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11 But Naomi replied, “Go back home, my daughters! There is no reason for you to return to Judah with me.[a] I am no longer capable of giving birth to sons who might become your husbands![b]

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 1:11 tn Heb “Why would you want to come with me?” Naomi’s rhetorical question expects a negative answer. The phrase “to Judah” is added in the translation for clarification.
  2. Ruth 1:11 tn Heb “Do I still have sons in my inner parts that they might become your husbands?” Again Naomi’s rhetorical question expects a negative answer.