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Ruth 1:10-15

10and saidוַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה־va.to.Mar.nah-H559, “Surelyכִּי־ki-H3588we will returnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725with youאִתָּ֥ךְ'i.TakhH854to your peopleלְעַמֵּֽךְ׃le.'a.MekhH5971.”

11But Naomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281repliedוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Return homeשֹׁ֣בְנָהShoe.nahH7725,my daughtersבְנֹתַ֔יve.no.TaiH1323.Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100would you goתֵלַ֖כְנָהte.Lakh.nahH1980with meעִמִּ֑י'i.MiH5973? Arethere stillהַֽעֽוֹד־ha.'od-H5750sonsבָנִים֙va.NimH1121in my wombבְּֽמֵעַ֔יbe.me.'AiH4578to becomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961yourhusbandsלַאֲנָשִֽׁים׃la.'a.na.ShimH582?

12Return homeשֹׁ֤בְנָהShoe.nahH7725,my daughtersבְנֹתַי֙ve.no.TaiH1323.Go onלֵ֔כְןָLe.khe.naH1980,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I am too oldזָקַ֖נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204to haveמִהְי֣וֹתmih.YotH1961another husbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376.Even ifכִּ֤יkiH3588I thoughtאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559there wasיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426hopeתִקְוָ֔הtik.VahH8615for meto haveהָיִ֤יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a husbandגַּ֣ם לְאִ֔ישׁgam le.'IshH376 H1571tonightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915andוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571to bearיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205sonsבָנִֽים׃va.NimH1121,

13would you waitתְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָהte.sa.Be.re.nahH7663for themהֲלָהֵ֣ן׀ha.la.HenH3860toעַ֚ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834grow upיִגְדָּ֔לוּ הֲלָהֵן֙yig.Da.lu ha.la.HenH1431 H3860?Would you refrainתֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָהte.'a.Ge.nahH5702fromלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115havingהֱי֣וֹתhe.YotH1961husbandsלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376?Noאַ֣ל'alH408,my daughtersבְּנֹתַ֗יbe.no.TaiH1323כִּֽי־ki-H3588,it is much more bitterמַר־ מְאֹד֙mar- me.'OdH4843 H3966for me than for you,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the handיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has gone outיָצְאָ֥הya.tze.'AhH3318against me.”

14Againע֑וֹדodH5750they weptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָהva.tiv.Kei.nahH1058aloudוַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָה קוֹלָ֔ןva.ti.Se.nah ko.LanH5375 H6963,and Orpahעָרְפָּה֙'a.re.PahH6204kissedוַתִּשַּׁ֤קva.ti.ShakH5401her mother-in-law goodbyeלַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּla.cha.mo.TahH2545,but Ruthוְר֖וּתve.RutH7327clungדָּ֥בְקָהDa.ve.kahH1692to her.

15“Lookהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,”said Naomiוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “your sister-in-lawיְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְye.vim.TekhH2994has gone backשָׁ֣בָהSha.vahH7725toאֶל־'el-H413her peopleעַמָּ֖הּ'a.MahH5971andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413her godsאֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430;followשׁ֖וּבִיShu.viH7725herback homeאַחֲרֵ֥י יְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃'a.cha.Rei ye.vim.TekhH310 H2994.”

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