1In the daies of o iuge, whanne iugis weren souereynes, hungur was maad in the lond; and a man of Bethleem of Juda yede to be a pylgrym in the cuntrei of Moab, with his wijf and twey fre sones.

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Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:1, Ezekiel 14:13

2He was clepid Elymelech, and his wijf Noemy, and the twey sones, `the oon was clepid Maalon, and the tother Chelion, Effrateis of Bethleem of Juda; and thei entriden in to the cuntrey of Moab, and dwelliden there.

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Genesis 35:19, Genesis 35:19, 1 Samuel 17:21, Micah 5:2, 1 Samuel 17:21

3And Elymelech, the hosebonde of Noemy, diede, and sche lefte with the sones;

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Hebrews 12:10, Hebrews 12:11, Psalms 34:19, Hebrews 12:10, Hebrews 12:11

4and thei token wyues of Moab, of whiche wyues oon was clepid Orpha, the tother Ruth. And the sones dwelliden there ten yeer,

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Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:5, 1 Kings 11:1, 1 Kings 11:2, Deuteronomy 7:3

5and bothe dieden, that is, Maalon and Chelion; and the womman lefte, and was maad bare of twey fre sones, and hosebonde.

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Isaiah 49:21, Luke 7:12, Jeremiah 2:19, Deuteronomy 32:39, Psalms 89:30

6And sche roos to go with euer eithir wijf of hir sones in to hir cuntrey fro the cuntrey of Moab; for sche hadde herd, that the Lord hadde biholde his puple, and hadde youe `metis to hem.

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Psalms 132:15, Psalms 132:15, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:6, Psalms 111:5

7Therfor sche yede out of the place of hir pilgrymage with euer either wijf of hir sones; and now sche was set in the weie of turnyng ayen in to the lond of Juda,

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2 Kings 8:3, 2 Kings 8:3, Exodus 18:27, Ruth 1:14, Exodus 18:27

8and sche seide to hem, Go ye in to `the hows of youre modir; the Lord do mercy with you, as ye diden with the deed men, and with me;

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Ruth 1:5, Ruth 1:5, Ruth 2:20, Ruth 2:20, Colossians 3:18

9the Lord yyue to you to fynde reste in the howsis of hosebondis, whiche ye schulen take. And sche kiste hem. Whiche bigunnen to wepe with `vois reisid,

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Ruth 3:1, Ruth 3:1, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 45:15, Acts 20:37

10and to seie, We schulen go with thee to thi puple.

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Zechariah 8:23, Zechariah 8:23, Psalms 119:63, Psalms 16:3, Psalms 119:63

11To whiche sche answeride, My douytris, turne ye ayen, whi comen ye with me? Y haue no more sones in my wombe, that ye moun hope hosebondis of me; my douytris of Moab, turne ye ayen, and go;

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Deuteronomy 25:5, Deuteronomy 25:5, Genesis 38:11, Genesis 38:11

12for now Y am maad eeld, and Y am not able to boond of mariage; yhe, thouy Y myyte conseyue in this nyyt,

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Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:17, 1 Timothy 5:9, 1 Timothy 5:9

13and bere sones, if ye wolen abide til thei wexen, and fillen the yeris of mariage, `ye schulen sunner be eld wymmen than ye schulen be weddid; I biseche, `nyle ye, my douytris, for youre angwische oppressith me more, and the hond of the Lord yede out ayens me.

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Job 19:21, Job 19:21, Psalms 32:4, Judges 2:15, Psalms 32:4

14Therfor, whanne the vois was reisid, eft thei bigunnen to wepe. Orpha kisside `the modir of hir hosebonde, and turnede ayen, and Ruth `cleuyde to `the modir of hir hosebonde.

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Proverbs 18:24, Proverbs 18:24, Matthew 10:37, Matthew 16:24, Matthew 10:37

15To whom Noemy seide, Lo! thi kyneswomman turnede ayen to hir puple, and to hir goddis; go thou with hir.

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Judges 11:24, Judges 11:24, Zephaniah 1:6, 2 Kings 2:2, Joshua 24:15

16And sche answeride, Be thou not `aduersarye to me, that Y forsake thee, and go awei; whidur euer thou schalt go, Y schal go, and where thou schalt dwelle, and Y schal dwelle togidere; thi puple is my puple, and thi God is my God;

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2 Samuel 15:21, 2 Samuel 15:21, Ruth 2:11, Ruth 2:12, Ruth 2:11

17what lond schal resseyue thee diynge, Y schal die ther ynne, and there Y schal take place of biriyng; God do to me these thingis, and adde these thingis, if deeth aloone schal not departe me and thee.

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1 Samuel 3:17, 1 Samuel 3:17, 2 Samuel 19:13, 2 Kings 6:31, 1 Kings 2:23

18Therfor Noemy siy, that Ruth hadde demyde with stidefast soule to go with hir, and sche nolde be ayens hir, nether counseile ferthere turnynge ayen `to her cuntrei men.

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Acts 21:14, Acts 21:14, Ephesians 6:10, Acts 2:42, Ephesians 6:10

19And thei yeden forth togidere, and camen in to Bethleem; and whanne thei entriden in to the citee, swift fame roos anentis alle men, and wymmen seiden, This is thilke Noemy.

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Matthew 21:10, Matthew 21:10, Lamentations 2:15, Isaiah 23:7, Lamentations 2:15

20To whiche sche seide, Clepe ye not me Noemy, that is, fair, but `clepe ye me Mara, that is, bittere; for Almyyti God hath fillid me greetli with bitternesse.

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Job 6:4, Job 6:4, Hebrews 12:11, Hebrews 12:11, Lamentations 3:1

21Y yede out ful, and the Lord ledde me ayen voide; whi therfor clepen ye me Noemy, whom the Lord hath `maad low, and Almyyti God hath turmentid?

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Job 1:21, 1 Samuel 2:7, 1 Samuel 2:8, Job 1:21, 1 Samuel 2:7

22Therfor Noemy cam with Ruth of Moab, `the wijf of hir sone, fro the lond of hir pilgrimage, and turnede ayen in to Bethleem, whanne barli was ropun first.

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Ruth 2:23, Ruth 2:23, 2 Samuel 21:9, 2 Samuel 21:9, Exodus 9:31