1Anditcametopassinthedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117whenthejudgesH8199judgedH8199,thattherewasH1961afamineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458inthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.Andacertainmanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376ofBeth-lehem-judahwenttosojourninthecountryofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,he,andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802,andhistwoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנָֽיו׃va.NavH1121. 2Andthenameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034ofthemanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376wasElimelechאֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ'eli.Me.lekhH458,andthenameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034ofhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֨וֹ'ish.ToH802Naomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034ofhistwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147sonsבָנָ֣יו׀va.NavH1121Mahlonמַחְל֤וֹןmach.LonH4248andChilion,EphrathitesofBeth-lehem-judah.AndtheycameH935intothecountryH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124,andcontinuedthere. 3AndElimelechאֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhH458,Naomi’shusbandאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,diedH4191;andshewasleftH7604,andhertwoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶֽיהָ׃va.Nei.haH1121. 4AndtheytookH5375themwivesH802ofthewomenH802ofMoab;thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034oftheoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259wasOrpahעָרְפָּ֔ה'a.re.PahH6204,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034oftheotherRuthר֑וּתRutH7327:andtheydweltH3427thereabouttenכְּעֶ֥שֶׂרke.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141. 5AndMahlonמַחְל֣וֹןmach.LonH4248andChiliondiedH4191bothofthem;andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802wasleftH7604ofhertwoH8147childrenH3206andofherhusbandוּמֵאִישָֽׁהּ׃u.me.'i.ShahH376. 6ThenshearoseH6965withherdaughters-in-law,thatshemightreturnוַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725fromthecountryH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124:forshehadheardH8085inthecountryH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124howthatJehovahhadvisitedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971ingivingH5414thembreadH3899. 7AndshewentH3318forthH3318outoftheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834shewasH1961,andhertwoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147daughters-in-lawwithher;andtheywentH3318onthewayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870toreturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725untothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063. 8AndNaomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281saidH559untohertwoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147daughters-in-law,GoH7725,returnשֹּׁ֔בְנָהShoe.nahH7725eachofyoutohermother’sאִמָּ֑הּ'i.MahH517houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004:Jehovahdealkindlywithyou,asyehavedealtwiththedeadהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191,andwithme. 9Jehovahgrantyouthatyemayfindוּמְצֶ֣אןָu.me.Tze.naH4672restמְנוּחָ֔הme.nu.ChahH4496,eachofyouinthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofherhusbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376.ThenshekissedH5401them,andtheyliftedH5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֖ןko.LanH6963,andweptוַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה׃va.tiv.Kei.nahH1058. 10AndtheysaidH559untoher, Nay,butwewillreturnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725withthee unto thypeopleלְעַמֵּֽךְ׃le.'a.MekhH5971. 12TurnH7725again,mydaughtersבְנֹתַי֙ve.no.TaiH1323,goשֹׁ֤בְנָהShoe.nahH7725yourway;forIamH1961toooldtohaveahusbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376.IfIshouldsayH559,Ihavehopeתִקְוָ֔הtik.VahH8615,ifIshouldevenhaveahusbandלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376to-night,andshouldalsoH1571bearH3205sonsבָנִֽים׃va.NimH1121; 13wouldyethereforetarrytilltheyweregrownיִגְדָּ֔לוּyig.Da.luH1431?wouldyethereforestayfromhavinghusbandsלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376? nay,mydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֗יbe.no.TaiH1323,foritgrievethmemuchforyoursakes,forthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahisgoneH3318forthיָצְאָ֥הya.tze.'AhH3318againstme. 14AndtheyliftedH5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֔ןko.LanH6963,andweptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָהva.tiv.Kei.nahH1058againע֑וֹדodH5750:andOrpahעָרְפָּה֙'a.re.PahH6204kissedH5401hermother-in-law, butRuthוְר֖וּתve.RutH7327clave untoher. 15AndshesaidH559,Behold, thysister-in-lawisgoneH7725backH7725untoherpeopleעַמָּ֖הּ'a.MahH5971,anduntohergodאֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430:returnH7725thouafterthysister-in-law. 16AndRuthרוּת֙rutH7327saidH559,Entreatתִּפְגְּעִי־tif.ge.'i-H6293menottoleaveH5800thee,andtoreturnH7725fromfollowingafterthee,forwhither thou goest,IwillgoH7725;andwhereH834thou lodgest,Iwilllodge; thypeopleעַמֵּ֣ךְ'a.MekhH5971shallbemypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,andthyGodוֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְve.lo.Ha.yikhH430myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430; 17whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֤רba.'a.SherH834thou diest,willIdieH4191,andtherewillIbeburiedH6912:Jehovahdosotome,andmorealso,ifaughtbutdeathH4191part theeandme. 18AndwhenshesawH7200thatshewasstedfastly mindedtogowithher,sheleft offspeakingלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696untoher. 19Sotheytwoשְׁתֵּיהֶ֔םshe.tei.HemH8147wentH935untiltheycameH935toBeth-lehem.AnditcameH935topass,whentheywereH1961comeH935toBeth-lehem,thatallthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892wasH1961movedaboutthem,andthewomensaidH559,IsthisNaomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281? 20AndshesaidH559untothem,Callתִּקְרֶ֥אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121menotNaomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281,callקְרֶ֤אןָke.Re.naH7121meMara;fortheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֛יsha.DaiH7706hathdealtveryH3966bitterlywithme. 21IwentH1980outfullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392,andJehovahhathbroughtH7725mehomeagainemptyוְרֵיקָ֖םve.rei.KamH7387;whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100callתִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121yemeNaomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281, seeingJehovahhath testified againstme,andtheAlmightyוְשַׁדַּ֖יve.sha.DaiH7706hath afflictedme? 22SoNaomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281returnedוַתָּ֣שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725,andRuthוְר֨וּתve.RutH7327theMoabitess,herdaughter-in-law,withher,whoreturnedהַשָּׁ֖בָהha.Sha.vahH7725outofthecountryH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124:andtheycameH935toBeth-leheminthebeginningofbarleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105. 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