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Ruth 1:20

And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

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וַתֹּ֣אמֶרvatomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֲלֵיהֶ֔ןaleyhenamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּקְרֶ֥אנָהtiqrenahcallקָרָאverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, feminine, plural — “call”, a wish or indirect commandH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.לִ֖יlitoלִ֖יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toנָעֳמִ֑יnaomiNaomiנׇעֳמִיnoun, proper name — “Naomi”H5281Noomi, an IsraelitessNaomi.קְרֶ֤אןָqerenacallקָרָאverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, plural — “call”, a commandH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.לִי֙litoלִי֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toמָרָ֔אmaraMaraמָרָאnoun, proper name — “Mara”H4755Mara, a symbolic name of NaomiMara.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…הֵמַ֥רhemarbitterמָרַרverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bitter”, a completed actionH4843to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively)(be, be in, deal, have, make) bitter(-ly, -ness), be moved with choler, (be, have sorely, it) grieved(-eth), provoke, vex.שַׁדַּ֛יshadayAlmightyשַׁדַּיnoun, proper name — “Almighty”H7706the AlmightyAlmighty.לִ֖יlitoלִ֖יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toמְאֹֽדmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And she said unto them: 'Call me not Naomi, call me Marah; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

Young’s Literal Translation

And she saith unto them, 'Call me not Naomi; call me Mara, for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly to me,

World English Bible

She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

Darby Translation

And she said to them, Call me not Naomi — call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

Douay-Rheims

But she said to them: Call me not Noemi, (that is, beautiful,) but call me Mara, (that is, bitter,) for the Almighty hath quite filled me with bitterness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And she said unto them: 'Call me not Naomi, call me Marah; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And she said to them, Nay, do not call me Noemin; call me ‘Bitter,’ for the Mighty One has dealt very bitterly with me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὰς, μὴ δὴ καλεῖτέ με Νωεμίν· καλέσατέ με πικρὰν, ὅτι ἐπικράνθη ἐν ἐμοὶ ὁ ἱκανὸς σφόδρα.