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Ruth 1:2-5

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.

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