Ruth

Ruth 1:13

¹³would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it is much more bitter for me than for you, because the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
would you wait	תְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָה	tə·śab·bê·rə·nāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine plural	H7663 inspect, examine
for them	הֲלָהֵ֣ן׀	hă·lā·hên	Conjunction	H3860 on this account, therefore
to	עַ֚ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
grow up	יִגְדָּ֔לוּ	yiḡ·dā·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1431 grow up, become great
Would you refrain	תֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָה	tê·‘ā·ḡê·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person feminine plural	H5702 shut oneself in or off
from	לְבִלְתִּ֖י	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
having	הֱי֣וֹת	hĕ·yō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
husbands	לְאִ֑ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
No	אַ֣ל	’al	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
my daughters	בְּנֹתַ֗י	bə·nō·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H1323 daughter
it is much more bitter	מַר־	mar-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4843 be bitter
for me	לִ֤י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
than for you	מִכֶּ֔ם	mik·kem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the hand	יַד־	yaḏ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has gone out	יָצְאָ֥ה	yā·ṣə·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
against me	בִ֖י	ḇî	Preposition; first person common singular

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 19:21 · Psalm 32:4 · Judges 2:15 · Psalm 38:2 · Psalm 39:9–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.