Ruth
Ruth 4:13
13So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Boaz | בֹּ֤עַז | bō·‘az | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1162 Boaz |
| took | וַיִּקַּ֨ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| Ruth | רוּת֙ | rūṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7327 Ruth |
| and she became | וַתְּהִי־ | wat·tə·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| his | ל֣וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| wife | לְאִשָּׁ֔ה | lə·’iš·šāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| And when he had relations with | וַיָּבֹ֖א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| her | אֵלֶ֑יהָ | ’ê·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| enabled | וַיִּתֵּ֨ן | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| her | לָ֛הּ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| to conceive | הֵרָי֖וֹן | hê·rā·yō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H2032 conception, pregnancy |
| and she gave birth to | וַתֵּ֥לֶד | wat·tê·leḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| a son | בֵּֽן׃ | bên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
Cross-references
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Psalm 127:3 · Genesis 29:31 · Genesis 33:5 · Ruth 3:11 · Psalm 113:9 · 1 Samuel 1:27 · 1 Samuel 2:5 · Genesis 25:21 · Genesis 30:2 · Genesis 30:22–23 · Ruth 4:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.