Ruth 1:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 1:2 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 →
וְשֵׁ֣ם
shêm
H8034
name
הָאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ
ʼĔlîymelek
H458
Elimelech
וְשֵׁם֩
shêm
H8034
name
אִשְׁתּ֨וֹ
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
נָעֳמִ֜י
Noʻŏmîy
H5281
Naomi
וְשֵׁ֥ם
shêm
H8034
name
שְׁנֵֽי
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
בָנָ֣יו
bên
H1121
son
מַחְל֤וֹן
Machlôwn
H4248
Mahlon
וְכִלְיוֹן֙
Kilyôwn
H3630
Chilion
אֶפְרָתִ֔ים
ʼEphrâthîy
H673
Ephrathite
מִבֵּ֥ית
Bêyth Lechem
H1035
Bethlehem
לֶ֖חֶם
Bêyth Lechem
H1035
Bethlehem
יְהוּדָ֑ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
שְׂדֵי
sâdeh
H7704
field
מוֹאָ֖ב
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
וַיִּֽהְיוּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שָֽׁם
shâm
H8033
there
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World English Bible Public Domain
The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Kilion, Ephrathites from Bethlehem of Judah. So they traveled to the fields of Moab and lived there.
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