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Ruth 1:19-21

19So they twoשְׁתֵּיהֶ֔םshe.tei.HemH8147wentH3212until they cameבֹּאָ֖נָהbo.'A.nahH935to Beth–lehemH1035.And it came to pass, when they were comeכְּבֹאָ֙נָה֙ke.vo.'A.nahH935to Beth–lehemH1035,that all the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892was movedוַתֵּהֹ֤םva.te.HomH1949about them, and they saidוַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559, Isthis Naomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281?

20And she saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto them, Callתִּקְרֶ֥אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121me not Naomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281,callקְרֶ֤אןָke.Re.naH7121me Maraמָרָ֔אma.Ra'H4755:for the Almightyשַׁדַּ֛יsha.DaiH7706hath dealt veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966bitterlyהֵמַ֥רhe.MarH4843with me.

21I went outהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392,And Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hath brought me home againהֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.niH7725emptyוְרֵיקָ֖םve.rei.KamH7387: why thencallתִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121ye me Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281,seeing Yhwhוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hath testifiedעָ֣נָה'A.nahH6030against me, and the Almightyוְשַׁדַּ֖יve.sha.DaiH7706hath afflictedהֵ֥רַֽעHe.ra'H7489me?

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