So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
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Gill's Exposition
So they two went until they came to Bethlehem,.... Went on their way directly till they came to it, without lingering or staying by the way, at least not unnecessarily, and not for any time; and they…
Barnes' Notes
And they said - i. e. the women of Bethlehem said. “They” in the Hebrew is feminine.
Adam Clarke
All the city was moved about them - It appears that Naomi was not only well known, but highly respected also at Bethlehem; a proof that Elimelech was of high consideration in that place.
Naomi and Ruth, after many a weary step (the fatigue of the journey, we may suppose, being somewhat relieved by the good instructions Naomi gave to her proselyte and the good discourse they had…
Cambridge Bible
all the city was moved] was in a stir; so 1Sa 4:5; 1Ki 1:45 (-rang again"). Beth-lehem was a small place; Naomi's return without her husband and sons could not escape notice; it aroused keen…