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Ruth 1:14-22

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.”

16But Ruthרוּת֙rutH7327repliedוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559: “Do notאַל־'al-H408urgeתִּפְגְּעִי־tif.ge.'i-H6293meto leave youלְעָזְבֵ֖ךְle.'a.ze.VekhH5800orto turnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725from following youמֵאַחֲרָ֑יִךְme.'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310.Forכִּ֠יkiH3588whereverאֶל־'el-H413אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you goתֵּלְכִ֜יte.le.KhiH1980,I will goאֵלֵ֗ךְ'e.LekhH1980,and whereverוּבַאֲשֶׁ֤רu.va.'a.SherH834you liveתָּלִ֙ינִי֙ta.Li.niH3885,I will liveאָלִ֔ין'a.LinH3885;your peopleעַמֵּ֣ךְ'a.MekhH5971will be my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,and your Godוֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְve.lo.Ha.yikhH430will be my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

17Whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֤רba.'a.SherH834you dieתָּמ֙וּתִי֙ta.Mu.tiH4191,I will dieאָמ֔וּת'a.MutH4191,and thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033I will be buriedאֶקָּבֵ֑ר'e.ka.VerH6912.May the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068punishכֹּה֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨הkoh ya.'a.SehH3541 H6213me,and ever soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541severelyיֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588anything but deathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194separatesיַפְרִ֖ידyaf.RidH6504youבֵּינִ֥יbei.NiH996and meוּבֵינֵֽךְ׃u.vei.NekhH996.”

18When Naomi sawוַתֵּ֕רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Ruthהִ֖יאhi'H1931was determinedמִתְאַמֶּ֥צֶתmit.'a.Me.tzetH553to goלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980with herאִתָּ֑הּ'i.TahH854,she stoppedוַתֶּחְדַּ֖לva.tech.DalH2308trying to persuade herלְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶֽיהָ׃le.da.Ber 'e.Lei.haH1696 H413.

19Soשְׁתֵּיהֶ֔םshe.tei.HemH8147Naomi and Ruthtraveledוַתֵּלַ֣כְנָהva.te.Lakh.nahH1980untilעַד־'ad-H5704they cameבֹּאָ֖נָהbo.'A.nahH935toH1035BethlehemH1035.When theyוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961enteredכְּבֹאָ֙נָה֙ke.vo.'A.nahH935BethlehemH1035,the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605townהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892was stirredוַתֵּהֹ֤םva.te.HomH1949because of themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ן'a.lei.HenH5921,and the women of the town exclaimedוַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559, “Can thisהֲזֹ֥אתha.ZotH2063be Naomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281?”

20“Do notאַל־'al-H408callתִּקְרֶ֥אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121meNaomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281,”she repliedוַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ןva.To.mer 'a.lei.HenH559 H413. “Callקְרֶ֤אןָke.Re.naH7121meMaraמָרָ֔אma.Ra'H4755,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588the Almightyשַׁדַּ֛יsha.DaiH7706has dealt quite bitterlyהֵמַ֥ר מְאֹֽד׃he.Mar me.'OdH4843 H3966with me.

21Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589went awayהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392,but the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068has brought me backהֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.niH7725emptyוְרֵיקָ֖םve.rei.KamH7387.Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100callתִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121meNaomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281?After all, the LORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has testifiedעָ֣נָה'A.nahH6030against me,and the Almightyוְשַׁדַּ֖יve.sha.DaiH7706has afflictedהֵ֥רַֽעHe.ra'H7489me.”

22So Naomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281returnedוַתָּ֣שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725from the landמִשְּׂדֵ֣יmi.se.DeiH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124withעִמָּ֔הּ הַשָּׁ֖בָה'i.Mah ha.Sha.vahH5973 H7725her daughter-in-lawכַלָּתָהּ֙kha.la.TahH3618Ruthוְר֨וּתve.RutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125.And theyוְהֵ֗מָּהve.He.mahH1992arrivedבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935in BethlehemH1035at the beginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462of the barleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105.

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