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Ruth 1:14-22

14And they lifted upוַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָהva.ti.Se.nahH5375their voiceקוֹלָ֔ןko.LanH6963,and wept againוַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָהva.tiv.Kei.nahH1058:and Orpahעָרְפָּה֙'a.re.PahH6204kissedוַתִּשַּׁ֤קva.ti.ShakH5401her mother in lawלַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּla.cha.mo.TahH2545;but Ruthוְר֖וּתve.RutH7327claveדָּ֥בְקָהDa.ve.kahH1692unto her.

15And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Behold, thy sister in lawיְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְye.vim.TekhH2994is gone backשָׁ֣בָהSha.vahH7725unto her peopleעַמָּ֖הּ'a.MahH5971,and unto her godsאֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430:returnשׁ֖וּבִיShu.viH7725thou afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310thy sister in lawיְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃ye.vim.TekhH2994.

16And Ruthרוּת֙rutH7327saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559,Intreatתִּפְגְּעִי־tif.ge.'i-H6293me not to leaveלְעָזְבֵ֖ךְle.'a.ze.VekhH5800thee, orto returnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725from following afterמֵאַחֲרָ֑יִךְme.'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee: for whither thou goestH3212,I will goH3212;and where thou lodgestתָּלִ֙ינִי֙ta.Li.niH3885,I will lodgeאָלִ֔ין'a.LinH3885:thy peopleעַמֵּ֣ךְ'a.MekhH5971shall bemy peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,and thy Godוֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְve.lo.Ha.yikhH430my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430:

17Where thou diestתָּמ֙וּתִי֙ta.Mu.tiH4191,will I dieאָמ֔וּת'a.MutH4191,and there will I be buriedאֶקָּבֵ֑ר'e.ka.VerH6912:the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213so to me, and moreיֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254also, if oughtbut deathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194partיַפְרִ֖ידyaf.RidH6504thee and me.

18When she sawוַתֵּ֕רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that she was stedfastly mindedמִתְאַמֶּ֥צֶתmit.'a.Me.tzetH553to goH3212with her, then she leftוַתֶּחְדַּ֖לva.tech.DalH2308speakingלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696unto her.

19So they twoשְׁתֵּיהֶ֔םshe.tei.HemH8147wentH3212until they cameבֹּאָ֖נָהbo.'A.nahH935to Beth–lehemH1035.And it came to pass, when they were comeכְּבֹאָ֙נָה֙ke.vo.'A.nahH935to Beth–lehemH1035,that all the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892was movedוַתֵּהֹ֤םva.te.HomH1949about them, and they saidוַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559, Isthis Naomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281?

20And she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto them, Callתִּקְרֶ֥אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121me not Naomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281,callקְרֶ֤אןָke.Re.naH7121me Maraמָרָ֔אma.Ra'H4755:for the Almightyשַׁדַּ֛יsha.DaiH7706hath dealt veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966bitterlyהֵמַ֥רhe.MarH4843with me.

21I went outהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392,and the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hath brought me home againהֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.niH7725emptyוְרֵיקָ֖םve.rei.KamH7387: why thencallתִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121ye me Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281,seeing the Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hath testifiedעָ֣נָה'A.nahH6030against me, and the Almightyוְשַׁדַּ֖יve.sha.DaiH7706hath afflictedהֵ֥רַֽעHe.ra'H7489me?

22So Naomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281returnedוַתָּ֣שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725,and Ruthוְר֨וּתve.RutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125,her daughter in lawכַלָּתָהּ֙kha.la.TahH3618,with her, which returnedהַשָּׁ֖בָהha.Sha.vahH7725out of the countryמִשְּׂדֵ֣יmi.se.DeiH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124:and they cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935to Beth–lehemH1035in the beginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462of barleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105.

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