Berean Standard Bible
““Do not call me Naomi, ” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.”
Naomi returns to Bethlehem after ten years in Moab, where famine drove her family, and where her husband and both sons died. Only her daughter-in-law Ruth comes with her, and the women of the town are stirred by her return.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“Do not call me Naomi, ” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.
World English Bible (WEB)
She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.
King James Version (KJV)
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And she said to them, Do not let my name be Naomi, but Mara, for the Ruler of all has given me a bitter fate.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y ella les respondía: No me llaméis Noemi, sino llamadme Mara: porque en grande amargura me ha puesto el Todopoderoso.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Pero ella contestaba: ―No me llamen Noemí. Llámenme Mara (Noemí significa “dulce”; Mara significa “amarga”), porque el Todopoderoso me ha dado gran amargura.
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