Ruth 1:16
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And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or 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:But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
In other translations
And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or 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:But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
Hebrew words
וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559רוּתrutRuthH7327אַל־'al-may notH408תִּפְגְּעִי־tifge'i-you entreatH6293בִיvi<on> <the> meלְעָזְבֵךְle'azevekhto abandon youH5800לָשׁוּבlashuvto turn backH7725מֵאַחֲרָיִךְme'acharayikhfrom after youH310כִּיkiforH3588אֶל־'el-toH413אֲשֶׁר'asherwhereH834תֵּלְכִיtelekhiyou will goH1980אֵלֵךְ'elekhI will goH1980וּבַאֲשֶׁרuva'asherand at whereH834תָּלִינִיtaliniyou will lodgeH3885אָלִין'alinI will lodgeH3885עַמֵּךְ'amekhpeople yourH5971עַמִּי'ami[will be] people myH5971וֵאלֹהַיִךְvelohayikhand God yourH430אֱלֹהָי׃'elohai[will be] God myH430
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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