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lifted up their voices and cried
This means that they cried out loud or wept bitterly. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
Listen, your sister-in-law
"Pay attention, because what I am about to say is both true and important, your sister-in-law"
Ruth held on to her
"Ruth clung to her." AT: "Ruth refused to leave her" or "Ruth would not leave her" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
your sister-in-law
"the wife of your husband's brother" or "Orpah"
her gods
Before Orpah and Ruth married Naomi's sons, they worshiped the gods of Moab. During their marriage, they began to worship Naomi's God.