Ruth

Ruth 4:5

⁵Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Boaz	בֹּ֔עַז	bō·‘az	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1162 Boaz
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
On the day	בְּיוֹם־	bə·yō·wm-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
you buy	קְנוֹתְךָ֥	qə·nō·wṯ·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H7069 get, acquire
the land	הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
from	מִיַּ֣ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
Naomi	נָעֳמִ֑י	nā·‘o·mî	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5281 Noömi
and also from	וּ֠מֵאֵת	ū·mê·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m	H854 with
Ruth	ר֣וּת	rūṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7327 Ruth
the Moabitess	הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה	ham·mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4125 Moabitish
you must also acquire	קָנִיתִי	qå̄·nī·ṯī	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7069 get, acquire
the widow	אֵֽשֶׁת־	’ê·šeṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
of the deceased	הַמֵּת֙	ham·mêṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die
in order to raise	לְהָקִ֥ים	lə·hā·qîm	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
up the name	שֵׁם־	šêm-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the deceased	הַמֵּ֖ת	ham·mêṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his inheritance	נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃	na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance

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Genesis 38:8 · Matthew 22:24 · Deuteronomy 25:5–6

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