who took Moabite women as their wives, one named Orpah and the other named Ruth. And after they had lived in Moab about ten years,Ruth 1:4
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)
וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ לָהֶ֗ם נָשִׁים֙ מֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹת שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ עָרְפָּ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית ר֑וּת וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ שָׁ֖ם כְּעֶ֥שֶׂר שָׁנִֽים׃
- וַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'U“and they took”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָשָׂא · “marry” · Strong's H5375U
- לָהֶ֗םla.Hem“for <the> themselves”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- נָשִׁים֙na.Shim“wives”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
- מֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹתmo.'a.vi.Yot“Moabite”Noun, gentilic, feminine, plural, absolute · from מוֹאָבִי · “Moab” · Strong's H4125
- שֵׁ֤םshem“[the] name of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
- הָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.Chat“the one”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
- עָרְפָּ֔ה'a.re.Pah“[was] Orpah”Noun, proper name of a woman · from עׇרְפָּה · “Orpah” · Strong's H6204
- וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shem“and [the] name of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
- הַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.Nit“the second”Definite article + Adjective, ordinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁנִי · “second” · Strong's H8145
- ר֑וּתRut“[was] Ruth”Noun, proper name of a woman · from רוּת · “Ruth” · Strong's H7327
- וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvai.Ye.she.vu“and they dwelt”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
- שָׁ֖םsham“there”Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
- כְּעֶ֥שֶׂרke.'E.ser“about ten”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֶשֶׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6235
- שָׁנִֽים׃sha.Nim“years”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
Places named in this verse
- Moabregion · Identification: certain · Map of Moab (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Moab on OpenBible.info