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Ruth 1:11-18

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.

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