. (And they said unto her, Nay, but we will return with thee/you unto thy/your people. )
SLTAnd they will say to her, But with thee we will turn back to thy people.
WbstrAnd they said to her, surely we will return with thee to thy people.
KJB-1769And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people. (And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee/you unto thy/your people. )
KJB-1611And they said vnto her, Surely wee will returne with thee, vnto thy people. (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
GnvaAnd they saide vnto her, Surely we will returne with thee vnto thy people. (And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee/you unto thy/your people. )
When Orpah and Ruth said we, they were referring to themselves and not Naomi. So languages that have inclusive and exclusive forms of we would use the exclusive form here.
The word But here indicates a strong contrast between what Naomi said and what the daughters-in-law are about to say. In your translation, indicate this strong contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Nevertheless, they said]
The daughters-in-law use the word Rather here to indicate a strong contrast between what Naomi wants them to do and what they propose to do. In your translation, indicate this strong contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Instead of that]
The story of Ruth is set in the time of the Judges, a few generations before the birth of King David. While much animosity often existed between Israel and Moab (Judges 3:12-30; 10:6-12:7; 2 Samuel 8:2; 10; 2 Kings 3:4-27; 2 Chronicles 20; see also Nations across the Jordan River map), other times the two nations appear to have enjoyed a somewhat congenial relationship, as is demonstrated by Naomi’s willingness to relocate to Moab to seek relief from a famine. Later Naomi’s sons also marry Moabite women, and Ruth’s devotion to Naomi and her God no doubt speaks highly of the character of many Moabites. Many years later Ruth’s great-grandson David placed his parents in the care of the king of Moab while he was on the run from King Saul (1 Samuel 22:3-4).
