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Ruth 1:6-18

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.

10AndtheysaidH559toher,Wewillcertainlyreturnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725withtheetothypeopleלְעַמֵּֽךְ׃le.'a.MekhH5971.

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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