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Ruth 1:10-15

10And they saidוַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה־va.to.Mar.nah-H559unto her, Surely we will returnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725with thee unto thy peopleלְעַמֵּֽךְ׃le.'a.MekhH5971.

11And Naomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559,Turn againשֹׁ֣בְנָהShoe.nahH7725,my daughtersבְנֹתַ֔יve.no.TaiH1323:why will ye goH3212with me? are there yet any moresonsבָנִים֙va.NimH1121in my wombבְּֽמֵעַ֔יbe.me.'AiH4578,that they may be your husbandsלַאֲנָשִֽׁים׃la.'a.na.ShimH582?

12Turn againשֹׁ֤בְנָהShoe.nahH7725,my daughtersבְנֹתַי֙ve.no.TaiH1323,goH3212your way;for I am too oldזָקַ֖נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204to have an husbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376.If I should sayאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559,I haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426hopeתִקְוָ֔הtik.VahH8615, ifI should have an husbandלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376also to nightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915,and should also bearיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205sonsבָנִֽים׃va.NimH1121;

13Would ye tarryתְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָהte.sa.Be.re.nahH7663for themהֲלָהֵ֣ן׀ha.la.HenH3860till they were grownיִגְדָּ֔לוּyig.Da.luH1431?would ye stayתֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָהte.'a.Ge.nahH5702for themהֲלָהֵן֙ha.la.HenH3860from having husbandsלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376?nay, my daughtersבְּנֹתַ֗יbe.no.TaiH1323;for it grievethמַר־mar-H4843me muchמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966for your sakes that the handיַד־yad-H3027of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068is gone outיָצְאָ֥הya.tze.'AhH3318against me.

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.

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