# 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

"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.