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18 When Naomi saw that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.

19 Then the two of them traveled until they arrived at Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town became excited over them. The women said, “Is this Naomi?”

20 But she said to them, “Do not call me Naomi. Call me Mara,[a] because the Almighty has made me very bitter.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 1:20 Naomi means pleasant; Mara means bitter.