Ruth
Ruth 1:19
19So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women of the town exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | שְׁתֵּיהֶ֔ם | šə·tê·hem | Number - feminine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H8147 two |
| traveled | וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה | wat·tê·laḵ·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| they came | בֹּאָ֖נָה | bō·’ā·nāh | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Preposition | H1035 Beth-Lechem |
| Bethlehem | לָ֑חֶם | lā·ḥem | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1035 Beth-Lechem |
| When they | וַיְהִ֗י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| entered | כְּבֹאָ֙נָה֙ | kə·ḇō·’ā·nāh | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| Bethlehem | לֶ֔חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1035 Beth-Lechem |
| the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| town | הָעִיר֙ | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| was stirred | וַתֵּהֹ֤ם | wat·tê·hōm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1949 murmur, roar, discomfit |
| because of them | עֲלֵיהֶ֔ן | ‘ă·lê·hen | Preposition; third person feminine plural | H5921 height |
| and the women | וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה | wat·tō·mar·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Can this | הֲזֹ֥את | hă·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| be Naomi | נָעֳמִֽי׃ | nā·‘o·mî | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5281 Noömi |
Cross-references
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Matthew 21:10 · Lamentations 2:15 · Isaiah 23:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.