Ruth

Ruth 1:12

¹²Return home, my daughters. Go on, for I am too old to have another husband. Even if I thought there was hope for me to have a husband tonight and to bear sons,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Return home	שֹׁ֤בְנָה	šō·ḇə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural	H7725 turn back, return
my daughters	בְנֹתַי֙	ḇə·nō·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H1323 daughter
Go on	לֵ֔כְןָ	lê·ḵə·nā	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I am too old	זָקַ֖נְתִּי	zā·qan·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2204 be or become old
to have	מִהְי֣וֹת	mih·yō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
another husband	לְאִ֑ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
Even if	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I thought	אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
there was	יֶשׁ־	yeš-	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
hope	תִקְוָ֔ה	ṯiq·wāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8615 cord
for me	לִ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
to have	הָיִ֤יתִי	hā·yî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a husband	לְאִ֔ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
tonight	הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙	hal·lay·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
and	גַּ֣ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
to bear	יָלַ֥דְתִּי	yā·laḏ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
sons	בָנִֽים׃	ḇā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.