Ruth 1:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 1:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
שֹׁ֤בְנָה
shûwb
H7725
to return
בְנֹתַי֙
bath
H1323
daughter
לֵ֔כְןָ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
זָקַ֖נְתִּי
zâqên
H2204
to be old
מִהְי֣וֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְאִ֑ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יֶשׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
לִ֣י
תִקְוָ֔ה
tiqvâh
H8615
hope
גַּ֣ם
gam
H1571
also
הָיִ֤יתִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַלַּ֨יְלָה֙
layil
H3915
night
לְאִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְגַ֖ם
gam
H1571
also
יָלַ֥דְתִּי
yâlad
H3205
to bear
בָנִֽים
bên
H1121
son
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World English Bible Public Domain
Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should even have a husband tonight, and should also bear sons;
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King James Version Public Domain
Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Turn back, my daughters, go! For I am too old to belong to a husband. If I said I have hope, and if I belonged to a husband even tonight, and even if I would give birth to sons,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).