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Ruth 4:5

Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.”
Ruth 4:5
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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)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר בֹּ֔עַז בְּיוֹם־קְנוֹתְךָ֥ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה מִיַּ֣ד נָעֳמִ֑י וּ֠מֵאֵת ר֣וּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה אֵֽשֶׁת־הַמֵּת֙ קָנִ֔יתָה לְהָקִ֥ים שֵׁם־הַמֵּ֖ת עַל־נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. בֹּ֔עַזBo.'az“Boaz”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בֹּ֫עַז · “Boaz” · Strong's H1162G
  3. בְּיוֹם־be.yom-“on [the] day”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  4. קְנוֹתְךָ֥ke.not.Cha“acquiring you”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָנָה · “to buy” · Strong's H7069
  5. הַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.Deh“the field”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  6. מִיַּ֣דmi.Yad“from [the] hand of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  7. נָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.Mi“Naomi”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from נׇעֳמִי · “Naomi” · Strong's H5281
  8. וּ֠מֵאֵתU.me.'et“and from with”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  9. ר֣וּתrut“Ruth”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from רוּת · “Ruth” · Strong's H7327
  10. הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הha.mo.'a.vi.Yah“the Moabite [woman]”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute · from מוֹאָבִי · “Moab” · Strong's H4125
  11. אֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-“[the] wife of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  12. הַמֵּת֙ha.Met“the dead [man]”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  13. קָנִ֔יתָהka.ni.ti“you have acquired”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָנָה · “to buy” · Strong's H7069
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  14. לְהָקִ֥יםle.ha.Kim“to raise up”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6965I
  15. שֵׁם־shem-“[the] name of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  16. הַמֵּ֖תha.Met“the dead [man]”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  17. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  18. נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.To“inheritance his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נַחֲלָה · “inheritance” · Strong's H5159
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)