20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ruth 1:20:1 ⧉וַתֹּ֣אמֶרvatomerand she said Ruth 1:20:2 ⧉אֲלֵיהֶ֔ןalehento them {feminine} Ruth 1:20:3 ⧉אַל־תִּקְרֶ֥אנָהaltikreanado not call {you women} Ruth 1:20:4 ⧉לִ֖יlito me Ruth 1:20:5 ⧉נָעֳמִ֑יnaomiNaomi Ruth 1:20:6 ⧉קְרֶ֤אןָkreanacall {you women} Ruth 1:20:7 ⧉לִי֙lito me Ruth 1:20:8 ⧉מָרָ֔אmaraMara Ruth 1:20:9 ⧉כִּי־הֵמַ֥רkihemarfor he has made bitter Ruth 1:20:10 ⧉שַׁדַּ֛יshadaithe Almighty Ruth 1:20:11 ⧉לִ֖יlito me Ruth 1:20:12 ⧉מְאֹֽד׃meodvery much |
20. Formal Translation She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty {Shaddai, All-Powerful Ruler} has made me very bitter.” |
20. Dynamic Translation She told them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, because the Almighty {Shaddai, All-Sufficient One} has made me extremely bitter.” |