## 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 ##

"Listen" here means "please take notice."

## Ruth held on to her ##

"clung to her." AT: "refused to leave her" or "would not leave her." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

## your sister-in-law ##

in-law**  - "the wife of your husband's brother" or "Orpah"

## her gods ##

Before Orpah & Ruth married Naomi's sons, they worshiped the gods of Moab. During their marriage, they began to worship Naomi's God.