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Ruth 1:2

The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
Ruth 1:2
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְשֵׁ֣ם הָאִ֣ישׁ אֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ וְשֵׁם֩ אִשְׁתּ֨וֹ נָעֳמִ֜י וְשֵׁ֥ם שְׁנֵֽי־בָנָ֣יו׀ מַחְל֤וֹן וְכִלְיוֹן֙ אֶפְרָתִ֔ים מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֖חֶם יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ שְׂדֵי־מוֹאָ֖ב וַיִּֽהְיוּ־שָֽׁם׃

  1. וְשֵׁ֣םve.Shem“and [the] name of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  2. הָאִ֣ישׁha.'Ish“the man”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  3. אֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ'eli.Me.lekh“[was] Elimelech”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ · “Elimelech” · Strong's H0458
  4. וְשֵׁם֩ve.Shem“and [the] name of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  5. אִשְׁתּ֨וֹ'ish.To“wife his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  6. נָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.Mi“[was] Naomi”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from נׇעֳמִי · “Naomi” · Strong's H5281
  7. וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shem“and [the] name of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  8. שְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-“[the] two”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  9. בָנָ֣יו׀va.Nav“sons his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  10. מַחְל֤וֹןmach.Lon“[was] Mahlon”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מַחְלוֹן · “Mahlon” · Strong's H4248
  11. וְכִלְיוֹן֙ve.khil.yOn“and Kilion”
    Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a man · from כִּלְיוֹן · “Chilion” · Strong's H3630
  12. אֶפְרָתִ֔ים'ef.ra.Tim“Ephrathites”
    Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֶפְרָתִי · “Ephrathite” · Strong's H0673H
  13. מִבֵּ֥יתmi.Beit“from Beth-”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם · “Bethlehem” · Strong's H1035G
  14. לֶ֖חֶםLe.chem“-lehem”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם · “Bethlehem” · Strong's H1035G
  15. יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  16. וַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'u“and they came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  17. שְׂדֵי־se.dei-“[the] region<s> of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  18. מוֹאָ֖בmo.'Av“Moab”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מוֹאָב · “Moab” · Strong's H4124G
  19. וַיִּֽהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-“and they were”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  20. שָֽׁם׃Sham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)