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Ruth 1:11-18

11AndNaomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281saidH559,TurnH7725againH5750,mydaughtersבְנֹתַ֔יve.no.TaiH1323:whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100willyegoשֹׁ֣בְנָהShoe.nahH7725withme?haveIyetH5750sonsבָנִים֙va.NimH1121inmywomb,thattheymaybeH1961yourhusbandsH376?

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.

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