Study it in the app“So the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And it happened, when they came to Bethlehem, that the whole city was stirred because of them, and they said, “Is this Naomi?””
Soוַthe two of themשְׁתֵּיהֶםwentתֵּלַכְנָהuntilעַדthey cameבֹּאָנָהtoBethlehem.בֵּית לָחֶםAnd it happened,וַיְהִיwhenכְּthey cameבֹאָנָהtoBethlehem,בֵּית לֶחֶםthat the wholeוַ כָּלcityהָעִירwas stirredתֵּהֹםbecause of them,עֲלֵיהֶןand they said,וַתֹּאמַרְנָה“Is thisהֲזֹאתNaomi?”נָעֳמִי
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shete” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “telachna” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “boa” appearsBethlehem
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appearshappen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsbe in uproar
Be filled with commotion and noise: a city or a camp.
Where else “tehom” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomarna” appearsNaomi
Naomi, wife of Elimelech and mother-in-law of Ruth. The name means "pleasant" or "my delight."
Where else “naomi” appears“They said” is feminine in Hebrew: it is the women of the city who are speaking.
Bethlehem
Today: Bethlehem (Bayt Lahm), West Bank
A town in Judea, about 5.5 miles (9 km) south of Jerusalem.
Rachel died near it (Gen 35:19), Naomi and Ruth lived there (Ruth 1:1), and David was born there. Micah said a ruler would come from it, and Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Mic 5:2; Matt 2:1).
18When she saw that she was determined to go with her, she stopped speaking to her.
19 · This verse (above)
20She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for Shaddai has dealt very bitterly with me.
