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Ruth 1:11-18

11AndNaomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281saidH559,ReturnH7725,mydaughtersבְנֹתַ֔יve.no.TaiH1323:whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100willyegoשֹׁ֣בְנָהShoe.nahH7725withme?ArethereyetH5750sonsבָנִים֙va.NimH1121inmywomb,thattheycouldbeH1961yourhusbandsH376?

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.

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