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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
"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.