Ruth 1:19 meaning and explanation
So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole city was stirred because of them, and the women of the city exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
Ruth 1:19, Berean Standard Bible
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Naomi and Ruth arrive in Bethlehem after about ten years in Moab, where Naomi lost her husband and both sons. The narrator says the whole town was stirred at their arrival, and the women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?” The Hebrew verb for stirred suggests commotion or excitement, the same word used elsewhere for a city in an uproar.
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