New American Standard Bible 1995

Ruth 1:14-22

14And they liftedוַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָהva.ti.Se.nahH5375up their voicesקוֹלָ֔ןko.LanH6963and weptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָהva.tiv.Kei.nahH1058againע֑וֹדodH5750;and Orpahעָרְפָּה֙'a.re.PahH6204kissedוַתִּשַּׁ֤קva.ti.ShakH5401her mother-in-lawלַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּla.cha.mo.TahH2545,but Ruthוְר֖וּתve.RutH7327clungדָּ֥בְקָהDa.ve.kahH1692to her.

15Then she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,your sister-in-lawיְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְye.vim.TekhH2994has goneH7725backH7725to her peopleעַמָּ֖הּ'a.MahH5971and hergodsאֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430;returnH7725afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310your sister-in-lawיְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃ye.vim.TekhH2994.”

16But Ruthרוּת֙rutH7327saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Do not urgeתִּפְגְּעִי־tif.ge.'i-H6293me to leaveלְעָזְבֵ֖ךְle.'a.ze.VekhH5800you orturnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725backH7725from followingמֵאַחֲרָ֑יִךְme.'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310you; for whereאֶל־ אֲשֶׁ֨ר'el- 'a.SherH413 H834you goתֵּלְכִ֜יte.le.KhiH1980,I will goאֵלֵ֗ךְ'e.LekhH1980,and whereוּבַאֲשֶׁ֤רu.va.'a.SherH834you lodgeתָּלִ֙ינִי֙ta.Li.niH3885,I will lodgeאָלִ֔ין'a.LinH3885.Your peopleעַמֵּ֣ךְ'a.MekhH5971shall bemy peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,and your Godוֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְve.lo.Ha.yikhH430,my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

17Whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֤רba.'a.SherH834you dieתָּמ֙וּתִי֙ta.Mu.tiH4191,I will dieאָמ֔וּת'a.MutH4191,and thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033I will be buriedאֶקָּבֵ֑ר'e.ka.VerH6912.Thusכֹּה֩kohH3541maythe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213to me, and worseוְכֹ֣ה יֹסִ֔יףve.Khoh yo.SifH3541 H3254,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588anything butdeathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194partsיַפְרִ֖ידyaf.RidH6504you and me.”

18Whenshe sawוַתֵּ֕רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that she was determinedמִתְאַמֶּ֥צֶתmit.'a.Me.tzetH553to goלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980with her, shesaidלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696noוַתֶּחְדַּ֖לva.tech.DalH2308more to her.

19So they bothשְׁתֵּיהֶ֔םshe.tei.HemH8147wentוַתֵּלַ֣כְנָהva.te.Lakh.nahH1980untilעַד־'ad-H5704they cameבֹּאָ֖נָהbo.'A.nahH935to BethlehemH1035.And when they had comeכְּבֹאָ֙נָה֙ke.vo.'A.nahH935to BethlehemH1035,allכָּל־kol-H3605the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892was stirredוַתֵּהֹ֤םva.te.HomH1949becauseעֲלֵיהֶ֔ן'a.lei.HenH5921of them, andthe women saidוַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559, “Is thisH2088Naomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281?”

20She saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to them, “Do not callתִּקְרֶ֥אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121meNaomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281;callקְרֶ֤אןָke.Re.naH7121meMaraמָרָ֔אma.Ra'H4755, forthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֛יsha.DaiH7706has dealtH4843veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966bitterlyH4843with me.

21I wentהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980out fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392, butthe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068has broughtH7725me backהֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.niH7725emptyוְרֵיקָ֖םve.rei.KamH7387.Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100do you callתִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121me Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281,since the Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068has witnessedעָ֣נָה'A.nahH6030against me andthe Almightyוְשַׁדַּ֖יve.sha.DaiH7706has afflictedהֵ֥רַֽעHe.ra'H7489me?”

22So Naomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281returnedוַתָּ֣שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725,and with her Ruthוְר֨וּתve.RutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125,her daughter-in-lawכַלָּתָהּ֙kha.la.TahH3618,who returnedהַשָּׁ֖בָהha.Sha.vahH7725from the landמִשְּׂדֵ֣יmi.se.DeiH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124.And they cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935to BethlehemH1035atthe beginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462of barleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105.

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