Ruth 1:21

“I went away full, and empty YHWH has brought me back. Why do you call me Naomi, when YHWH has testified against me and Shaddai has done me harm?””

Ruth 1:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ruth 1:21, word by word

went awayהָלַכְתִּיhalachti

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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fullמְלֵאָהmelea

full

Full, complete. "Full silver" is the full price.

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and emptyרֵיקָםrekam

empty-handed

With nothing: return bringing nothing.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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has broughtהֱשִׁיבַheshiva

return

To go back to a place.

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do you callתִקְרֶאנָהtikrena

name

To give someone a name.

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Naomiנָעֳמִיnaomi

Naomi

Naomi, wife of Elimelech and mother-in-law of Ruth. The name means "pleasant" or "my delight."

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has testifiedעָנָהana

testify

To speak before a judge as a witness, for or against someone.

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and Shaddaiשַׁדַּיshaday

Shaddai, Almighty

"Shaddai": an ancient name of God, above all in Genesis and Job. It is usually translated "Almighty"; the exact origin of the word is not certain.

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has doneהֵרַעhera

do evil

To harm someone; evildoers.

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The context

20She said to them, “Do not call me Naomi; call me Mara, for Shaddai has dealt very bitterly with me.

21 · This verse (above)

22So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabite, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned from the fields of Moab. And they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.

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