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Ruth 1:1-9

1In the daysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117when the judgesשְׁפֹ֣טshe.FotH8199ruledוַיְהִ֗י הַשֹּׁפְטִ֔יםvay.Hi ha.sho.fe.TimH8199 H1961,there wasוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961a famineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.And a certain manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376from BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,with his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802and twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנָֽיו׃va.NavH1121,wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to resideלָגוּר֙la.GurH1481in the landבִּשְׂדֵ֣יbis.DeiH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124ה֥וּאhu'H1931.

2The man’sהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Elimelechאֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ'eli.Me.lekhH458,his wife’sאִשְׁתּ֨וֹ'ish.ToH802nameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034was Naomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281,and the namesוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of his twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147sonsבָנָ֣יו׀va.NavH1121were Mahlonמַחְל֤וֹןmach.LonH4248and Chilionוְכִלְיוֹן֙ve.khil.yOnH3630.They were Ephrathitesאֶפְרָתִ֔ים'ef.ra.TimH673fromמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1035Bethlehemלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and they enteredוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the landשְׂדֵי־se.dei-H7704of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124and settledוַיִּֽהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-H1961thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

3Then Naomi’sנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281husbandאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376Elimelechאֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhH458diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and sheהִ֖יאhi'H1931was leftוַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥רva.ti.sha.'ErH7604with her twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶֽיהָ׃va.Nei.haH1121,

4who tookוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375Moabiteמֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹתmo.'a.vi.YotH4125women as their wivesנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802,oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259namedשֵׁ֤םshemH8034Orpahעָרְפָּ֔ה'a.re.PahH6204and the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145namedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034Ruthר֑וּתRutH7327.And after they had livedוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427in Moabשָׁ֖םshamH8033about tenכְּעֶ֥שֶׂרke.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141,

5bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147Mahlonמַחְל֣וֹןmach.LonH4248and Chilionוְכִלְי֑וֹןve.khil.YonH3630alsoגַם־gam-H1571diedוַיָּמ֥וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191,and Naomiהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802was leftוַתִּשָּׁאֵר֙va.ti.sha.'ErH7604without her twoמִשְּׁנֵ֥יmi.she.NeiH8147sonsיְלָדֶ֖יהָye.la.Dei.haH3206and without her husbandוּמֵאִישָֽׁהּ׃u.me.'i.ShahH376.

6Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588Naomiheardמִשְּׂדֵ֣י שָֽׁמְעָה֙mi.se.Dei sha.me.'AhH8085 H7704in Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had attended toפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485אֶת־'et-H853His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971by providingלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414themwith foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899,sheהִיא֙hi'H1931and her daughters-in-lawוְכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָve.kha.lo.Tei.haH3618preparedוַתָּ֤קָםva.Ta.komH6965to leaveוַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725the landבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124.

7Accompanied byעִמָּ֑הּ'i.MahH5973her twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147daughters-in-lawכַלֹּתֶ֖יהָkha.lo.Tei.haH3618,she leftוַתֵּצֵ֗א מִן־va.te.Tze' min-H3318 H4480the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she had beenהָיְתָה־ שָׁ֔מָּהha.ye.tah- Sha.mahH1961 H8033livingand set outוַתֵּלַ֣כְנָהva.te.Lakh.nahH1980on the roadבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870leading backלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8Then Naomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to her twoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147daughters-in-lawכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָkha.lo.Tei.haH3618, “Goלֵ֣כְנָהLe.khe.nahH1980backשֹּׁ֔בְנָהShoe.nahH7725,each of youאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802to your mother’sאִמָּ֑הּ'i.MahH517homeלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004.May the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068showיַ֣עַשׂya.'a.sehH6213youעִמָּכֶם֙'i.ma.KhemH5973loving devotionחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֧רka.'a.SherH834you have shownעֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם'a.si.TemH6213toעִם־'im-H5973your deadהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191and to meוְעִמָּדִֽי׃ve.'i.ma.DiH5973.

9May the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068enableיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414eachאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of youto findוּמְצֶ֣אןָu.me.Tze.naH4672restמְנוּחָ֔הme.nu.ChahH4496in the homeבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of your new husbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376.”And she kissedוַתִּשַּׁ֣קva.ti.ShakH5401themas they weptוַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה׃va.tiv.Kei.nahH1058aloudוַתִּשֶּׂ֥אנָה קוֹלָ֖ןva.ti.Se.nah ko.LanH5375 H6963

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