Ruth

Ruth 1:11

¹¹But Naomi replied, “Return home, my daughters. Why would you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb to become your husbands?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Naomi	נָעֳמִי֙	nā·‘o·mî	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5281 Noömi
replied	וַתֹּ֤אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
Return home	שֹׁ֣בְנָה	šō·ḇə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural	H7725 turn back, return
my daughters	בְנֹתַ֔י	ḇə·nō·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H1323 daughter
Why	לָ֥מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
would you go	תֵלַ֖כְנָה	ṯê·laḵ·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
with me	עִמִּ֑י	‘im·mî	Preposition; first person common singular	H5973 with
there still	הַֽעֽוֹד־	ha·‘ō·wḏ-	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
sons	בָנִים֙	ḇā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
in my womb	בְּֽמֵעַ֔י	bə·mê·‘ay	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly
to become	וְהָי֥וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
your	לָכֶ֖ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
husbands	לַאֲנָשִֽׁים׃	la·’ă·nā·šîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind

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