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Ruth 1:1-9
1Now it came to pass in the daysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117when the judgesשְׁפֹ֣טshe.FotH8199ruledהַשֹּׁפְטִ֔יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199,that there was a famineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.And a certain manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376of Beth–lehem–judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063H1035wentH3212to sojournלָגוּר֙la.GurH1481in the countryבִּשְׂדֵ֣יbis.DeiH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,he, and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802,and his twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנָֽיו׃va.NavH1121.
2And the nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034of the manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376wasElimelechאֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ'eli.Me.lekhH458,and the nameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֨וֹ'ish.ToH802Naomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281,and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of his twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147sonsבָנָ֣יו׀va.NavH1121Mahlonמַחְל֤וֹןmach.LonH4248and Chilionוְכִלְיוֹן֙ve.khil.yOnH3630,Ephrathitesאֶפְרָתִ֔ים'ef.ra.TimH673of Beth–lehem–judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063H1035.And they cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the countryשְׂדֵי־se.dei-H7704of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124, and continued there.
4And they tookוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375them wivesH802of the womenH802of Moabמֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹתmo.'a.vi.YotH4125;the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259wasOrpahעָרְפָּ֔ה'a.re.PahH6204,and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145Ruthר֑וּתRutH7327:and they dwelledוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there about tenכְּעֶ֥שֶׂרke.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.
5And Mahlonמַחְל֣וֹןmach.LonH4248and Chilionוְכִלְי֑וֹןve.khil.YonH3630diedוַיָּמ֥וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191also bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them; and the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802was leftוַתִּשָּׁאֵר֙va.ti.sha.'ErH7604of her twoמִשְּׁנֵ֥יmi.she.NeiH8147sonsיְלָדֶ֖יהָye.la.Dei.haH3206and her husbandוּמֵאִישָֽׁהּ׃u.me.'i.ShahH376.
6Then she aroseוַתָּ֤קָםva.Ta.komH6965with her daughters in lawוְכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָve.kha.lo.Tei.haH3618,that she might returnוַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725from the countryמִשְּׂדֵ֣יmi.se.DeiH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124:for she had heardשָֽׁמְעָה֙sha.me.'AhH8085in the countryבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124how that the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had visitedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971in givingלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.
7Wherefore she went forthוַתֵּצֵ֗אva.te.Tze'H3318out of the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where she was, and her twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147daughters in lawכַלֹּתֶ֖יהָkha.lo.Tei.haH3618with her; and they wentH3212on the wayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870to returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725unto the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
8And Naomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto her twoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147daughters in lawכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָkha.lo.Tei.haH3618,GoH3212,returnשֹּׁ֔בְנָהShoe.nahH7725eachאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802to her mother’sאִמָּ֑הּ'i.MahH517houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004:the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068dealיַ֣עַשׂya.'a.sehH6213kindlyחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617with you, as ye have dealtעֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם'a.si.TemH6213with the deadהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191, and with me.
9The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068grantיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414you that ye may findוּמְצֶ֣אןָu.me.Tze.naH4672restמְנוּחָ֔הme.nu.ChahH4496,eachאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of youin the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of her husbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376.Then she kissedוַתִּשַּׁ֣קva.ti.ShakH5401them; and they lifted upוַתִּשֶּׂ֥אנָהva.ti.Se.nahH5375their voiceקוֹלָ֖ןko.LanH6963,and weptוַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה׃va.tiv.Kei.nahH1058.
Commentaries on Ruth 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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