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Ruth 1:1-9

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.

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