Ruth

Ruth 1:8–9

8Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you to your mother’s home. May the LORD show you loving devotion,a as you have shown to your dead and to me. 9May the LORD enable each of you to find rest in the home of your new husband.”

And she kissed them as they wept aloud

Footnotes

  • a 1:8 Forms of the Hebrew chesed are translated here and in most cases throughout the Scriptures as loving devotion; the range of meaning includes love, goodness, kindness, faithfulness, and mercy, as well as loyalty to a covenant.

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Ruth 1:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Naomiנָעֳמִי֙nā·‘o·mîNoun - proper - feminine singularH5281 Noömi
saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
to her twoלִשְׁתֵּ֣יliš·têPreposition-l; Number - feminine dual constructH8147 two
daughters-in-lawכַלֹּתֶ֔יהָḵal·lō·ṯe·hāNoun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singularH3618 daughter-in-law, bride
Goלֵ֣כְנָהlê·ḵə·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperative - feminine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
backשֹּׁ֔בְנָהšō·ḇə·nāhVerb - Qal - Imperative - feminine pluralH7725 turn back, return
each of youאִשָּׁ֖ה’iš·šāhNoun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
to your mother’sאִמָּ֑הּ’im·māhNoun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH517 mother
homeלְבֵ֣יתlə·ḇêṯPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
May the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
showיַעֲשֶׂהya·ʿă·śɛhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
youעִמָּכֶם֙‘im·mā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine pluralH5973 with
loving devotionחֶ֔סֶדḥe·seḏNoun - masculine singularH2617 goodness, kindness
asכַּאֲשֶׁ֧רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you have shownעֲשִׂיתֶ֛ם‘ă·śî·ṯemVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH6213 do, make
toעִם־‘im-PrepositionH5973 with
your deadהַמֵּתִ֖יםham·mê·ṯîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH4191 die
and to meוְעִמָּדִֽי׃wə·‘im·mā·ḏîConjunctive waw; Preposition; first person common singularH5973 with

Ruth 1:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
May the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
enableיִתֵּ֤ןyit·tênVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
eachאִשָּׁ֖ה’iš·šāhNoun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
of youלָכֶ֔םlā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
to findוּמְצֶ֣אןָū·mə·ṣe·nāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine pluralH4672 attain to, find
restמְנוּחָ֔הmə·nū·ḥāhNoun - feminine singularH4496 resting-place, rest
in the homeבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of your new husbandאִישָׁ֑הּ’î·šāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH376 man
And she kissedוַתִּשַּׁ֣קwat·tiš·šaqConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH5401 kiss
themלָהֶ֔ןlā·henPreposition; third person feminine plural
as they weptוַתִּבְכֶּֽינָה׃wat·tiḇ·ke·nāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine pluralH1058 weep, bewail
aloudוַתִּשֶּׂ֥אנָהwat·tiś·śe·nāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine pluralH5375 lift, take, carry

Cross-references

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

Ruth 1:8 Ruth 2:20 · Ruth 1:5 · Colossians 3:18 · Colossians 3:24 · Ephesians 6:2–3 · Ephesians 5:22 · Joshua 24:15–28

Ruth 1:9 Ruth 3:1 · Acts 20:37 · Genesis 29:11 · Genesis 45:15 · Genesis 27:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.