Revised Version 1895

Ruth 1

1And itcameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961topassוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961in thedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117when thejudgesשְׁפֹ֣טshe.FotH8199judgedהַשֹּׁפְטִ֔יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199, that there was afamineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776. And acertainH376manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376of Beth-lehem-judahwentH376to sojourn in thecountryH776ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, he, and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802, and histwoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנָֽיו׃va.NavH1121.

2And thenameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034of themanהָאִ֣ישׁha.'IshH376wasElimelechאֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ'eli.Me.lekhH458, and thenameוְשֵׁם֩ve.ShemH8034of hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֨וֹ'ish.ToH802Naomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of histwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147sonsבָנָ֣יו׀va.NavH1121Mahlonמַחְל֤וֹןmach.LonH4248andChilionוְכִלְיוֹן֙ve.khil.yOnH3630,Ephrathitesאֶפְרָתִ֔ים'ef.ra.TimH673of Beth-lehem-judah. And theycameH935intoH935thecountryשְׂדֵי־se.dei-H7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124, andcontinuedוַיִּֽהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-H1961there.

3AndElimelechאֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhH458Naomi’sH5281husbandאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191; andsheהִ֖יאhi'H1931wasleftוַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥רva.ti.sha.'ErH7604, andherH5281twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶֽיהָ׃va.Nei.haH1121.

4And theytookוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375themwivesH802of thewomenH802ofMoabמֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹתmo.'a.vi.YotH4125; thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the one wasOrpahעָרְפָּ֔ה'a.re.PahH6204, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theotherהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259Ruthר֑וּתRutH7327: and they dwelled thereaboutשָׁ֖םshamH8033tenכְּעֶ֥שֶׂרke.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

5AndMahlonמַחְל֣וֹןmach.LonH4248andChilionוְכִלְי֑וֹןve.khil.YonH3630diedוַיָּמ֥וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them; and thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802wasleftוַתִּשָּׁאֵר֙va.ti.sha.'ErH7604ofherH802twoמִשְּׁנֵ֥יmi.she.NeiH8147childrenיְלָדֶ֖יהָye.la.Dei.haH3206and ofherH802husbandוּמֵאִישָֽׁהּ׃u.me.'i.ShahH376.

6ThensheH1931aroseוַתָּ֤קָםva.Ta.komH6965withherH5414daughters in law, thatsheH1931mightreturnוַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725from thecountryמִשְּׂדֵ֣יmi.se.DeiH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124: forsheH1931hadheardשָֽׁמְעָה֙sha.me.'AhH8085in thecountryבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124howH3588that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hadvisitedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971ingivingH5414thembreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

7AndsheH834wentH3318forthH3318outH3318of theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834sheH834was, andherH413twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147daughters in law withherH413; and theywentH3318on thewayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870toreturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725unto thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8AndNaomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559untoherH802twoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147daughters in law,GoH7725,returnשֹּׁ֔בְנָהShoe.nahH7725eachH802ofyouH834toherH802mother’sאִמָּ֑הּ'i.MahH517houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004: theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068dealH6213kindly withyouH834as ye have dealt with thedeadהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191, and withmeH7725.

9TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068grantH5414youH5414that ye mayfindוּמְצֶ֣אןָu.me.Tze.naH4672restמְנוּחָ֔הme.nu.ChahH4496,eachH376ofyouH5414in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofherאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802husbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376. Then shekissedוַתִּשַּׁ֣קva.ti.ShakH5401them; and theyliftedH5375upH5375theirvoiceקוֹלָ֖ןko.LanH6963, andweptוַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה׃va.tiv.Kei.nahH1058.

10And theysaidוַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה־va.to.Mar.nah-H559untoherH7725, Nay, butweכִּי־ki-H3588willreturnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725with thee unto thypeopleלְעַמֵּֽךְ׃le.'a.MekhH5971.

11AndNaomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559,TurnH7725againהַֽעֽוֹד־ha.'od-H5750, mydaughtersבְנֹתַ֔יve.no.TaiH1323:whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100will yegoשֹׁ֣בְנָהShoe.nahH7725withmeH7725? have I yetsonsבָנִים֙va.NimH1121in mywombבְּֽמֵעַ֔יbe.me.'AiH4578, that they may be yourhusbandsH376?

12TurnH7725againH7725, mydaughtersבְנֹתַי֙ve.no.TaiH1323,goשֹׁ֤בְנָהShoe.nahH7725your way; for I amtooגַּ֣םgamH1571oldH1121to have anhusbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376.Ifכִּ֥יkiH3588I shouldsayאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, I havehopeתִקְוָ֔הtik.VahH8615,ifכִּ֤יkiH3588I shouldevenוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571have anhusbandלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376to-night, and should alsobearיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205sonsבָנִֽים׃va.NimH1121;

13would ye therefore tarrytillעַ֚ד'adH5704they weregrownיִגְדָּ֔לוּyig.Da.luH1431? would ye therefore stay fromhavingהֱי֣וֹתhe.YotH1961husbandsלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376? nay, mydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֗יbe.no.TaiH1323; for it grievethmeH4480muchH3027for your sakes, for thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068isgoneH3318forthיָצְאָ֥הya.tze.'AhH3318againstH4480meH4480.

14And theyliftedH5375upH5375theirvoiceקוֹלָ֔ןko.LanH6963, andweptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָהva.tiv.Kei.nahH1058againע֑וֹדodH5750: andOrpahעָרְפָּה֙'a.re.PahH6204kissedוַתִּשַּׁ֤קva.ti.ShakH5401herH5375mother in law; butRuthוְר֖וּתve.RutH7327clave untoherH5375.

15AndsheH310saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, thy sister in law isgoneH7725backH7725untoherאֶל־'el-H413peopleעַמָּ֖הּ'a.MahH5971, and untoherוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413godאֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430:returnH7725thouafterH310thy sister in law.

16AndRuthרוּת֙rutH7327saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559,Entreatתִּפְגְּעִי־tif.ge.'i-H6293meאֶל־'el-H413notאַל־'al-H408toleaveלְעָזְבֵ֖ךְle.'a.ze.VekhH5800thee, and toreturnH7725fromfollowingH310afterH310thee: for whither thou goest, I willgoH7725; andwhereH834thou lodgest, I will lodge: thypeopleעַמֵּ֣ךְ'a.MekhH5971shall be mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, and thyGodוֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְve.lo.Ha.yikhH430myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430:

17whereבַּאֲשֶׁ֤רba.'a.SherH834thou diest, will Idieתָּמ֙וּתִי֙ta.Mu.tiH4191, and there will I beburiedאֶקָּבֵ֑ר'e.ka.VerH6912: theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068doH6213soH6213tomeH3254, andmoreH3254also,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588aught butdeathאָמ֔וּת'a.MutH4191part thee andmeH3254.

18And whensheH1931sawוַתֵּ֕רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thatsheH1931was stedfastly minded to go withherH413,sheH1931leftspeakingלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696untoherH413.

19SoH1961theytwoשְׁתֵּיהֶ֔םshe.tei.HemH8147wentH935untilעַד־'ad-H5704theycameH935to Beth-lehem. And itcameH935topassH935, when they werecomeH935to Beth-lehem, thatallכָּל־kol-H3605thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892wasmovedH935aboutH1961them, and the womensaidוַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559, Is thisNaomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281?

20Andsheכִּי־ki-H3588saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto them,Callתִּקְרֶ֥אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121meH413notאַל־'al-H408Naomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281,callקְרֶ֤אןָke.Re.naH7121meH413Maraמָרָ֔אma.Ra'H4755: for theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֛יsha.DaiH7706hathdealtH4843veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966bitterlyH4843withmeH413.

21Iwentהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980outH4100fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392, and theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hathbroughtH7725meH7725homeH7725againH7725emptyוְרֵיקָ֖םve.rei.KamH7387:whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100callתִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121yemeH7725Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281, seeing theLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hath testified againstmeH7725, and theAlmightyוְשַׁדַּ֖יve.sha.DaiH7706hath afflictedmeH7725?

22SoH935Naomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281returnedוַתָּ֣שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725, andRuthוְר֨וּתve.RutH7327theMoabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125,herH935daughter in law, withherH935, whichreturnedהַשָּׁ֖בָהha.Sha.vahH7725outH935of thecountryמִשְּׂדֵ֣יmi.se.DeiH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124: and theycameH935to Beth-lehem in thebeginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105.

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