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Ruth 1

1Now it came to pass in thedaysבִּימֵי֙bi.MeiH3117when thejudgesשְׁפֹ֣טshe.FotH8199ruledהַשֹּׁפְטִ֔יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199, that there was afamineרָעָ֖בra.'AvH7458in thelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776. And a certainmanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376ofBethlehemjudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH1035 H3063wentH3212todwellלָגוּר֙la.GurH1481in thecountryבִּשְׂדֵ֣יbis.DeiH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'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.TimH673ofBethlehemjudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH1035 H3063. And theycameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into thecountryשְׂדֵי־se.dei-H7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124, and continued there.

3AndElimelechאֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhH458Naomi’sנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281husbandאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191; and she wasleftוַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥רva.ti.sha.'ErH7604, and hertwoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶֽיהָ׃va.Nei.haH1121.

4And theytookוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375for themselveswivesH802of thewomenH802ofMoabמֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹתmo.'a.vi.YotH4125; thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of theoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259wasOrpahעָרְפָּ֔ה'a.re.PahH6204, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theotherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145Ruthר֑וּתRutH7327: and theydweltוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vuH3427there abouttenכְּעֶ֥שֶׂרke.'E.serH6235yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

5AndMahlonמַחְל֣וֹןmach.LonH4248andChilionוְכִלְי֑וֹןve.khil.YonH3630diedוַיָּמ֥וּתוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191alsobothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them; and thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֔הha.'i.ShahH802wasleftוַתִּשָּׁאֵר֙va.ti.sha.'ErH7604without hertwoמִשְּׁנֵ֥יmi.she.NeiH8147sonsיְלָדֶ֖יהָye.la.Dei.haH3206and herhusbandוּמֵאִישָֽׁהּ׃u.me.'i.ShahH376.

6Then shearoseוַתָּ֤קָםva.Ta.komH6965with her daughters inlawוְכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָve.kha.lo.Tei.haH3618, that she mightreturnוַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725from thecountryמִשְּׂדֵ֣יmi.se.DeiH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124: for she hadheardשָֽׁמְעָה֙sha.me.'AhH8085in thecountryבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124how that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hadvisitedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971ingivingלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414themfoodלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

7Therefore she wentforthוַתֵּצֵ֗אva.te.Tze'H3318from theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where she was, and hertwoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147daughters inlawכַלֹּתֶ֖יהָkha.lo.Tei.haH3618with her; and theywentH3212on thewayבַדֶּ֔רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870toreturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725to thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8AndNaomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to hertwoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.TeiH8147daughters inlawכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָkha.lo.Tei.haH3618,GoH3212,returnשֹּׁ֔בְנָהShoe.nahH7725eachאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802to hermother’sאִמָּ֑הּ'i.MahH517houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004: theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068dealיַ֣עַשׂya.'a.sehH6213kindlyחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617with you, as ye havedealtעֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם'a.si.TemH6213with thedeadהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191, and with me.

9TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068grantיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414you that ye mayfindוּמְצֶ֣אןָu.me.Tze.naH4672restמְנוּחָ֔הme.nu.ChahH4496,eachאִשָּׁ֖ה'i.ShahH802of you in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of herhusbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376. Then shekissedוַתִּשַּׁ֣קva.ti.ShakH5401them; and they liftedupוַתִּשֶּׂ֥אנָהva.ti.Se.nahH5375theirvoiceקוֹלָ֖ןko.LanH6963, andweptוַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה׃va.tiv.Kei.nahH1058.

10And theysaidוַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה־va.to.Mar.nah-H559to her, Surely we willreturnנָשׁ֖וּבna.ShuvH7725with thee to thypeopleלְעַמֵּֽךְ׃le.'a.MekhH5971.

11AndNaomiנָעֳמִי֙no.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, Turnagainשֹׁ֣בְנָהShoe.nahH7725, mydaughtersבְנֹתַ֔יve.no.TaiH1323: why will yegoH3212with me? are there yet any moresonsבָנִים֙va.NimH1121in mywombבְּֽמֵעַ֔יbe.me.'AiH4578, that they may be yourhusbandsלַאֲנָשִֽׁים׃la.'a.na.ShimH582?

12Turnagainשֹׁ֤בְנָהShoe.nahH7725, mydaughtersבְנֹתַי֙ve.no.TaiH1323,goH3212your way ; for I am toooldזָקַ֖נְתִּיza.Kan.tiH2204to have anhusbandלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376. If I shouldsayאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, Ihaveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426hopeתִקְוָ֔הtik.VahH8615, if I should have anhusbandלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376also tonightהַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ha.Lay.lahH3915, and should alsobearיָלַ֥דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205sonsבָנִֽים׃va.NimH1121;

13Would yewaitתְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָהte.sa.Be.re.nahH7663forthemהֲלָהֵ֣ן׀ha.la.HenH3860till they should begrownיִגְדָּ֔לוּyig.Da.luH1431? would yerestrainתֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָהte.'a.Ge.nahH5702yourselvesהֲלָהֵן֙ha.la.HenH3860from havinghusbandsלְאִ֑ישׁle.'IshH376? nay, mydaughtersבְּנֹתַ֗יbe.no.TaiH1323; for itgrievethמַר־mar-H4843memuchמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966for your sakes that thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hast goneoutיָצְאָ֥הya.tze.'AhH3318against me.

14And they liftedupוַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָהva.ti.Se.nahH5375theirvoiceקוֹלָ֔ןko.LanH6963, and weptagainוַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָהva.tiv.Kei.nahH1058: andOrpahעָרְפָּה֙'a.re.PahH6204kissedוַתִּשַּׁ֤קva.ti.ShakH5401her mother inlawלַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּla.cha.mo.TahH2545; butRuthוְר֖וּתve.RutH7327clungדָּ֥בְקָהDa.ve.kahH1692to her.

15And shesaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Behold, thy sister inlawיְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְye.vim.TekhH2994hath gonebackשָׁ֣בָהSha.vahH7725to herpeopleעַמָּ֖הּ'a.MahH5971, and to hergodsאֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430:returnשׁ֖וּבִיShu.viH7725thouafterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310thy sister inlawיְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃ye.vim.TekhH2994.

16AndRuthרוּת֙rutH7327saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559,Entreatתִּפְגְּעִי־tif.ge.'i-H6293me not toleaveלְעָזְבֵ֖ךְle.'a.ze.VekhH5800thee, or to turnawayלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרָ֑יִךְme.'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee: for where thougoestH3212, I willgoH3212; and where thoulodgestתָּלִ֙ינִי֙ta.Li.niH3885, I willlodgeאָלִ֔ין'a.LinH3885: thypeopleעַמֵּ֣ךְ'a.MekhH5971shall be mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, and thyGodוֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְve.lo.Ha.yikhH430myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430:

17Where thoudiestתָּמ֙וּתִי֙ta.Mu.tiH4191, will Idieאָמ֔וּת'a.MutH4191, and there will I beburiedאֶקָּבֵ֑ר'e.ka.VerH6912: theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213so to me, andmoreיֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254also, if any thing butdeathהַמָּ֔וֶתha.Ma.vetH4194shallpartיַפְרִ֖ידyaf.RidH6504thee and me.

18When shesawוַתֵּ֕רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that she was steadfastlyresolvedמִתְאַמֶּ֥צֶתmit.'a.Me.tzetH553togoH3212with her, then shefinishedוַתֶּחְדַּ֖לva.tech.DalH2308speakingלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696to her.

19So theytwoשְׁתֵּיהֶ֔םshe.tei.HemH8147wentH3212until theycameבֹּאָ֖נָהbo.'A.nahH935toBethlehemH1035. And it came to pass, when they hadcomeכְּבֹאָ֙נָה֙ke.vo.'A.nahH935toBethlehemH1035, that all thecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892wasmovedוַתֵּהֹ֤םva.te.HomH1949about them, and theysaidוַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559, Is thisNaomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281?

20And shesaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to them,Callתִּקְרֶ֥אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121me notNaomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281,callקְרֶ֤אןָke.Re.naH7121meMaraמָרָ֔אma.Ra'H4755: for theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֛יsha.DaiH7706hath dealtveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966bitterlyהֵמַ֥רhe.MarH4843with me.

21I wentoutהָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiH1980fullמְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'AhH4392, and theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hath brought me homeagainהֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.niH7725emptyוְרֵיקָ֖םve.rei.KamH7387: why thencallתִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahH7121ye meNaomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281, seeing theLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068hathtestifiedעָ֣נָה'A.nahH6030against me, and theAlmightyוְשַׁדַּ֖יve.sha.DaiH7706hathafflictedהֵ֥רַֽעHe.ra'H7489me?

22SoNaomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281returnedוַתָּ֣שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725, andRuthוְר֨וּתve.RutH7327theMoabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125, her daughter inlawכַלָּתָהּ֙kha.la.TahH3618, with her, whoreturnedהַשָּׁ֖בָהha.Sha.vahH7725from thecountryמִשְּׂדֵ֣יmi.se.DeiH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124: and theycameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935toBethlehemH1035in thebeginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbit.chi.LatH8462ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105.

Commentaries on Ruth 1

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