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Ruth 1:6-18

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.

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