Ruth

Ruth 1:1–2

¹In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab. ²The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.

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Ruth 1:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the days	בִּימֵי֙	bî·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
when the judges	הַשֹּׁפְטִ֔ים	haš·šō·p̄ə·ṭîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H8199 judge, govern
ruled	שְׁפֹ֣ט	šə·p̄ōṭ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8199 judge, govern
there was	וַיְהִ֗י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a famine	רָעָ֖ב	rā·‘āḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
in the land	בָּאָ֑רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
And a certain man	אִ֜ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
from Bethlehem	לֶ֣חֶם	le·ḥem	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1035 Beth-Lechem
in Judah	יְהוּדָ֗ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
with his wife	וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ	wə·’iš·tōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and two	וּשְׁנֵ֥י	ū·šə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
sons	בָנָֽיו׃	ḇā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
went	וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to reside	לָגוּר֙	lā·ḡūr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1481 sojourn
in the land	בִּשְׂדֵ֣י	biś·ḏê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H7704 id.
of Moab	מוֹאָ֔ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab

Ruth 1:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The man’s	הָאִ֣ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
name	וְשֵׁ֣ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
was Elimelech	אֱ‍ֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ	’ĕlî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H458 Elimelek
his wife’s	אִשְׁתּ֨וֹ	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
name	וְשֵׁם֩	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
was Naomi	נָעֳמִ֜י	nā·‘o·mî	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5281 Noömi
and the names	וְשֵׁ֥ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of his two	שְׁנֵֽי־	šə·nê-	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
sons	בָנָ֣יו׀	ḇā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
were Mahlon	מַחְל֤וֹן	maḥ·lō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4248 Machlon
and Chilion	וְכִלְיוֹן֙	wə·ḵil·yō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3630 Kiljon
They were Ephrathites	אֶפְרָתִ֔ים	’ep̄·rā·ṯîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H673 Ephrathite
from	מִבֵּ֥ית	mib·bêṯ	Preposition	H1035 Beth-Lechem
Bethlehem	לֶ֖חֶם	le·ḥem	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1035 Beth-Lechem
in Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
and they entered	וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the land	שְׂדֵי־	śə·ḏê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7704 id.
of Moab	מוֹאָ֖ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
and settled	וַיִּֽהְיוּ־	way·yih·yū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
there	שָֽׁם׃	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither

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Ruth 1:1 Genesis 12:10 · Genesis 26:1 · Ezekiel 14:13 · Deuteronomy 28:38 · Leviticus 26:19 · 2 Kings 8:1–2 · Joel 1:16–20 · Judges 17:8 · Genesis 43:1 · Joel 1:10–11 · Psalm 105:16 · Amos 4:6

Ruth 1:2 Genesis 35:19 · Micah 5:2 · 1 Samuel 17:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.