Ruth 1:6 (YLT)

Passage

And she riseth, she and her daughters-in-law, and turneth back from the fields of Moab, for she hath heard in the fields of Moab that God hath looked after His people, --to give to them bread.

Nearby Context

Ruth 1:4 and they take to them wives, Moabitesses: the name of the one <FI>is<Fi> Orpah, and the name of the second Ruth; and they dwell there about ten years.

Ruth 1:5 And they die also, both of them--Mahlon and Chilion--and the woman is left of her two children and of her husband.

Ruth 1:6 And she riseth, she and her daughters-in-law, and turneth back from the fields of Moab, for she hath heard in the fields of Moab that God hath looked after His people, --to give to them bread.

Ruth 1:7 And she goeth out from the place where she hath been, and her two daughters-in-law with her, and they go in the way to turn back unto the land of Judah.

Ruth 1:8 And Naomi saith to her two daughters-in-law, `Go, turn back, each to the house of her mother; Jehovah doth with you kindness as ye have done with the dead, and with me;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "riseth", "daughters-in-law", "turneth", "back", "fields", "moab", "hath", and "heard". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "riseth" and "daughters-in-law", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And they die also both of them--Mahlon..." into verse 7's "And she goeth out from the place...", so "riseth" and "daughters-in-law" 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 "riseth" and "daughters-in-law" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.