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her gods: returne thou after thy sister in lawe.
16 And Ruth answered, Intreate mee not to leaue
The Book of Ruth thee, nor to depart from thee: for whither thou
goest, I will goe: and where thou dwellest, I will
dwell: thy people shall be my people, and thy
1 In the time that the Iudges ruled, there was God my God. 17 Where thou diest, will I die, and
a dearth in the lande, and a man of Beth-lehem there will I be buried. the Lord do so to me
Iudah went for to soiourne in the countrey of and more also, if ought but death depart thee
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Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sonnes. And and me. 18 Whe she saw that she was stedfastly
the name of the man was Elimelech, and the minded to go with her, she left speaking vnto
name of his wife, Naomi: and the names of his 19
two sonnes, Mahlon, and Chilion, Ephrathites her. So they went both vntill they came to
of Beth-lehem Iudah: and when they came into Beth-lehem: and when they were come to Beth-
the land of Moab, they continued there. 3 Then lehem, it was noysed of them through all the
Elimelech the husband of Naomi died, and she citie, and they said, Is not this Naomi? 20 And
remayned with her two sonnes, 4 Which tooke she answered them, Call me not Naomi, but call
them wiues of the Moabites: the ones name was me Mara: for the Almightie hath giuen me much
Orpah, and the name of ye other Ruth: and they bitternes. 21 I went out full, and the Lord hath
dwelled there about ten yeeres. 5 And Mahlon caused me to returne emptie: why call ye me
and Chilion dyed also both twaine: so the woman Naomi, seeing the Lord hath humbled me, and
was left destitute of her two sonnes, and of her the Almightie hath brought me vnto aduersitie?
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husband. Then she arose with her daughters in 22 So Naomi returned and Ruth the Moabitesse
law, and returned from the countrey of Moab: for her daughter in law with her, when she came out
she had heard say in the countrey of Moab, that of the countrey of Moab: and they came to Beth-
the Lord had visited his people, and giuen them lehem in the beginning of barly haruest.
bread. Wherefore shee departed out of the place
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where she was, and her two daughters in law with 2
her, and they went on their way to returne vnto 1 Then Naomis husband had a kinsman, one
the land of Iudah. 8 Then Naomi saide vnto her of great power of the familie of Elimelech, and
two daughters in lawe, Goe, returne eche of you his name was Boaz. 2 And Ruth ye Moabitesse
vnto her owne mothers house: the Lord shew said vnto Naomi, I pray thee, Let mee goe to the
fauour vnto you, as ye haue done with the dead, fielde, and gather eares of corne after him, in
and with me. 9 The Lord graunt you, that you whose sight I finde fauour. And she said vnto
may finde rest, either of you in the house of her her, Goe my daughter. 3 And she went, and
husband. And when she kissed them, they lift came and gleaned in the fielde after the reapers,
vp their voice and wept. 10 And they saide vnto and it came to passe, that she met with the
her, Surely we will returne with thee vnto thy portion of the fielde of Boaz, who was of the
people. 11 But Naomi saide, Turne againe, my familie of Elimelech. 4 And behold, Boaz came
daughters: for what cause will you go with me? from Beth-lehem, and saide vnto the reapers,
are there any more sonnes in my wombe, that The Lord be with you: and they answered him,
they may bee your husbands? 12 Turne againe, The Lord blesse thee. 5 Then saide Boaz vnto
his seruant that was appointed ouer the reapers,
my daughters: go your way: for I am too olde to Whose maide is this? And the seruant that was
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haue an husband. If I should say, I haue hope, appointed ouer the reapers, answered, and said,
and if I had an husband this night: yea, if I had It is the Moabitish maide, that came with Naomi
borne sonnes, 13 Would yee tarie for them, till out of the countrey of Moab: 7 And shee saide
they were of age? would ye be deferred for them vnto vs, I pray you, let mee gleane and gather
from taking of husbands? nay my daughters: for after the reapers among the sheaues: so shee
it grieueth me much for your sakes that the hand came, and hath continued from that time in the
of the Lord is gone out against me. 14 Then they morning vnto now, saue that she taried a litle in
lift vp their voyce and wept againe, and Orpah the house. 8 Then said Boaz vnto Ruth, Hearest
kissed her mother in lawe, but Ruth abode still thou, my daughter? goe to none other fielde
with her. 15 And Naomi said, Beholde, thy sister to gather, neither goe from hence: but abide
in law is gone backe vnto her people and vnto here by my maydens. 9 Let thine eyes be on the