^{16 Ref} And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God;

^{17 Ref} where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: Jehovah do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.

^{18 Ref} And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto her.