Ruth

Ruth 4:10

¹⁰Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Moreover	וְגַ֣ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
I have acquired	קָנִ֧יתִי	qā·nî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7069 get, acquire
Ruth	ר֣וּת	rūṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7327 Ruth
the Moabitess	הַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩	ham·mō·’ă·ḇî·yāh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4125 Moabitish
Mahlon’s	מַחְל֜וֹן	maḥ·lō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4248 Machlon
widow	אֵ֨שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
as my wife	לְאִשָּׁ֗ה	lə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
to raise up	לְהָקִ֤ים	lə·hā·qîm	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
the name	שֵׁם־	šêm-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the deceased	הַמֵּת֙	ham·mêṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die
through	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his inheritance	נַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹ	na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
so that his	הַמֵּ֛ת	ham·mêṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die
name	שֵׁם־	šêm-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
will not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
disappear	יִכָּרֵ֧ת	yik·kā·rêṯ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
from among	מֵעִ֥ם	mê·‘im	Preposition-m	H5973 with
his brothers	אֶחָ֖יו	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
or from the gate	וּמִשַּׁ֣עַר	ū·miš·ša·‘ar	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8179 gate
of his home	מְקוֹמ֑וֹ	mə·qō·w·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
You	אַתֶּ֖ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are witnesses today	עֵדִ֥ים	‘ê·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5707 witness

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.