Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament · Ruth Kapitel 1

At these dissuasive words the daughters-in-law broke out into loud weeping again ( תּשּׂנה with the א dropped for תּשּׂאנה , Ruth 1:9), and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, and took leave of her to return to her mother's house; but Ruth clung to her ( דּבק as in Genesis 2:24), forsaking her father and mother to go with Naomi into the land of Judah (vid., Ruth 2:11).

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As she insisted strongly upon going with her ( התאמּץ , to stiffen one's self firmly upon a thing), Naomi gave up persuading her any more to return.

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