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Ruth 4:3

And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.
Ruth 4:3
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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)

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לַגֹּאֵ֔ל חֶלְקַת֙ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְאָחִ֖ינוּ לֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ מָכְרָ֣ה נָעֳמִ֔י הַשָּׁ֖בָה מִשְּׂדֵ֥ה מוֹאָֽב׃

  1. וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. לַגֹּאֵ֔לla.go.'El“to the kinsman redeemer”
    Preposition with article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A
  3. חֶלְקַת֙chel.Kat“[the] portion of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from חֶלְקָה · “portion” · Strong's H2513A
  4. הַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.Deh“the field”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  5. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  6. לְאָחִ֖ינוּle.'a.Chi.nu“[belonged] to brother our”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from אָח · “male-relative” · Strong's H0251H
  7. לֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְle.'e.li.Me.lekh“to Elimelech”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a man · from אֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ · “Elimelech” · Strong's H0458
  8. מָכְרָ֣הma.khe.Rah“she has sold”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מָכַר · “to sell” · Strong's H4376
  9. נָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.Mi“Naomi”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from נׇעֳמִי · “Naomi” · Strong's H5281
  10. הַשָּׁ֖בָהha.Sha.vah“who <she> returned”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  11. מִשְּׂדֵ֥הmi.se.Deh“from [the] region of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  12. מוֹאָֽב׃mo.'Av“Moab”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מוֹאָב · “Moab” · Strong's H4124G
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)