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Ruth 1:11-18

11But NaomiH5281 repliedH559, “Return homeH7725, my daughtersH1323. WhyH4100 would you goH1980 with meH5973? Are there stillH5750 sonsH1121 in my wombH4578 to becomeH1961 your husbandsH582? 12Return homeH7725, my daughtersH1323. Go onH1980, forH3588 I am too oldH2204 to haveH1961 another husbandH376. Even ifH3588 I thoughtH559 there wasH3426 hopeH8615 for me to haveH1961 a husbandH376H1571 tonightH3915 andH1571 to bearH3205 sonsH1121, 13would you waitH7663 for themH3860 toH5704 grow upH1431H3860? Would you refrainH5702 fromH1115 havingH1961 husbandsH376? NoH408, my daughtersH1323, it is much more bitterH4843H3966 for me than for you, becauseH3588 the handH3027 of the LORDH3068 has gone outH3318 against me.”

14AgainH5750 they weptH1058 aloudH5375H6963, and OrpahH6204 kissedH5401 her mother-in-law goodbyeH2545, but RuthH7327 clungH1692 to her.

15“LookH2009,” said NaomiH559, “your sister-in-lawH2994 has gone backH7725 toH413 her peopleH5971 andH413 her godsH430; followH7725 her back homeH310H2994.”

16But RuthH7327 repliedH559:

“Do notH408 urgeH6293 me to leave youH5800or to turnH7725 from following youH310.ForH3588 whereverH413 you goH1980, I will goH1980,and whereverH834 you liveH3885, I will liveH3885;your peopleH5971 will be my peopleH5971,and your GodH430 will be my GodH430.17WhereH834 you dieH4191, I will dieH4191,and thereH8033 I will be buriedH6912.May the LORDH3068 punishH3541H6213 me,and ever soH3541 severelyH3254,ifH3588 anything but deathH4194separatesH6504 youH996 and meH996.”

18When Naomi sawH7200 thatH3588 RuthH1931 was determinedH553 to goH1980 with herH854, she stoppedH2308 trying to persuade herH1696H413.

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