Revised Webster's Bible
Ruth 1:1-9
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.DahH1035H3063wentH3212todwellלָגוּר֙la.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.DahH1035H3063. And theycameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into thecountryשְׂדֵי־se.dei-H7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124, and continued there.
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.
Commentaries on Ruth 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain
Commentaries