Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . , Surely we willreturn with thee unto thy people. Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters, why willyou go with me? Have I yet any more sons thatmay be your husbands? Nay, it grieveth me muchfor your sakes that the hand of the Lord is goneout against me. Turn again my daughters; go yourway. Again they lifted up their voice and wept, andOrpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth claveunto her. Naomi said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is goneback unto her people, and unto her gods; return


Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . , Surely we willreturn with thee unto thy people. Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters, why willyou go with me? Have I yet any more sons thatmay be your husbands? Nay, it grieveth me muchfor your sakes that the hand of the Lord is goneout against me. Turn again my daughters; go yourway. Again they lifted up their voice and wept, andOrpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth claveunto her. Naomi said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is goneback unto her people, and unto her gods; return thouafter thy sister-in-law. And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, orto return from following after thee: for whitherthou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I willlodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy Godmy God: where thou diest, will I die, and there willI be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also,if ought but death part thee and me. Ruth 145 When Naomi saw that Ruth was steadfastlyminded to go with lier, then she left s])eaking untoher. So tliey two went until they came R F B^b^o.^lC WHITHER THOU GOEST, I WILL GO There it came to pass that all the city was movedabout them, and the people said, Is this Naomi? Call me not Naomi, she said unto them. Callme Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly 146 Ruth with me/ I went out full and the Lord hathbrought me home again empty: why then call meNaomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me,and the Almighty hath afflicted me? So Xaomi returned, and Ruth the JNIoabitess, herdaughter-in-law, with her, which returned out of thecountry of JNIoab: and they came to Bethlehem inthe beginning of barley harvest. II ^AOiNII had a kinsman of her husbands,a mighty man of wealth; and his namewas Boaz. And Ruth said unto Xaomi, Letme now go to the field, and glean earsof corn after him in whose sight Ishall find grace. And Naomianswered, Go, my daughter. And she went, and came, and gleaned in the


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