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Ruth 1:8

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And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
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  1. Ruth 1:5Rank 1 from verse 8
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    5And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.

  2. Ruth 2:20Rank 2 from verse 8
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    20And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.

  3. Colossians 3:18Rank 3 from verse 8
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    18Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

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    24Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

  5. Ephesians 6:2–3Rank 5 from verse 8
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    2Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

    3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

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Ruth 1:8

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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COMBINED MEANING

law

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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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return

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Sense 1: To go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again. Sense 2: The act or time of coming back or recurring.

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mother

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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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deal

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Sense 1: A portion, share, or measured quantity. Sense 2: To distribute, conduct oneself, or act toward another.

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kindly

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With goodwill, affection, favour, or benevolence; in a kind manner.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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dealt

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To deal: to distribute, allot, act toward another, or conduct a matter.

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dead

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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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7Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.

8And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

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9The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept.

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