New American Standard Bible 1995

Ruth 1:19-22

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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