mt2=The book of 
mt1=Ruth s1=Naomi and Ruth 
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p={v6}\w So|strong="H5414"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w set|strong="H5414"\w* \w out|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w daughters-in-law|strong="H3618"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w remembered|strong="H2142"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w given|strong="H5414"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w*. {v7}\w As|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w setting|strong="H5414"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w together|strong="H5973"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w journey|strong="H1870"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, {v8}\w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w her|strong="H7725"\w* \w daughters-in-law|strong="H3618"\w*, ‘\w Go|strong="H3212"\w*, \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w both|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w mother|strong="H0517"\w*. \w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w kind|strong="H4327"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w been|strong="H3068"\w* \w kind|strong="H4327"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*. {v9}\w The|strong="H5414"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w grant|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w each|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w may|strong="H3068"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w peace|strong="H6963"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w happiness|strong="H8057"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w new|strong="H2319"\w* \w husband|strong="H0376"\w*.’ 
p=\w Then|strong="H5375"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w kissed|strong="H5401"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w*; \w but|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w began|strong="H2490"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w weep|strong="H1058"\w* \w aloud|strong="H6963"\w* {v10}\w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w her|strong="H7725"\w*, ‘\w No|strong="H3808"\w*, \w we|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w with|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.’ {v11}\w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*, \w my|strong="H7725"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*. \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w should|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*? \w Can|strong="H4100"\w* \w I|strong="H4100"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w bear|strong="H3212"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w who|strong="H1121"\w* \w might|strong="H1121"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w husbands|strong="H5973"\w*? {v12}\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*, \w my|strong="H7725"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*, \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w own|strong="H1961"\w* \w way|strong="H3212"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w too|strong="H1571"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w husband|strong="H0376"\w*. \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w say|strong="H7725"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w hope|strong="H8615"\w*,” \w even|strong="H1571"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w husband|strong="H0376"\w* \w tonight|strong="H3915"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w bear|strong="H3205"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, {v13}\w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w wait|strong="H7663"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w grown|strong="H1431"\w* \w up|strong="H1431"\w*? \w Would|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w remain|strong="H1961"\w* \w single|strong="H0259"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w*? \w No|strong="H1115"\w*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*! \w My|strong="H3068"\w* \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* grieves \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H3318"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* \w adversity|strong="H7463"\w*.’ {v14}\w Then|strong="H5375"\w* \w they|strong="H5375"\w* \w again|strong="H5750"\w* \w wept|strong="H1058"\w* \w aloud|strong="H6963"\w*, \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w Orpah|strong="H6204"\w* \w kissed|strong="H5401"\w* \w her|strong="H5375"\w* \w mother-in-law|strong="H2545"\w* goodbye, \w but|strong="H5750"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w* \w stayed|strong="H5750"\w* \w with|strong="H5375"\w* \w her|strong="H5375"\w*. 
p={v15}‘\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*,’ \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w*, ‘\w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w sister-in-law|strong="H2994"\w* \w is|strong="H2009"\w* \w going|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w her|strong="H7725"\w* \w own|strong="H5971"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w her|strong="H7725"\w* \w own|strong="H5971"\w* \w gods|strong="H0430"\w*. \w Go|strong="H7725"\w* \w along|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5971"\w* \w her|strong="H7725"\w*!’ {v16}\w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w* \w answered|strong="H7725"\w*, ‘\w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w urge|strong="H6293"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w leave|strong="H5800"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w or|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w where|strong="H0834"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w stay|strong="H3885"\w* \w wherever|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w stay|strong="H3885"\w*. \w Your|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H5971"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*; {v17}\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. \w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w bring|strong="H6213"\w* \w a|strong="H6213"\w* \w curse|strong="H7045"\w* \w upon|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*, \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w anything|strong="H6213"\w* \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w* \w separate|strong="H6504"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*.’ {v18}\w When|strong="H3588"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w determined|strong="H2782"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w her|strong="H7200"\w*, \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w ceased|strong="H2308"\w* \w urging|strong="H6680"\w* \w her|strong="H7200"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w*. 
p={v19}\w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w journeyed|strong="H5265"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w*. \w Their|strong="H3605"\w* \w arrival|strong="H0935"\w* \w stirred|strong="H1949"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w town|strong="H5892"\w*, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w women|strong="H0802"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, ‘\w Can|strong="H8147"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w*?’ 
p={v20}‘\w Do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w*,’ \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H7121"\w* \w them|strong="H7121"\w*, ‘\w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w* \w Mara|strong="H4755"\w*\f + \fr 1.20  \ft In Hebrew ‘Naomi’ means ‘pleasant,’ and ‘Mara’ means ‘bitter.’\f*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Almighty|strong="H7706"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w given|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w bitter|strong="H4843"\w* \w lot|strong="H1486"\w*. {v21}\w I|strong="H4100"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w plenty|strong="H7647"\w* \w when|strong="H7725"\w* \w I|strong="H4100"\w* \w left|strong="H1980"\w*, \w but|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w empty|strong="H7387"\w* \w handed|strong="H3027"\w*. \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w should|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w*, \w now|strong="H7121"\w* \w that|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \nd \+w Lord|strong="H3068"\+w*\nd* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w afflicted|strong="H7489"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Almighty|strong="H7706"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H7725"\w* \w misfortune|strong="H7463"\w* \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*?’ {v22}\w So|strong="H7725"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w*, \w her|strong="H7725"\w* \w Moabite|strong="H4125"\w* \w daughter-in-law|strong="H3618"\w*, \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*. \w They|strong="H1992"\w* \w reached|strong="H0935"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w* \w at|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w beginning|strong="H8462"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w*. s1=In the Fields of Boaz 
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p=‘\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*,’ \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*. 
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p={v7}\w Now|strong="H5414"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w used|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w be|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w custom|strong="H1697"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w valid|strong="H1961"\w* \w anything|strong="H3605"\w* \w relating|strong="H5608"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w matter|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w redemption|strong="H1353"\w* \w or|strong="H7453"\w* \w exchange|strong="H8545"\w*, \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w drew|strong="H8025"\w* \w off|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w sandal|strong="H5275"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H7453"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w*; \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w way|strong="H1697"\w* contracts \w were|strong="H3478"\w* attested \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. {v8}\w So|strong="H1350"\w* \w when|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H7069"\w* \w near|strong="H7126"\w* \w relative|strong="H1350"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H1350"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w*, ‘\w Buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w it|strong="H1350"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w yourself|strong="H0859"\w*,’ \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* \w drew|strong="H8025"\w* \w off|strong="H8025"\w* \w the|strong="H7069"\w* \w man’s|strong="H0376"\w* \w sandal|strong="H5275"\w*. 
p={v9}\w Then|strong="H3588"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, ‘\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w witnesses|strong="H5707"\w* \w at|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w* \w time|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w bought|strong="H7069"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w Elimelech’s|strong="H0458"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w was|strong="H3117"\w* \w Chilion’s|strong="H3630"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w Mahlon’s|strong="H4248"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w*. {v10}\w Moreover|strong="H1571"\w* \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w secured|strong="H6965"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Moabite|strong="H4125"\w*, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w Mahlon|strong="H4248"\w*, \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* \w wife|strong="H0802"\w*, \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w order|strong="H4616"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* perpetuate \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w connection|strong="H5921"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*, \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w disappear|strong="H3772"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w among|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w relatives|strong="H0251"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w household|strong="H1004"\w* \w where|strong="H4725"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w*. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w witnesses|strong="H5707"\w* \w this|strong="H4191"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*.’ 
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q1={v19}\w Hezron|strong="H2696"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w Ram|strong="H7410"\w*, 
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q1={v20}Amminidab \w of|strong="H3205"\w* Nashon, 
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