Ruth 1
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Ruth 1:19-21

19SoH8147 Naomi and Ruth traveledH1980 untilH5704 they cameH935 toH1035 BethlehemH1035. When theyH1961 enteredH935 BethlehemH1035, the wholeH3605 townH5892 was stirredH1949 because of themH5921, and the women of the town exclaimedH559, “Can thisH2063 be NaomiH5281?”

20“Do notH408 callH7121 me NaomiH5281,1” she repliedH559H413. “CallH7121 me MaraH4755,2 becauseH3588 the AlmightyH77063 has dealt quite bitterlyH4843H3966 with me. 21IH589 went awayH1980 fullH4392, but the LORDH3068 has brought me backH7725 emptyH7387. WhyH4100 callH7121 me NaomiH5281? After all, the LORDH3068 has testifiedH6030 against me, and the AlmightyH7706 has afflictedH7489 me.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Ruth 1:20 Naomi means pleasant. ↩
  2. 2. Ruth 1:20 Mara means bitter. ↩
  3. 3. Ruth 1:20 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 21 ↩

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