Ruth 1:19 (GNV)

Passage

So they went both vntill they came to Beth-lehem: and when they were come to Beth-lehem, it was noysed of them through all the citie, and they said, Is not this Naomi?

Nearby Context

Ruth 1:17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried. the Lord do so to me and more also, if ought but death depart thee and me.

Ruth 1:18 Whe she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left speaking vnto her.

Ruth 1:19 So they went both vntill they came to Beth-lehem: and when they were come to Beth-lehem, it was noysed of them through all the citie, and they said, Is not this Naomi?

Ruth 1:20 And she answered them, Call me not Naomi, but call me Mara: for the Almightie hath giuen me much bitternes.

Ruth 1:21 I went out full, and the Lord hath caused me to returne emptie: why call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath humbled me, and the Almightie hath brought me vnto aduersitie?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "went", "both", "vntill", "came", "beth-lehem", "come", and "noysed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "went" and "both", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Whe she saw that she was stedfastly..." into verse 20's "And she answered them Call me not...", so "went" and "both" belong inside that flow. In Ruth context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "went" and "both" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.