Ruth 1:18

1:18 When Naomi53 realized that Ruth54 was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to dissuade her.55

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53	tn Heb “she”; the referent (Naomi) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
54	tn Heb “she”; the referent (Ruth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
55	tn Heb “she ceased speaking to her.” This does not imply that Naomi was completely silent toward Ruth. It simply means that Naomi stopped trying to convince her to go back to Moab (see F. W. Bush, Ruth, Esther [WBC], 84–85).