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 1:1 ¶ And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

 1:1 ¶ Now it came to passº in the daysº when the judgesºº ruled,ºº that there wasº a famineº in the land.º And a certain manº of Bethlehemjudahººº wentººº to sojournºº in the countryº of Moab,º he,º and his wife,º and his twoº sons.º

 1:2 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.

 1:2 And the nameº of the manº [was] Elimelech,º and the nameº of his wifeº Naomi,º and the nameº of his twoº sonsº Mahlonº and Chilion,º Ephrathitesº of Bethlehemjudah.ººº And they cameºº into the countryº of Moab,º and continuedº there.º

 1:3 And Elimelech, Naomi's husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.

 1:3 And Elimelechº Naomi'sº husbandº died;ºº and sheº was left,ºº and her twoº sons.º

 1:4 And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelt there about ten years.

 1:4 And they tookºº them wivesº of the womenº of Moab;º the nameº of the oneº [was] Orpah,º and the nameº of the otherº Ruth:º and they dwelledºº thereº about tenº years.º

 1:5 And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband.

 1:5 And Mahlonº and Chilionº diedºº alsoº bothº of them; and the womanº was leftºº of her twoº sonsººº and her husband.ºº

 1:6 ¶ Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that Jehovah had visited his people in giving them bread.

 1:6 ¶ Then sheº aroseºº with her daughters in law,º that she might returnºº from the countryºº of Moab:º forº she had heardºº in the countryº of Moabº how thatº the LORDº had visitedººº his peopleº in givingºº them bread.º

 1:7 And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah.

 1:7 Wherefore she went forthºº out ofº the placeº whereºº she was,º and her twoº daughters in lawº with her;º and they wentººº on the wayº to returnºº untoº the landº of Judah.º

 1:8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each of you to her mother's house: Jehovah deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.

 1:8 And Naomiº saidºº unto her twoº daughters in law,º Go,ººº returnºº eachº to her mother'sº house:º the LORDº dealºº kindlyº withº you, asº ye have dealtºº withº the dead,ºº and withº me.

 1:9 Jehovah grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice, and wept.

 1:9 The LORDº grantºº you that ye may findºº rest,º eachº [of you] in the houseº of her husband.º Then she kissedºº them; and they lifted upºº their voice,º and wept.ºº

 1:10 And they said unto her, Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy people.

 1:10 And they saidºº unto her, Surelyº we will returnºº withº thee unto thy people.º

 1:11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

 1:11 And Naomiº said,ºº Turn again,ºº my daughters:º whyº will ye goººº withº me? [are] there yetº [any more] sonsº in my womb,º that they may beº your husbands?ºº

 1:12 Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should even have a husband to-night, and should also bear sons;

 1:12 Turn again,ºº my daughters,º goººº [your way]; forº I am too oldºº to haveºº an husband.º Ifº I should say,ºº I haveº hope,º [if] I should haveº an husbandº alsoº to night,º and should alsoº bearºº sons;º

 1:13 would ye therefore tarry till they were grown? would ye therefore stay from having husbands? nay, my daughters, for it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of Jehovah is gone forth against me.

 1:13 Would ye tarryºº for themºº tillºº they were grown?ºº would ye stayºº for themºº from havingº husbands?º nay,º my daughters;º forº it grievethºº me muchº forº your sakes thatº the handº of the LORDº is gone outºº against me.

 1:14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth clave unto her.

 1:14 And they lifted upºº their voice,º and weptº again:ººº and Orpahº kissedºº her mother in law;º but Ruthº claveºº unto her.

 1:15 And she said, Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back unto her people, and unto her god: return thou after thy sister-in-law.

 1:15 And she said,ºº Behold,º thy sister in lawº is gone backºº untoº her people,º and untoº her gods:º returnºº thou afterº thy sister in law.º

 1:16 And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, and to return from following after thee, for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge; thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God;

 1:16 And Ruthº said,ºº Intreatºº me notº to leaveºº thee, [or] to returnºº from following afterºº thee: forº whitherºº thou goest,ººº I will go;ººº and whereº thou lodgest,ºº I will lodge:ºº thy peopleº [shall be] my people,º and thy Godº my God:º

 1:17 where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: Jehovah do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.

 1:17 Whereº thou diest,ºº will I die,ºº and thereº will I be buried:ºº the LORDº doºº soº to me, and moreºº also,º [if ought] butº deathº partºº theeº and me.º

 1:18 And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto her.

 1:18 When she sawºº thatº sheº was stedfastly mindedºº to goººº withº her, then she leftºº speakingºº untoº her.

 1:19 ¶ So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the city was moved about them, and [the women] said, Is this Naomi?

 1:19 ¶ So they twoº wentººº untilº they cameºº to Bethlehem.º And it came to pass,º when they were comeºº to Bethlehem,º that allº the cityº was movedºº aboutº them, and they said,ºº [Is] thisº Naomi?º

 1:20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

 1:20 And she saidºº untoº them, Callºº me notº Naomi,º callºº me Mara:º forº the Almightyº hath dealt veryº bitterlyººº with me.

 1:21 I went out full, and Jehovah hath brought me home again empty; why call ye me Naomi, seeing Jehovah hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

 1:21 Iº went outºº full,º and the LORDº hath brought me home againºº empty:º whyº [then] callºº ye me Naomi,º seeing the LORDº hath testifiedºº against me, and the Almightyº hath afflictedºº me?

 1:22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

 1:22 So Naomiº returned,ºº and Ruthº the Moabitess,º her daughter in law,º with her,º which returnedºº out of the countryºº of Moab:º and theyº cameºº to Bethlehemº in the beginningº of barleyº harvest.º