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Ruth 1:1-9

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.

6AndshearoseH6965,sheandherdaughters-in-law,andreturnedוַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725fromthefieldsH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124;forshehadheardH8085inthefieldsH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124howthatJehovahhadvisitedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971togiveH5414thembreadH3899.

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.

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