Ruth
Ruth 1:20
20“Do not call me Naomi,b” she replied. “Call me Mara,c because the Almightyd has dealt quite bitterly with me.
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| call | תִּקְרֶ֥אנָה | tiq·re·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| me | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| Naomi | נָעֳמִ֑י | nā·‘o·mî | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5281 Noömi |
| she replied | וַתֹּ֣אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Call | קְרֶ֤אןָ | qə·re·nā | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| me | לִי֙ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| Mara | מָרָ֔א | mā·rā | Adjective - feminine singular | H4755 Mara |
| because | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the Almighty | שַׁדַּ֛י | šad·day | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7706 Almighty |
| has dealt quite bitterly | הֵמַ֥ר | hê·mar | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4843 be bitter |
| with me | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 6:4 · Hebrews 12:11 · Psalm 88:15 · Psalm 73:14 · Isaiah 38:13 · Lamentations 3:1–20 · Job 19:6 · Job 5:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.