Ruth 1:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 1:13 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 →
הֲלָהֵ֣ן
lâhên
H3860
therefore
תְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָה
sâbar
H7663
to wait
עַ֚ד
ʻad
H5704
until
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִגְדָּ֔לוּ
gâdal
H1431
to grow
הֲלָהֵן֙
lâhên
H3860
therefore
תֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָה
ʻâgan
H5702
to shut up
לְבִלְתִּ֖י
biltîy
H1115
except
הֱי֣וֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְאִ֑ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אַ֣ל
ʼal
H408
not
בְּנֹתַ֗י
bath
H1323
daughter
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
מַר
mârar
H4843
to be bitter
לִ֤י
מְאֹד֙
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
מִכֶּ֔ם
min
H4480
from
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יָצְאָ֥ה
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
בִ֖י
יַד
yâd
H3027
hand
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
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World English Bible Public Domain
would you therefore wait until they were grown? would you therefore stay from having husbands? nay, my daughters, for it grieves me much for your sakes, for the hand of Yahweh is gone forth against me.
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King James Version Public Domain
Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
would you therefore wait until the time when they are grown? Would you for this reason keep yourselves from belonging to a husband? No, my daughters! For it is exceedingly bitter for me, more than for you, that the hand of Yahweh has gone out against me.”
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