Ruth 1:19

1:19 So the two of them56 journeyed together until they arrived in Bethlehem.57

Naomi and Ruth Arrive in Bethlehem

When they entered58 Bethlehem,59 the whole village was excited about their arrival.60 The women of the village said,61 “Can this be Naomi?”62

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56	tn The suffix “them” appears to be masculine, but it is probably an archaic dual form (E. F. Campbell, Ruth [AB], 65; F. W. Bush, Ruth, Esther [WBC], 75–76).
57	map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.
58	tn The temporal indicator וַיְהִי (vayéhi, “and it was”) here introduces a new scene.
59	map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.
60	tn Heb “because of them” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV); CEV “excited to see them.”
61	tn Heb “they said,” but the verb form is third person feminine plural, indicating that the women of the village are the subject.
62	tn Heb “Is this Naomi?” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV). The question here expresses surprise and delight because of the way Naomi reacts to it (F. W. Bush, Ruth, Esther [WBC], 92).