Hebrew Phrases

Front 1

וַתֵּצֵ֗א מִן־הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיְתָה־שָׁ֔מָּה

Back 1

And she went from the place she had lived

Front 2

וּשְׁתֵּ֥י כַלֹּתֶ֖יהָ עִמָּ֑הּ

Back 2

and her two daughters in law with her

Front 3

וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה בַדֶּ֔רֶךְ

Back 3

and they went the way

Front 4

לָשׁ֖וּב אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָֽה׃

Back 4

to return to the land of Judah

Front 5

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר נָעֳמִי֙ לִשְׁתֵּ֣י כַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ

Back 5

and Naomi said to her two daughter-in-laws

Front 6

לֵ֣כְנָה שֹּׁ֔בְנָה אִשָּׁ֖ה לְבֵ֣ית אִמָּ֑הּ

Back 6

go and return each of you to the house of their mothers

Front 7

יַעֲשֶׂה יְהוָ֤ה עִמָּכֶם֙ חֶ֔סֶד

Back 7

May Adonai do with you loving kindness

Front 8

כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם עִם־הַמֵּתִ֖ים וְעִמָּדִֽי׃

Back 8

as you did with the dead and with me.

Front 9

יִתֵּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ לָכֶ֔ם וּמְצֶ֣אןָ מְנוּחָ֔ה

Back 9

May Adonai grant and may you that each of you find security,

Front 10

אִשָּׁ֖ה בֵּ֣ית אִישָׁ֑הּ

Back 10

each in the house of a husband.

Front 11

וַתִּשַּׁ֣ק לָהֶ֔ן

Back 11

and she kissed them

Front 12

וַתִּשֶּׂ֥אנָה קוֹלָ֖ן וַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה׃

Back 12

and they lifted up their voices and they wept

Front 13

וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה־לָּ֑הּ

Back 13

and they said to her

Front 14

כִּי־אִתָּ֥ךְ נָשׁ֖וּב לְעַמֵּֽךְ׃

Back 14

but we want to go with you, back to your people!

Front 15

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר נָעֳמִי֙ שֹׁ֣בְנָה בְנֹתַ֔י

Back 15

and Naomi said you must return my daughter's

Front 16

הַֽעֽוֹד־לִ֤י בָנִים֙ בְּֽמֵעַ֔י

Back 16

Do I still have son's in my intestines (womb)?

Front 17

וְהָי֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם לַאֲנָשִֽׁים

Back 17

that they might be husbands for you?

Front 18

שֹׁ֤בְנָה בְנֹתַי֙ לֵ֔כְןָ

Back 18

you must go and return

Front 19

כִּ֥י זָקַ֖נְתִּי מִהְי֣וֹת לְאִ֑ישׁ

Back 19

because I have become to old to have a husband

Front 20

כִּ֤י אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ יֶשׁ־לִ֣י תִקְוָ֔ה

Back 20

even if I thought there was hope for me

Front 21

גַּ֣ם הָיִ֤יתִי הַלַּ֨יְלָה֙ לְאִ֔ישׁ

Back 21

and even got a husband this night

Front 22

וְגַ֖ם יָלַ֥דְתִּי בָנִֽים

Back 22

and also bearing son's

Front 23

הֲלָהֵ֣ן׀ תְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָה

Back 23

Therefore would you wait

Front 24

עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִגְדָּ֔לוּ

Back 24

until they were grown?

Front 25

הֲלָהֵן֙ תֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָה

Back 25

would you shut yourself off

Front 26

לְבִלְתִּ֖י הֱי֣וֹת לְאִ֑ישׁ

Back 26

not to have a husband?

Front 27

אַ֣ל בְּנֹתַ֗י כִּֽי־מַר־לִ֤י מְאֹד֙ מִכֶּ֔ם

Back 27

no my daughter's, because it has been much more bitter for me than you
(I am bitter on your account)

Front 28

כִּֽי־יָצְאָ֥ה בִ֖י יַד־יְהוָֽה

Back 28

because going against me is Adonai's hand

Front 29

וַתִּשֶּׂ֣נָה קוֹלָ֔ן וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ינָה ע֑וֹד

Back 29

and they lifted up their voices and again wept again

Front 30

וַתִּשַּׁ֤ק עָרְפָּה֙ לַחֲמוֹתָ֔הּ

Back 30

and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law

Front 31

וַתֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּה֙ שָׁ֣בָה יְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְ אֶל־עַמָּ֖הּ וְאֶל־אֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ

Back 31

and she said, Here!Here! Your sister-in-law has returned to her people and her gods.

Front 32

שׁ֖וּבִי אַחֲרֵ֥י יְבִמְתֵּֽךְ

Back 32

return after your sister in law

Front 33

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר רוּת֙ אַל־תִּפְגְּעִי־בִ֔י

Back 33

but Ruth said, do not pressure me

Front 34

לְעָזְבֵ֖ךְ לָשׁ֣וּב מֵאַחֲרָ֑יִךְ

Back 34

to forsake you to turn back from following you.

Front 35

כִּ֠י אֶל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֵּלְכִ֜י אֵלֵ֗ךְ

Back 35

because where you go I go

Front 36

וּבַאֲשֶׁ֤ר תָּלִ֨ינִי֙ אָלִ֔ין

Back 36

and where you spend the night I will spend the night

Front 37

עַמֵּ֣ךְ עַמִּ֔י וֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְ אֱלֹהָֽי

Back 37

your people are my people and your God my God.

Front 38

בַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר תָּמ֨וּתִי֙ אָמ֔וּת וְשָׁ֖ם אֶקָּבֵ֑ר

Back 38

In the place you die, there I will die and there I will be buried

Front 39

כֹּה֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה יְהוָ֥ה לִי֙ וְכֹ֣ה יֹסִ֔יף

Back 39

So may Yahweh do to me and also more (May God punish me severly)

Front 40

כִּ֣י הַמָּ֔וֶת יַפְרִ֖יד בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינֵֽךְ

Back 40

even though the death is causing separation between me and between you.

Front 41

וַתֵּ֕רֶא כִּֽי־מִתְאַמֶּ֥צֶת הִ֖יא לָלֶ֣כֶת אִתָּ֑הּ

Back 41

and she saw that she was determined to go with her

Front 42

וַתֶּחְדַּ֖ל לְדַבֵּ֥ר אֵלֶֽיהָ

Back 42

and she stopped talking to her

Front 43

וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה שְׁתֵּיהֶ֔ם עַד־בֹּאָ֖נָה בֵּ֣ית לָ֑חֶם

Back 43

and the two of them went until they entered Bethlehem

Front 44

וַיְהִ֗י כְּבֹאָ֨נָה֙ בֵּ֣ית לֶ֔חֶם וַתֵּהֹ֤ם כָּל־הָעִיר֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ן

Back 44

and it happened as soon as they came to Bethlehem the whole town gossiped because of them.

Front 45

וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה הֲזֹ֥את נָעֳמִֽי

Back 45

and the women said, "Is this Naomi"?

Front 46

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ן אַל־תִּקְרֶ֥אנָה לִ֖י נָעֳמִ֑י

Back 46

and she said to them, do not call me Naomi

Front 47

קְרֶ֤אןָ לִי֙ מָרָ֔א

Back 47

call me by Mara

Front 48

כִּי־הֵמַ֥ר שַׁדַּ֛י לִ֖י מְאֹֽד

Back 48

because Shaddai has caused me great bitterness

Front 49

אֲנִי֙ מְלֵאָ֣ה הָלַ֔כְתִּי וְרֵיקָ֖ם הֱשִׁיבַ֣נִי יְהוָ֑ה

Back 49

I went away full but Yahweh brought me back empty handed.

Front 50

לָ֣מָּה תִקְרֶ֤אנָה לִי֙ נָעֳמִ֔י

Back 50

How can you call me Naomi

Front 51

וַֽיהוָה֙ עָ֣נָה בִ֔י וְשַׁדַּ֖י הֵ֥רַֽע לִֽי

Back 51

when Yahweh answers against me and Shaddai brought calamity to me.

Front 52

וַתָּ֣שָׁב נָעֳמִ֗י וְר֨וּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה כַלָּתָהּ֙ עִמָּ֔הּ

Back 52

and she returned, Naomi and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter in law with her

Front 53

הַשָּׁ֖בָה מִשְּׂדֵ֣י מוֹאָ֑ב

Back 53

returning from the fields of Moab.

Front 54

וְהֵ֗מָּה בָּ֚אוּ בֵּ֣ית לֶ֔חֶם

Back 54

and they came to Bethlehem

Front 55

בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת קְצִ֥יר שְׂעֹרִֽים

Back 55

at the start of the barley harvest

Front 56

וּֽלְנָעֳמִ֞י מיֹדַ֣֯ע לְאִישָׁ֗הּ

Back 56

and Naomi had a kinsman by her husband

Front 57

אִ֚ישׁ גִּבּ֣וֹר חַ֔יִל מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת אֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ

Back 57

a man of great wealth from the clan of Elimelech

Front 58

וּשְׁמ֖וֹ בֹּֽעַז

Back 58

and his name was Boaz

Front 59

 וַתֹּאמֶר֩ ר֨וּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜ה אֶֽל־נָעֳמִ֗י

Back 59

and Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi

Front 60

אֵֽלְכָה־נָּ֤א הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וַאֲלַקֳטָ֣ה בַשִּׁבֳּלִ֔ים

Back 60

let me go to the fields and glean in the ears of grain

Front 61

אַחַ֕ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶמְצָא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינָ֑יו

Back 61

behind someone in whose eyes I might find favor

Front 62

וַתֹּ֥אמֶר לָ֖הּ לְכִ֥י בִתִּֽי

Back 62

and she said to her go my daughter

Front 63

וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ וַתָּבוֹא֙ וַתְּלַקֵּ֣ט בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה אַחֲרֵ֖י הַקֹּצְרִ֑ים

Back 63

and she went and she came and gleaned in the field in after the reapers.

Front 64

וַיִּ֣קֶר מִקְרֶ֔הָ חֶלְקַ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ לְבֹ֔עַז אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת אֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ

Back 64

and it happened the she chanced on the tract of land that was the the field of Boaz who was from the clan of Elimelech

Front 65

וְהִנֵּה־בֹ֗עַז בָּ֚א מִבֵּ֣ית לֶ֔ח

Back 65

and behold Boaz came from Bethlehem

Front 66

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לַקּוֹצְרִ֖ים יְהוָ֣ה עִמָּכֶ֑ם

Back 66

and he said to the reapers, May Yahweh be with you all

Front 67

וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ ל֖וֹ יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ יְהוָֽה

Back 67

and they said to him, may Yahweh bless you

Front 68

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בֹּ֙עַז֙ לְנַעֲר֔וֹ הַנִּצָּ֖ב עַל־הַקּֽוֹצְרִ֑ים

Back 68

And Boaz said to his servant who stood over the reapers.

Front 69

לְמִ֖י הַנַּעֲרָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת

Back 69

Whose young woman is this.

Front 70

וַיַּ֗עַן הַנַּ֛עַר הַנִּצָּ֥ב עַל־הַקּוֹצְרִ֖ים וַיֹּאמַ֑ר

Back 70

And the servant who stood over the reapers answered and said,

Front 71

נַעֲרָ֤ה מֽוֹאֲבִיָּה֙ הִ֔יא הַשָּׁ֥בָה עִֽם־נָעֳמִ֖י מִשְּׂדֵ֥ה מוֹאָֽב

Back 71

“She is a Moabite girl who returned with Naomi from the countryside of Moab.

Front 72

וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אֲלַקֳטָה־נָּא֙ וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י בָֽעֳמָרִ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֖י הַקּוֹצְרִ֑ים

Back 72

And she asked,” let me please glean and let me gather among the sheaves behind the reapers.

Front 73

וַתָּב֣וֹא וַֽתַּעֲמ֗וֹד מֵאָ֤ז הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ וְעַד־עַ֔תָּה

Back 73

So she came and has been on her feet from the morning until now.

Front 74

זֶ֛ה שִׁבְתָּ֥הּ הַבַּ֖יִת מְעָֽט

Back 74

(This her sitting the house is little.) She has only taken a brief rest.

Front 75

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ בֹּ֨עַז אֶל־ר֜וּת הֲל֧וֹא שָׁמַ֣עַתְּ בִּתִּ֗י

Back 75

And Boaz said to Ruth, listen my daughter

Front 76

אַל־תֵּלְכִי֙ לִלְקֹט֙ בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה אַחֵ֔ר וְגַ֛ם לֹ֥א תַעֲבוּרִ֖י מִזֶּ֑ה

Back 76

Do not go and glean in another field and also do not pass over from this one

Front 77

וְכֹ֥ה תִדְבָּקִ֖ין עִם־נַעֲרֹתָֽי

Back 77

But here you shall cling with my girls.

Front 78

עֵינַ֜יִךְ בַּשָּׂדֶ֤ה אֲשֶׁר־יִקְצֹרוּן֙ וְהָלַ֣כְתְּ אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן

Back 78

Keep your eyes on the field that they reap and go after them.

Front 79

הֲל֥וֹא צִוִּ֛יתִי אֶת־הַנְּעָרִ֖ים לְבִלְתִּ֣י נָגְעֵ֑ךְ

Back 79

I have ordered the servants not to touch you.

Front 80

וְצָמִ֗ת וְהָלַכְתְּ֙ אֶל־הַכֵּלִ֔ים וְשָׁתִ֕ית מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר יִשְׁאֲב֖וּן הַנְּעָרִֽים

Back 80

And if you get thirsty go to the containers to drink from where the servants have drawn.

Front 81

וַתִּפֹּל֙ עַל־פָּנֶ֔יהָ וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָ֑רְצָה

Back 81

And she fell on her face and she bowed down on the ground

Front 82

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו מַדּוּעַ֩ מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ לְהַכִּירֵ֔נִי וְאָנֹכִ֖י נָכְרִיָּֽה

Back 82

And she said to him, “why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should recognize me, a foreigner”.