1Anditcametopassinthedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117whenthejudgesH8199ruled,thattherewasH1961afamineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458inthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.Andacertainmanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376wentfromBethlehem-Judah,tosojourninthecountryofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,he,andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802,andhistwoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנָֽיו׃va.NavH1121. 2Andthenameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034ofthemanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376wasElimelechאֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ'eli.Me.lekhH458,andthenameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034ofhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֨וֹ'ish.ToH802Naomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034ofhistwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147sonsבָנָ֣יו׀va.NavH1121Mahlonמַחְל֤וֹןmach.LonH4248andChilion,EphrathitesofBethlehem-Judah.AndtheycameH935intothecountryH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124,andcontinuedthere. 3AndElimelechאֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhH458Naomi'shusbandאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376diedH4191;andshewasleftH7604,andhertwoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶֽיהָ׃va.Nei.haH1121. 4AndtheytookH5375themMoabitishwivesH802;thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034oftheoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259wasOrpahעָרְפָּ֔ה'a.re.PahH6204,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034ofthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145Ruthר֑וּתRutH7327:andtheyabodethereabouttenכְּעֶ֥שֶׂרke.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141. 5AndMahlonמַחְל֣וֹןmach.LonH4248andChiliondiedH4191alsoגַם־gam-H1571,bothofthem;andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802wasleftH7604ofhertwoH8147childrenH3206andofherhusbandוּמֵאִישָֽׁהּ׃u.me.'i.ShahH376. 7WhereforeshewentH3318forthH3318outoftheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834shehadbeenH1961,andhertwoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147daughters-in-lawwithher;andtheywentH3318onthewayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870toreturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725tothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063. 8AndNaomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281saidH559tohertwoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147daughters-in-law,GoH7725,returnשֹּׁ֔בְנָהShoe.nahH7725eachtohermother'shouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004.Jehovahdealkindlywithyou,asyehavedealtwiththedeadהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191andwithme. 9Jehovahgrantyouthatyemayfindוּמְצֶ֣אןָu.me.Tze.naH4672restמְנוּחָ֔הme.nu.ChahH4496,eachinthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofherhusbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376.AndshekissedH5401them;andtheyliftedH5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֖ןko.LanH6963andweptוַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה׃va.tiv.Kei.nahH1058. 10AndtheysaidH559toher,Wewillcertainlyreturnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725withtheetothypeopleלְעַמֵּֽךְ׃le.'a.MekhH5971. 12ReturnH7725,mydaughtersבְנֹתַי֙ve.no.TaiH1323,goשֹׁ֤בְנָהShoe.nahH7725;forIamH1961toooldtohaveahusbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376.IfIshouldsayH559,Ihavehopeתִקְוָ֔הtik.VahH8615,shouldIevenhaveahusbandלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376to-night,andshouldIalsoH1571bearH3205sonsבָנִֽים׃va.NimH1121, 13wouldye waitonthataccounttilltheyweregrownיִגְדָּ֔לוּyig.Da.luH1431?Wouldye stayonthataccountfromhavinghusbandsלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376?No,mydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֗יbe.no.TaiH1323,forIamH1961inmuchmoreH4480bitternessthanyou;forthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahisgoneH3318outagainstme. 14AndtheyliftedH5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֔ןko.LanH6963andweptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָהva.tiv.Kei.nahH1058againע֑וֹדodH5750.AndOrpahעָרְפָּה֙'a.re.PahH6204kissedH5401hermother-in-law, butRuthוְר֖וּתve.RutH7327clavetoher. 15AndshesaidH559,Behold, thysister-in-lawisgoneH7725backH7725toherpeopleעַמָּ֖הּ'a.MahH5971andtohergodsאֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430:returnH7725afterthysister-in-law. 16AndRuthרוּת֙rutH7327saidH559,DonotintreatmetoleaveH5800thee,toreturnH7725from[following]afterthee;forwhither thou goestIwillgoH7725,andwhereH834thou lodgestIwilllodge: thypeopleעַמֵּ֣ךְ'a.MekhH5971shallbemypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,andthyGodוֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְve.lo.Ha.yikhH430myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430; 17whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֤רba.'a.SherH834thou diestwillIdieH4191,andtherewillIbeburiedH6912.Jehovahdosotome,andmorealso,ifaughtbutdeathH4191partmeandthee! 18AndwhenshesawH7200thatshewasstedfastly mindedtogowithher,sheleft offspeakingלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696toher. 19Andtheytwoשְׁתֵּיהֶ֔םshe.tei.HemH8147wentH935untiltheycameH935toBethlehem.AnditcameH935topass,whentheycameH935toBethlehem,thatallthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892wasH1961movedaboutthem,andthe[women]saidH559,IsthisNaomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281? 20AndshesaidH559tothem,Callתִּקְרֶ֥אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121menotNaomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281—callקְרֶ֤אןָke.Re.naH7121meMara;fortheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֛יsha.DaiH7706hasdealtveryH3966bitterlywithme. 21IwentH1980outfullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392,andJehovahhasbroughtH7725mehomeagainemptyוְרֵיקָ֖םve.rei.KamH7387.Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100doyecallתִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121meNaomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281, seeingJehovahhasbroughtH7725melow,andtheAlmightyוְשַׁדַּ֖יve.sha.DaiH7706hasafflictedme? 22SoNaomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281returnedוַתָּ֣שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725,andRuthוְר֨וּתve.RutH7327theMoabitess,herdaughter-in-law,withher,whoreturnedהַשָּׁ֖בָהha.Sha.vahH7725outofthefieldsH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124;andtheycameH935toBethleheminthebeginningofthebarley-harvest. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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