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valign="top">Holman Christian Standard Bible </td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/hcs/esv/ruth/1.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Naomi’s Family in Moab</p><p class="noind"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-1.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">1</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">During</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmpc 3117"> the time</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit In the days of the judging">a</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8199.htm" title="שׁפט vqPmpa 8199"> judges</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jdg 2:16-18">b</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqw3msXa 1961"> there was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7458.htm" title="רָעָב ncmsa 7458"> a famine</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/776.htm" title="אֶרֶץ ncfsa 776"> land</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 12:10; 26:1; 43:1; 2Kg 8:1">c</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> A man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqw3msXa 1980"> left</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1035.htm" title="בֵּית לֶחֶם np 1035"> Bethlehem</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="= House of Bread">d, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jdg 17:7; 19:1">e</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3063.htm" title="יְהוּדָה np 3063"> in Judah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfsc 802"> wife</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8147.htm" title="שְׁנַיִם ucmdc 8147"> two</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmpc 1121"> sons</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> live in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7704.htm" title="שָׂדֶה ncmpc 7704"> the land</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4124.htm" title="מֹואָב np 4124"> of Moab</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1481.htm" title="גור_1 vqc 1481"> for a while</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">2</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">The</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> man’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8034.htm" title="שֵׁם_1 ncmsc 8034"> name</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/458.htm" title="אֱלִימֶלֶךְ np 458"> was Elimelech</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="= My God Is King">f</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfsc 802"> wife’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8034.htm" title="שֵׁם_1 ncmsc 8034"> name</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5281.htm" title="נָעֳמִי np 5281"> was Naomi</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="= Pleasant">g</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8034.htm" title="שֵׁם_1 ncmsc 8034"> The names</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> of his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8147.htm" title="שְׁנַיִם ucmdc 8147"> two</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmpc 1121"> sons</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4248.htm" title="מַחְלֹון np 4248"> were Mahlon</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="= Sickly">h</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3630.htm" title="כִּלְיֹון np 3630"> Chilion</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="= Weak or failing">i</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/673.htm" title="אֶפְרָתִי np 673"> They were Ephrathites</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 35:19; 1Sm 17:12; 1Ch 4:4; Mc 5:2">j</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1035.htm" title="בֵּית לֶחֶם np 1035"> Bethlehem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3063.htm" title="יְהוּדָה np 3063"> in Judah</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqw3mpXa 935">They entered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7704.htm" title="שָׂדֶה ncmpc 7704"> the land</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4124.htm" title="מֹואָב np 4124"> of Moab</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqw3mp 1961"> settled</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8033.htm" title="שָׁם Pd 8033"> there</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5281.htm" title="נָעֳמִי np 5281">Naomi’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsc 376"> husband</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/458.htm" title="אֱלִימֶלֶךְ np 458"> Elimelech</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4191.htm" title="מות vqw3ms 4191"> died</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הִיא pi3fs 1931"> she</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7604.htm" title="שׁאר vnw3fs 7604"> was left</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8147.htm" title="שְׁנַיִם ucmdc 8147"> two</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmpc 1121"> sons</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5375.htm" title="נשׂא vqw3mp 5375">Her sons took</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4125.htm" title="מֹואָבִי np 4125"> Moabite</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfpa 802"> women</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> as their</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/259.htm" title="אֶחָד ucfsa 259"> wives: one</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8034.htm" title="שֵׁם_1 ncmsc 8034"> was named</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6204.htm" title="עָרְפָּה np 6204"> Orpah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8145.htm" title="שֵׁנִי uofsa 8145"> second</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8034.htm" title="שֵׁם_1 ncmsc 8034"> was named</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7327.htm" title="רוּת np 7327"> Ruth</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">After</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3427.htm" title="ישׁב vqw3mp 3427"> they lived</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8033.htm" title="שָׁם Pd 8033"> in Moab</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> about</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6235.htm" title="עֶשֶׂר ucfsc 6235"> 10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8141.htm" title="שָׁנָה ncfpa 8141"> years</a>, <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8147.htm" title="שְׁנַיִם ucmdc 8147">both</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4248.htm" title="מַחְלֹון np 4248"> Mahlon</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3630.htm" title="כִּלְיֹון np 3630"> Chilion</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1571.htm" title="גַּם Pc 1571"> also</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4191.htm" title="מות vqw3mp 4191"> died</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> Naomi</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfsa 802"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7604.htm" title="שׁאר vnw3fs 7604"> was left</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> without</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8147.htm" title="שְׁנַיִם ucmdc 8147"> two</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3206.htm" title="יֶלֶד ncmpc 3206"> children</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> without</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsc 376"> husband</a>.</p><p class="heading">Ruth’s Loyalty to Naomi</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הִיא pi3fs 1931">She</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3618.htm" title="כַּלָּה ncfpc 3618"> daughters-in-law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6965.htm" title="קום vqw3fs 6965"> prepared</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqw3fs 7725"> to leave</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7704.htm" title="שָׂדֶה ncmpc 7704"> the land</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4124.htm" title="מֹואָב np 4124"> of Moab</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8085.htm" title="שׁמע vqp3fs 8085"> she had heard</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4124.htm" title="מֹואָב np 4124"> Moab</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6485.htm" title="פקד vqp3ms 6485"> had paid attention to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> His</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsc 5971"> people’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> need by</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqc 5414"> providing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3899.htm" title="לֶחֶם ncmsa 3899"> food</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ex 4:31; 1Sm 2:21">k</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3318.htm" title="יצא vqw3fs 3318">She left</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4725.htm" title="מָקֹום ncmsa 4725"> place</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> where</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp3fs 1961"> she had been living</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5973.htm" title="עִם Pp 5973">accompanied</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> by her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8147.htm" title="שְׁנַיִם ucfdc 8147"> two</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3618.htm" title="כַּלָּה ncfpc 3618"> daughters-in-law</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqw3fp 1980"> traveled</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> along</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1870.htm" title="דֶּרֶךְ ncbsa 1870"> road</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqc 7725"> leading back</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/776.htm" title="אֶרֶץ ncfsc 776"> the land</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3063.htm" title="יְהוּדָה np 3063"> of Judah</a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5281.htm" title="נָעֳמִי np 5281">She</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fs 559"> said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8147.htm" title="שְׁנַיִם ucfdc 8147"> them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3618.htm" title="כַּלָּה ncfpc 3618"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"></a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfsa 802">Each</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqvfp 1980"> of you go</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqvfp 7725"> back</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/517.htm" title="אֵם ncfsc 517"> mother’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1004.htm" title="בַּיִת_1 ncmsc 1004"> home</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 24:28">l</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> May the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqi3msXa{1}Jt 6213"> show</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2617.htm" title="חֶסֶד_2 ncmsa 2617"> faithful love</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5973.htm" title="עִם Pp 5973"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> as</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqp2mp 6213"> you have shown</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5973.htm" title="עִם Pp 5973"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4191.htm" title="מות vqPmpa 4191"> dead</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5978.htm" title="עִמָּד Pp 5978"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068">May the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqi3ms{1}Jm 5414"> enable</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfsa 802"> each</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp"> of you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4672.htm" title="מצא vqvfp 4672"> to find</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4496.htm" title="מְנוּחָה ncfsa 4496"> security</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ru 3:1">m</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1004.htm" title="בַּיִת_1 ncmsc 1004"> in the house</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> of your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsc 376"> new husband</a>.” <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5401.htm" title="נשׁק_1 vqw3fs 5401">She kissed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2004.htm" title="ָנ psn3fp 2004"> them</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1058.htm" title="בכה vqw3fp 1058"> they wept</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5375.htm" title="נשׂא vqw3fp 5375"> loudly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6963.htm" title="קֹול ncmsc 6963"></a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a>“<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fp 559">No,” they said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a>. “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqi1cp 7725">We will go</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/854.htm" title="אֵת_2 Pp 854"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsc 5971"> people</a>.”</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5281.htm" title="נָעֳמִי np 5281"> Naomi</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fs 559"> replied</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqvfp 7725">Return</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> home, my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1323.htm" title="בַּת_1 ncfpc 1323"> daughters</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp">Why</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqi2fp 1980"> do you want to go</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5973.htm" title="עִם Pp 5973"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>? <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">Am I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> able to have</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5750.htm" title="עֹוד Pd 5750"> any more</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmpa 1121"> sons</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit More to me sons in my womb">n</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp3cp{2} 1961"> who could become</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmpa 376"> husbands</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הֲ Pg">?</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 38:11; Dt 25:5">o</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqvfp 7725">Return</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> home, my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1323.htm" title="בַּת_1 ncfpc 1323"> daughters</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqvfp 1980">Go on</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2204.htm" title="זקן vqp1cs 2204"> I am too old</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqc 1961"> have</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> another husband</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">Even if</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqp1cs 559"> I thought</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3426.htm" title="יֵשׁ Pd 3426"> there was</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8615.htm" title="תִּקְוָה_2 ncfsa 8615"> still hope</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp1cs 1961"> to have</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> a husband</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> tonight</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3915.htm" title="לַיְלָה ncmsa 3915"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1571.htm" title="גַּם Pc 1571"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3205.htm" title="ילד vqp1cs 3205"> to bear</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmpa 1121"> sons</a>, <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7663.htm" title="שׂבר vpi2fp 7663">would you be willing to wait</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3860.htm" title="לָהֵן Pc 3860"> for them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1431.htm" title="גדל vqi3mp 1431"> grow up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הֲ Pg">?</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5702.htm" title="עגן vni2fp 5702"> Would you restrain</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> yourselves from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1115.htm" title="בִּלְתִּי Pp 1115"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqc 1961"> remarrying</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הֲ Pg">?</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit marrying a man">p</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408"> No</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1323.htm" title="בַּת_1 ncfpc 1323"> daughters</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3966.htm" title="מְאֹד Pd 3966">my life is much</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4843.htm" title="מרר vqp3ms 4843"> too bitter</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp"> you</a> to share,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit daughters, for more bitter to me than you">q</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span>’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> hand</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3318.htm" title="יצא vqp3fs 3318"> has turned</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> against</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>.”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jdg 2:15; Jb 19:21; Ps 32:4; 38:2; 39:10">r</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5750.htm" title="עֹוד Pd 5750">Again</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1058.htm" title="בכה vqw3fp 1058"> they wept</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5375.htm" title="נשׂא vqw3fp 5375"> loudly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6963.htm" title="קֹול ncmsc 6963"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6204.htm" title="עָרְפָּה np 6204"> Orpah</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5401.htm" title="נשׁק_1 vqw3fs 5401"> kissed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2545.htm" title="חָמֹות ncfsc 2545"> mother-in-law</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7327.htm" title="רוּת np 7327"> Ruth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1692.htm" title="דבק vqp3fs 1692"> clung</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fs 559">Naomi said</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2009.htm" title="הִנֵּה Pi 2009">Look</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs">your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2994.htm" title="יְבָמָה ncfsc 2994"> sister-in-law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqp3fs 7725"> has gone back</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsc 5971"> people</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpc 430"> god</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or gods">s, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jdg 11:24; 1Kg 11:7; Jr 48:7,13,46">t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/310.htm" title="אַחַר Pp 310"> Follow</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2994.htm" title="יְבָמָה ncfsc 2994"> sister-in-law</a>.”</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7327.htm" title="רוּת np 7327"> Ruth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fs 559"> replied</a>:</p><p class="dynprose"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Do not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6293.htm" title="פגע vqi2fs{1}Jm 6293"> persuade</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5800.htm" title="עזב_1 vqc 5800"> leave</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psv2fs"> you</a></p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqc 7725">or go back</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> and not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/310.htm" title="אַחַר Pp 310"> follow</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> you</a>.</p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">For</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> wherever</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqi2fs 1980"> you go</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqi1cs 1980">I will go</a>,</p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> wherever</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3885.htm" title="לין vqi2fs 3885"> you live</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3885.htm" title="לין vqi1cs 3885">I will live</a>;</p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs">your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsc 5971"> people</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> will be my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsc 5971"> people</a>,</p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpc 430"> God</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> will be my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpc 430"> God</a>.</p><p class="prose1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">Where</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4191.htm" title="מות vqi2fs 4191"> you die</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4191.htm" title="מות vqi1cs 4191">I will die</a>,</p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8033.htm" title="שָׁם Pd 8033"> there</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6912.htm" title="קבר vni1cs 6912"> I will be buried</a>.</p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068">May <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>Yahweh</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3541.htm" title="כֹּה Pd 3541"> punish</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqi3ms{1}Jm 6213"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="A solemn oath formula; 1Sm 3:17; 2Sm 3:9,35; 1Kg 2:23; 2Kg 6:31">u, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="1Sm 3:17; 2Sm 3:9,35; 1Kg 2:23; 2Kg 6:31">v</a></p><p class="prose"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3541.htm" title="כֹּה Pd 3541"> do so</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3254.htm" title="יסף vhi3ms{1}Jm 3254"> severely</a>,</p><p class="enddynprose"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">if</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4194.htm" title="מָוֶת ncmsa 4194"> anything but death</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6504.htm" title="פרד vhi3ms 6504"> separates</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>.</p><p class="noind"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">18</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7200.htm" title="ראה vqw3fsXa 7200"> Naomi saw</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הִיא pi3fs 1931"> Ruth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/553.htm" title="אמץ vtPfsa 553"> was determined</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqc 1980"> go</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/854.htm" title="אֵת_2 Pp 854"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2308.htm" title="חדל_1 vqw3fs 2308">she stopped</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> trying to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1696.htm" title="דבר_2 vpc 1696"> persuade</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-19.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">19</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8147.htm" title="שְׁנַיִם ucfdc 8147">The two</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָמ psn3mp"> of them</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqw3fp 1980"> traveled</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"> until</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2004.htm" title="ָנ psv3fp 2004"> they</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqc 935"> came</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1035.htm" title="בֵּית לֶחֶם np 1035"> to Bethlehem</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2004.htm" title="ָנ psv3fp 2004"> they</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqc 935"> entered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1035.htm" title="בֵּית לֶחֶם np 1035"> Bethlehem</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> whole</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> town</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1949.htm" title="הום vnw3fs 1949"> was excited</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> about</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2004.htm" title="ָנ psn3fp 2004"> their</a> arrival<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit excited because of them">w, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Mt 21:10">x</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fp 559"> the local women exclaimed</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2063.htm" title="זֶה afs 2063">Can this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5281.htm" title="נָעֳמִי np 5281"> be Naomi</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הֲ Pg">?</a> ”</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-20.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">20</a>“<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7121.htm" title="קרא_1 vqi2fp{1}Jm 7121"> call</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5281.htm" title="נָעֳמִי np 5281"> Naomi</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7121.htm" title="קרא_1 vqvfp 7121">Call</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4755.htm" title="מַר_1 afsa 4755"> Mara</a>,”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="= Bitter">y</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fs 559"> she answered</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit answered them">z</a> “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7706.htm" title="שַׁדַּי np 7706"> the <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>Almighty</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Gn 49:25; Ex 6:3; Nm 24:4; Jb 6:4">aa</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> has made me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3966.htm" title="מְאֹד Pd 3966"> very</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4843.htm" title="מרר vhp3ms 4843"> bitter</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ex 15:23">ab</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-21.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">21</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/589.htm" title="אֲנִי pi1cs 589">I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqp1cs 1980"> went away</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4392.htm" title="מָלֵא afsa 4392"> full</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> has brought me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vhp3ms 7725"> back</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7387.htm" title="רֵיקָם Pd 7387"> empty</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ru 3:17">ac</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> Why</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7121.htm" title="קרא_1 vqi2fp 7121"> do you call</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5281.htm" title="נָעֳמִי np 5281"> Naomi</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">since</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6030.htm" title="ענה_1 vqp3ms 6030"> has pronounced</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> judgment on</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="LXX, Syr, Vg read has humiliated">ad</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7706.htm" title="שַׁדַּי np 7706"> the Almighty</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7489.htm" title="רעע_1 vhp3ms 7489"> has afflicted</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>? ”</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/1-22.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">22</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5281.htm" title="נָעֳמִי np 5281"> Naomi</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7725.htm" title="שׁוב vqPfsa 7725"> came back</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7704.htm" title="שָׂדֶה ncmpc 7704"> the land</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4124.htm" title="מֹואָב np 4124"> of Moab</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5973.htm" title="עִם Pp 5973"> with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3618.htm" title="כַּלָּה ncfsc 3618"> daughter-in-law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7327.htm" title="רוּת np 7327"> Ruth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4125.htm" title="מֹואָבִי np 4125"> Moabitess</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1992.htm" title="הֵם pi3mp 1992">They</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqp3cp 935"> arrived</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1035.htm" title="בֵּית לֶחֶם np 1035"> in Bethlehem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8462.htm" title="תְּחִלָּה ncfsc 8462"> the beginning</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8184.htm" title="שְׂעֹרָה ncfpa 8184"> of the barley</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7105.htm" title="קָצִיר_1 ncmsc 7105"> harvest</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ex 9:31; Lv 23:10-11">ae</a></p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:1</b> Lit <i>In the days of the judging</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:1</b> Jdg 2:16-18</span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:1</b> Gn 12:10; 26:1; 43:1; 2Kg 8:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:1</b> = House of Bread</span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:1</b> Jdg 17:7; 19:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:2</b> = My God Is King</span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:2</b> = Pleasant</span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:2</b> = Sickly</span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:2</b> = Weak or failing</span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:2</b> Gn 35:19; 1Sm 17:12; 1Ch 4:4; Mc 5:2</span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:6</b> Ex 4:31; 1Sm 2:21</span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:8</b> Gn 24:28</span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:9</b> Ru 3:1</span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:11</b> Lit <i>More to me sons in my womb</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:11</b> Gn 38:11; Dt 25:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:13</b> Lit<i> marrying a man</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">q. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:13</b> Lit <i>daughters, for more bitter to me than you</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">r. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:13</b> Jdg 2:15; Jb 19:21; Ps 32:4; 38:2; 39:10</span><br /><span class="ftn">s. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:15</b> Or <i>gods</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">t. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:15</b> Jdg 11:24; 1Kg 11:7; Jr 48:7,13,46</span><br /><span class="ftn">u. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:17</b> A solemn oath formula; 1Sm 3:17; 2Sm 3:9,35; 1Kg 2:23; 2Kg 6:31</span><br /><span class="ftn">v. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:17</b> 1Sm 3:17; 2Sm 3:9,35; 1Kg 2:23; 2Kg 6:31</span><br /><span class="ftn">w. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:19</b> Lit <i>excited because of them</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">x. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:19</b> Mt 21:10</span><br /><span class="ftn">y. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:20</b> = Bitter</span><br /><span class="ftn">z. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:20</b> Lit <i>answered them</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">aa. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:20</b> Gn 49:25; Ex 6:3; Nm 24:4; Jb 6:4</span><br /><span class="ftn">ab. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:20</b> Ex 15:23</span><br /><span class="ftn">ac. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:21</b> Ru 3:17</span><br /><span class="ftn">ad. </span><span class="ftnb"> <b>1:21</b> LXX, Syr, Vg read <i>has humiliated</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">ae. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>1:22</b> Ex 9:31; Lv 23:10-11</span><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/">Holman Christian Standard Bible®,<br>Copyright © 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