Ruth 1:1 It happened in the days3117 when the judges8199 judged,8199 that there was a famine7458 in the land.776 A certain man376 of Bethlehem Judah1035 went3212 to live1481 in the country7704 of Moab,4124 he, and his wife,802 and his two8147 sons.11212 The name8034 of the man376 was Elimelech,458 and the name8034 of his wife802 Naomi,5281 and the name8034 of his two8147 sons1121 Mahlon4248 and Chilion,3630 Ephrathites673 of Bethlehem Judah.1035 They came935 into the country7704 of Moab,4124 and continued there.
3 Elimelech,458 Naomi's5281 husband,376 died;4191 and she was left,7604 and her two8147 sons.11214 They took5375 them wives802 of the women802 of Moab;4125 the name8034 of the one259 was Orpah,6204 and the name8034 of the other8145 Ruth:7327 and they lived3427 there about ten6235 years.81415 Mahlon4248 and Chilion3630 both8147 died,4191 and the woman802 was bereaved7604 of her two8147 children3206 and of her husband.3766 Then she arose6965 with her daughters-in-law,3618 that she might return7725 from the country7704 of Moab:4124 for she had heard8085 in the country7704 of Moab4124 how that Yahweh3068 had visited6485 his people5971 in giving5414 them bread.38997 She went forth3318 out of the place4725 where she was, and her two8147 daughters-in-law3618 with her; and they went3212 on the way1870 to return7725 to the land776 of Judah.30638 Naomi5281 said559 to her two8147 daughters-in-law,3618 "Go,3212 return7725 each802 of you to her mother's517 house:1004 Yahweh3068 deal6213 kindly2617 with you, as you have dealt6213 with the dead,4191 and with me.
9 Yahweh3068 grant5414 you that you may find4672 rest,4496 each802 of you in the house1004 of her husband."376 Then she kissed5401 them, and they lifted up5375 their voice,6963 and wept.105810 They said559 to her, "No, but we will return7725 with you to your people."5971
Ruth 1:11 Naomi5281 said,559 "Go back,7725 my daughters.1323 Why do you want to go3212 with me? Do I still have sons1121 in my womb,4578 that they may be your husbands?58212 Go back,7725 my daughters,1323 go3212 your way; for I am too old2204 to have a husband.376 If I should say,559 ‘I have3426 hope,'8615 if I should even have a husband376 tonight,3915 and should also bear3205 sons;112113 would you then wait7663 until they3860 were grown?1431 Would you then refrain5702 from3860 having husbands?376 No, my daughters,1323 for it grieves4843 me much3966 for your sakes, for the hand3027 of Yahweh3068 has gone out3318 against me."
Ruth 1:14 They lifted up5375 their voice,6963 and wept again:1058 and Orpah6204 kissed5401 her mother-in-law,2545 but Ruth joined1692 with her.
15 She said,559 "Behold,{“Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.} your sister-in-law2994 has gone back7725 to her people,5971 and to her god.430 Follow7725 your310 sister-in-law."2994
Ruth 1:16 Ruth said,559 "Don't entreat6293 me to leave5800 you, and to return7725 from following after310 you, for where you go,3212 I will go;3212 and where you lodge,3885 I will lodge;3885 your people5971 shall be my people,5971 and your God430{The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “אֱלֹהִ֑ים” (Elohim).} my God;43017 where you die,4191 will I die,4191 and there will I be buried.6912 Yahweh3068 do6213 so to me, and more3254 also, if anything but death4194 part6504 you and me."
Ruth 1:18 When she saw7200 that she was steadfastly minded553 to go3212 with her, she left2308 off speaking1696 to her.
Ruth 1:19 So they two8147 went3212 until they came935 to Bethlehem.1035 It happened, when they had come935 to Bethlehem,1035 that all the city5892 was moved1949 about them, and they asked,559 "Is this Naomi?"5281
Ruth 1:20 She said559 to them, "Don't call7121 me Naomi.5281{“Mara” means “bitter”.} Call7121 me Mara;4755 for the Almighty7706 has dealt very3966 bitterly4843 with me.
21 I went out1980 full,4392 and Yahweh3068 has brought me home again7725 empty;7387 why do you call7121 me Naomi,5281 since Yahweh3068 has testified6030 against me, and the Almighty7706 has afflicted7489 me?"
22 So Naomi5281 returned,7725 and Ruth the Moabitess,4125 her daughter-in-law,3618 with her, who returned7725 out of the country7704 of Moab:4124 and they came935 to Bethlehem1035 in the beginning8462 of barley8184 harvest.7105