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Ruth 1:16-18

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.

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