--- title: Ruth 1 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Ruth chapter 1 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: AND IT came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. 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And a certain man of Beth-lehem in Judah went to sojourn in the field of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. - [1:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.2/) — וְשֵׁם הָאִישׁ אֱ‍ֽלִימֶלֶךְ וְשֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ נָעֳמִי וְשֵׁם שְׁנֵֽי־בָנָיו ׀ מַחְלוֹן וְכִלְיוֹן אֶפְרָתִים מִבֵּית לֶחֶם בֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה וַיָּבֹאוּ שְׂדֵי־מוֹאָב וַיִּֽהְיוּ־שָֽׁם׃ — And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem in Judah. And they came into the field of Moab, and continued there. - [1:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.3/) — וַיָּמָת אֱלִימֶלֶךְ אִישׁ נָעֳמִי וַתִּשָּׁאֵר הִיא וּשְׁנֵי בָנֶֽיהָ׃ — And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. - [1:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.4/) — וַיִּשְׂאוּ לָהֶם נָשִׁים מֹֽאֲבִיּוֹת שֵׁם הָֽאַחַת עָרְפָּה וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית רוּת וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם כְּעֶשֶׂר שָׁנִֽים׃ — And they took them wives of the women of Moab: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth; and they dwelt there about ten years. - [1:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.5/) — וַיָּמוּתוּ גַם־שְׁנֵיהֶם מַחְלוֹן וְכִלְיוֹן וַתִּשָּׁאֵר הָֽאִשָּׁה מִשְּׁנֵי יְלָדֶיהָ וּמֵאִישָֽׁהּ׃ — And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband. - [1:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.6/) — וַתָּקָם הִיא וְכַלֹּתֶיהָ וַתָּשָׁב מִשְּׂדֵי מוֹאָב כִּי שָֽׁמְעָה בִּשְׂדֵה מוֹאָב כִּֽי־פָקַד יְהוָה אֶת־עַמּוֹ לָתֵת לָהֶם לָֽחֶם׃ — Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the field of Moab; for she had heard in the field of Moab how that the LORD had remembered His people in giving them bread. - [1:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.7/) — וַתֵּצֵא מִן־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה־שָׁמָּה וּשְׁתֵּי כַלֹּתֶיהָ עִמָּהּ וַתֵּלַכְנָה בַדֶּרֶךְ לָשׁוּב אֶל־אֶרֶץ יְהוּדָֽה׃ — And she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. - [1:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.8/) — וַתֹּאמֶר נָעֳמִי לִשְׁתֵּי כַלֹּתֶיהָ לֵכְנָה שֹּׁבְנָה אִשָּׁה לְבֵית אִמָּהּ יַעַשׂ יְהוָה עִמָּכֶם חֶסֶד כַּאֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם עִם־הַמֵּתִים וְעִמָּדִֽי׃ — And Naomi said unto her two daughters-in-law: 'Go, return each of you to her mother's house; the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. - [1:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.9/) — יִתֵּן יְהוָה לָכֶם וּמְצֶאןָ מְנוּחָה אִשָּׁה בֵּית אִישָׁהּ וַתִּשַּׁק לָהֶן וַתִּשֶּׂאנָה קוֹלָן וַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה׃ — The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband.' Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. - [1:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.10/) — וַתֹּאמַרְנָה־לָּהּ כִּי־אִתָּךְ נָשׁוּב לְעַמֵּֽךְ׃ — And they said unto her: 'Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy people.' - [1:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.11/) — וַתֹּאמֶר נָעֳמִי שֹׁבְנָה בְנֹתַי לָמָּה תֵלַכְנָה עִמִּי הַֽעֽוֹד־לִי בָנִים בְּֽמֵעַי וְהָיוּ לָכֶם לַאֲנָשִֽׁים׃ — And Naomi said: 'Turn back, my daughters; why will ye go with me? have I yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands? - [1:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.12/) — שֹׁבְנָה בְנֹתַי לֵכְןָ כִּי זָקַנְתִּי מִהְיוֹת לְאִישׁ כִּי אָמַרְתִּי יֶשׁ־לִי תִקְוָה גַּם הָיִיתִי הַלַּיְלָה לְאִישׁ וְגַם יָלַדְתִּי בָנִֽים׃ — Turn back, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say: I have hope, should I even have an husband to-night, and also bear sons; - [1:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.13/) — הֲלָהֵן ׀ תְּשַׂבֵּרְנָה עַד אֲשֶׁר יִגְדָּלוּ הֲלָהֵן תֵּֽעָגֵנָה לְבִלְתִּי הֱיוֹת לְאִישׁ אַל בְּנֹתַי כִּֽי־מַר־לִי מְאֹד מִכֶּם כִּֽי־יָצְאָה בִי יַד־יְהוָֽה׃ — would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye shut yourselves off for them and have no husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of the LORD is gone forth against me.' - [1:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.14/) — וַתִּשֶּׂנָה קוֹלָן וַתִּבְכֶּינָה עוֹד וַתִּשַּׁק עָרְפָּה לַחֲמוֹתָהּ וְרוּת דָּבְקָה בָּֽהּ׃ — And they lifted up their voice, and wept again; and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law; but Ruth cleaved unto her. - [1:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.15/) — וַתֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה שָׁבָה יְבִמְתֵּךְ אֶל־עַמָּהּ וְאֶל־אֱלֹהֶיהָ שׁוּבִי אַחֲרֵי יְבִמְתֵּֽךְ׃ — And she said: 'Behold, thy sister-in-law is gone back unto her people, and unto her god; return thou after thy sister-in-law.' - [1:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.16/) — וַתֹּאמֶר רוּת אַל־תִּפְגְּעִי־בִי לְעָזְבֵךְ לָשׁוּב מֵאַחֲרָיִךְ כִּי אֶל־אֲשֶׁר תֵּלְכִי אֵלֵךְ וּבַאֲשֶׁר תָּלִינִי אָלִין עַמֵּךְ עַמִּי וֵאלֹהַיִךְ אֱלֹהָֽי׃ — And Ruth said: 'Entreat me not to leave thee, and 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; - [1:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.17/) — בַּאֲשֶׁר תָּמוּתִי אָמוּת וְשָׁם אֶקָּבֵר כֹּה יַעֲשֶׂה יְהוָה לִי וְכֹה יֹסִיף כִּי הַמָּוֶת יַפְרִיד בֵּינִי וּבֵינֵֽךְ׃ — where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried; the LORD do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.' - [1:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.18/) — וַתֵּרֶא כִּֽי־מִתְאַמֶּצֶת הִיא לָלֶכֶת אִתָּהּ וַתֶּחְדַּל לְדַבֵּר אֵלֶֽיהָ׃ — And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto her. - [1:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.19/) — וַתֵּלַכְנָה שְׁתֵּיהֶם עַד־בֹּאָנָה בֵּית לָחֶם בֵּית לָחֶם וַיְהִי כְּבֹאָנָה בֵּית לֶחֶם בֵּית לֶחֶם וַתֵּהֹם כָּל־הָעִיר עֲלֵיהֶן וַתֹּאמַרְנָה הֲזֹאת נָעֳמִֽי׃ — So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was astir concerning them, and the women said: 'Is this Naomi?' - [1:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.20/) — וַתֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶן אַל־תִּקְרֶאנָה לִי נָעֳמִי קְרֶאןָ לִי מָרָא כִּי־הֵמַר שַׁדַּי לִי מְאֹֽד׃ — And she said unto them: 'Call me not Naomi, call me Marah; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. - [1:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.21/) — אֲנִי מְלֵאָה הָלַכְתִּי וְרֵיקָם הֱשִׁיבַנִי יְהוָה לָמָּה תִקְרֶאנָה לִי נָעֳמִי וַֽיהוָה עָנָה בִי וְשַׁדַּי הֵרַֽעלִֽי׃ — I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me back home empty; why call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?' - [1:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT.1.22/) — וַתָּשָׁב נָעֳמִי וְרוּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּה כַלָּתָהּ עִמָּהּ הַשָּׁבָה מִשְּׂדֵי מוֹאָב וְהֵמָּה בָּאוּ בֵּית לֶחֶם בֵּית לֶחֶם בִּתְחִלַּת קְצִיר שְׂעֹרִֽים׃ — So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned out of the field of Moab — and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest. - ← previous: [Song of Songs 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/SNG/8/) - next →: [Ruth 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT/2/) - ↑ back to [Ruth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/RUT/)