"Return,my daughters!Go,for I amtoooldto havea husband.IfI saidI havehope,if I should evenhavea husbandtonightand alsobearsons,
Then Abrahamfellon his faceand laughed,and saidin his heart,"Will a child be bornto a manone hundredyearsold?And will Sarah,who is ninetyyearsold,bear[a child]?"
Then Judahsaidto his daughter-in-lawTamar,"Remaina widowin your father'shouseuntilmy sonShelahgrowsup"; for he thought,"[I am afraid] that he toomay dielike his brothers."So Tamarwentand livedin her father'shouse.
A widowis to be put on the listonly if she is not lessthan sixtyyearsold, [having been] the wifeof oneman,
But Naomisaid,"Return,my daughters.Whyshould you gowith me? Have I yetsonsin my womb,that they may be your husbands?
would you thereforewaituntilthey were grown?Would you thereforerefrainfrom marrying?No,my daughters;for it is harderfor me thanfor you, for the handof the LORDhas goneforthagainst me."
