Ruth 1:17-19
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17 I want to die where you die and be buried there. May the Lord do terrible things to me if I allow anything but death to separate us.”
18 And when Naomi saw that Ruth had made up her mind and could not be persuaded otherwise, she stopped urging her. 19 So they both came to Bethlehem, and the entire village was stirred by their arrival.
“Is it really Naomi?” the women asked.
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Ruth 1:17-19
New International Version
17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely,(A) if even death separates you and me.”(B) 18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.(C)
19 So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem.(D) When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred(E) because of them, and the women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
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