Ruth

Ruth 1:15–17

¹⁵“Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; follow her back home.”

¹⁶But Ruth replied:

“Do not urge me to leave you

or to turn from following you.

For wherever you go, I will go,

and wherever you live, I will live;

your people will be my people,

and your God will be my God.

¹⁷Where you die, I will die,

and there I will be buried.

May the LORD punish me,

and ever so severely,

if anything but death

separates you and me.”

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Ruth 1:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look	הִנֵּה֙	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
said Naomi	וַתֹּ֗אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
your sister-in-law	יְבִמְתֵּ֔ךְ	yə·ḇim·têḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H2994 sister-in-law
has gone back	שָׁ֣בָה	šā·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
her people	עַמָּ֖הּ	‘am·māh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5971 people
and	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
her gods	אֱלֹהֶ֑יהָ	’ĕ·lō·he·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H430 God
follow	שׁ֖וּבִי	šū·ḇî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
back home	אַחֲרֵ֥י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind

Ruth 1:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Ruth	רוּת֙	rūṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7327 Ruth
replied	וַתֹּ֤אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
urge	תִּפְגְּעִי־	tip̄·gə·‘î-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H6293 meet, encounter, reach
me	בִ֔י	ḇî	Preposition; first person common singular
to leave you	לְעָזְבֵ֖ךְ	lə·‘ā·zə·ḇêḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person feminine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
to turn	לָשׁ֣וּב	lā·šūḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7725 turn back, return
from following you	מֵאַחֲרָ֑יִךְ	mê·’a·ḥă·rā·yiḵ	Preposition-m; second person feminine singular	H310 behind
For	כִּ֠י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
wherever	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
you go	תֵּלְכִ֜י	tê·lə·ḵî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
I will go	אֵלֵ֗ךְ	’ê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and wherever	וּבַאֲשֶׁ֤ר	ū·ḇa·’ă·šer	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you live	תָּלִ֙ינִי֙	tā·lî·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3885 lodge, pass the night
I will live	אָלִ֔ין	’ā·lîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3885 lodge, pass the night
your people	עַמֵּ֣ךְ	‘am·mêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H5971 people
will be my people	עַמִּ֔י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
and your God	וֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְ	wê·lō·ha·yiḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H430 God
will be my God	אֱלֹהָֽי׃	’ĕ·lō·hāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God

Ruth 1:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Where	בַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר	ba·’ă·šer	Preposition-b; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you die	תָּמ֙וּתִי֙	tā·mū·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H4191 die
I will die	אָמ֔וּת	’ā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4191 die
and there	וְשָׁ֖ם	wə·šām	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
I will be buried	אֶקָּבֵ֑ר	’eq·qā·ḇêr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6912 bury
May the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
punish	יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
me	לִי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
and ever so	וְכֹ֣ה	wə·ḵōh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3541 thus, here
severely	יֹסִ֔יף	yō·sîp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
if	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
anything but death	הַמָּ֔וֶת	ham·mā·weṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
separates	יַפְרִ֖יד	yap̄·rîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6504 divide
you	בֵּינִ֥י	bê·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H996 interval, space between
and me	וּבֵינֵֽךְ׃	ū·ḇê·nêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person feminine singular	H996 interval, space between

Cross-references

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Ruth 1:15 Judges 11:24 · Zephaniah 1:6 · 2 Kings 2:2 · Joshua 24:15 · Psalm 125:5

Ruth 1:16 2 Samuel 15:21 · Ruth 2:11–12 · 2 Kings 2:2–6 · Psalm 45:10 · Matthew 8:19 · John 13:37 · 1 Thessalonians 1:9 · Isaiah 14:1 · Acts 21:13 · 2 Corinthians 6:16–18 · Hosea 13:4 · Revelation 14:4

Ruth 1:17 1 Samuel 3:17 · 2 Kings 6:31 · 1 Kings 2:23 · 2 Samuel 19:13 · 1 Samuel 25:22 · 1 Kings 20:10 · 2 Samuel 3:35 · 2 Samuel 3:9 · Acts 11:23 · 1 Kings 19:2 · Acts 20:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.