Ruth 1
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Ruth 1:1-2

1Now it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961aboutוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961in the daysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117when the judgesשְׁפֹ֣טshe.FotH8199governedהַשֹּׁפְטִ֔יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199, that there wasa famineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776.And a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376of BethlehemH1035in Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to resideלָגוּר֙la.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. So theyenteredוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the landשְׂדֵי־se.dei-H7704of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124and remainedוַיִּֽהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-H1961thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
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