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Ruth 1:3

Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons,
Ruth 1:3
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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)

וַיָּ֥מָת אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ אִ֣ישׁ נָעֳמִ֑י וַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥ר הִ֖יא וּשְׁנֵ֥י בָנֶֽיהָ׃

  1. וַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.mot“and he died”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  2. אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekh“Elimelech”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ · “Elimelech” · Strong's H0458
  3. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“[the] husband of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “husband” · Strong's H0376H
  4. נָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.Mi“Naomi”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from נׇעֳמִי · “Naomi” · Strong's H5281
  5. וַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥רva.ti.sha.'Er“and she was left”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁאַר · “to remain” · Strong's H7604
  6. הִ֖יאhi'“she”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  7. וּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.Nei“and [the] two”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  8. בָנֶֽיהָ׃va.Nei.ha“sons her”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)