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Ruth 1:18-20
Contemporary English Version
Ruth 1:18-20
Contemporary English Version
18 When Naomi saw that Ruth had made up her mind to go with her, she stopped urging her to go back.
19 They reached Bethlehem, and the whole town was excited to see them. The women who lived there asked, “Can this really be Naomi?”
20 Then she told them, “Don't call me Naomi any longer! Call me Mara,[a] because God has made my life bitter.
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- 1.20 Mara: In Hebrew “Naomi” means “pleasant,” and “Mara” means “bitter.”
Ruth 1:18-20
New International Version
Ruth 1:18-20
New International Version
18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.(A)
19 So the two women went on until they came to Bethlehem.(B) When they arrived in Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred(C) because of them, and the women exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
20 “Don’t call me Naomi,[a]” she told them. “Call me Mara,[b] because the Almighty[c](D) has made my life very bitter.(E)
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