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Ruth 1:8

Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you to your mother’s home. May the LORD show you loving devotion, as you have shown to your dead and to me.
Ruth 1:8
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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)

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר נָעֳמִי֙ לִשְׁתֵּ֣י כַלֹּתֶ֔יהָ לֵ֣כְנָה שֹּׁ֔בְנָה אִשָּׁ֖ה לְבֵ֣ית אִמָּ֑הּ יַ֣עַשׂ יְהוָ֤ה עִמָּכֶם֙ חֶ֔סֶד כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם עִם־הַמֵּתִ֖ים וְעִמָּדִֽי׃

  1. וַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.mer“and she said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. נָעֳמִי֙no.'o.Mi“Naomi”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from נׇעֳמִי · “Naomi” · Strong's H5281
  3. לִשְׁתֵּ֣יlish.Tei“to [the] two”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  4. כַלֹּתֶ֔יהָkha.lo.Tei.ha“daughters-in-law her”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כַּלָּה · “daughter-in-law” · Strong's H3618H
  5. לֵ֣כְנָהLe.khe.nah“go”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, plural · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  6. שֹּׁ֔בְנָהShoe.nah“return”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  7. אִשָּׁ֖ה'i.Shah“[each] woman”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “another” · Strong's H0802I
  8. לְבֵ֣יתle.Veit“to [the] house of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  9. אִמָּ֑הּ'i.Mah“mother her”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  10. יַ֣עַשׂya.'a.seh“may he deal”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  11. יְהוָ֤הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  12. עִמָּכֶם֙'i.ma.Khem“with you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  13. חֶ֔סֶדChe.sed“covenant loyalty”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫סֶד · “kindness” · Strong's H2617A
  14. כַּאֲשֶׁ֧רka.'a.Sher“just as”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  15. עֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם'a.si.Tem“you have dealt”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  16. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  17. הַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.Tim“the dead”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  18. וְעִמָּדִֽי׃ve.'i.ma.Di“and with me”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)