Ruth
Ruth 4:3
3And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And he said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to the kinsman-redeemer | לַגֹּאֵ֔ל | lag·gō·’êl | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1350 redeem, act as kinsman |
| Naomi | נָעֳמִ֔י | nā·‘o·mî | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5281 Noömi |
| who has returned | הַשָּׁ֖בָה | haš·šā·ḇāh | Article; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| from the land | מִשְּׂדֵ֥ה | miś·śə·ḏêh | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7704 id. |
| of Moab | מוֹאָֽב׃ | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| is selling | מָכְרָ֣ה | mā·ḵə·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H4376 sell |
| the piece | חֶלְקַת֙ | ḥel·qaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2513 portion |
| of land | הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| belonged to our brother | לְאָחִ֖ינוּ | lə·’ā·ḥî·nū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H251 brother |
| Elimelech | לֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ | le·’ĕ·lî·me·leḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H458 Elimelek |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.