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Ruth 1:19-22

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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