New American Standard Bible 1995

Ruth 1:1-9

1Now it cameH1961about in the daysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117when the judgesשְׁפֹ֣טshe.FotH8199governedהַשֹּׁפְטִ֔יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199, that there wasa famineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.And a certain manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376of BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to sojournלָגוּר֙la.GurH1481in the landבִּשְׂדֵ֣יbis.DeiH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124with his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802and his twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנָֽיו׃va.NavH1121.

2The nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034of the manהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376wasElimelechאֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ'eli.Me.lekhH458,and the nameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034of his wifeאִשְׁתּ֨וֹ'ish.ToH802,Naomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281;and the namesוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of his twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147sonsבָנָ֣יו׀va.NavH1121wereMahlonמַחְל֤וֹןmach.LonH4248and Chilionוְכִלְיוֹן֙ve.khil.yOnH3630,Ephrathitesאֶפְרָתִ֔ים'ef.ra.TimH673of BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063. Now theyenteredוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the landשְׂדֵי־se.dei-H7704of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124and remainedוַיִּֽהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-H1961thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

3Then Elimelechאֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhH458,Naomi’sנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281husbandאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376,diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191;and she was leftוַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥רva.ti.sha.'ErH7604with her twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶֽיהָ׃va.Nei.haH1121.

4They tookוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375for themselvesH1992Moabiteמֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹתmo.'a.vi.YotH4125womenH802aswivesH802;the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259was Orpahעָרְפָּ֔ה'a.re.PahH6204and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145Ruthר֑וּתRutH7327.And they livedוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033about tenכְּעֶ֥שֶׂרke.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

5Thenbothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147 H1992Mahlonמַחְל֣וֹןmach.LonH4248and Chilionוְכִלְי֑וֹןve.khil.YonH3630alsoגַם־gam-H1571diedוַיָּמ֥וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191,and the womanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802was bereftוַתִּשָּׁאֵר֙va.ti.sha.'ErH7604of her twoמִשְּׁנֵ֥יmi.she.NeiH8147childrenיְלָדֶ֖יהָye.la.Dei.haH3206and her husbandוּמֵאִישָֽׁהּ׃u.me.'i.ShahH376.

6Then she aroseוַתָּ֤קָםva.Ta.komH6965with her daughters-in-lawוְכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָve.kha.lo.Tei.haH3618that she might returnוַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725from the landמִשְּׂדֵ֣יmi.se.DeiH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,for she had heardשָֽׁמְעָה֙sha.me.'AhH8085in the landבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124that the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hadvisitedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971ingivingלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them foodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

7So she departedוַתֵּצֵ֗אva.te.Tze'H3318from the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֔מָּה'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033she was, and her twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147daughters-in-lawכַלֹּתֶ֖יהָkha.lo.Tei.haH3618with her; and they wentוַתֵּלַ֣כְנָהva.te.Lakh.nahH1980on the wayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870to returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725to the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8And Naomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to her twoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147daughters-in-lawכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָkha.lo.Tei.haH3618, “Goלֵ֣כְנָהLe.khe.nahH1980,returnשֹּׁ֔בְנָהShoe.nahH7725eachאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of you to her mother’sאִמָּ֑הּ'i.MahH517houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004.May the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068dealיַ֣עַשׂya.'a.sehH6213kindlyחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617with you as you have dealtעֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם'a.si.TemH6213with the deadהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191and with me.

9May the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068grantיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414that you may findוּמְצֶ֣אןָu.me.Tze.naH4672restמְנוּחָ֔הme.nu.ChahH4496,eachאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of her husbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376.”Then she kissedוַתִּשַּׁ֣קva.ti.ShakH5401them, and they liftedוַתִּשֶּׂ֥אנָהva.ti.Se.nahH5375up their voicesקוֹלָ֖ןko.LanH6963and weptוַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה׃va.tiv.Kei.nahH1058.

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