Ruth 1:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 1:4 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 →
וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
לָהֶ֗ם
נָשִׁים֙
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
מֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹת
Môwʼâbîy
H4125
Moabite
שֵׁ֤ם
shêm
H8034
name
הָֽאַחַת֙
ʼechâd
H259
one
עָרְפָּ֔ה
ʻOrpâh
H6204
Orpah
וְשֵׁ֥ם
shêm
H8034
name
הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית
shênîy
H8145
second
ר֑וּת
Rûwth
H7327
Ruth
וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
שָׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
כְּעֶ֥שֶׂר
ʻeser
H6235
ten
שָׁנִֽים
shâneh
H8141
year
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World English Bible Public Domain
They took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they lived there about ten years.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they took wives for themselves from the women of Moab; the name of the first woman was Orpah, and the name of the second woman was Ruth. And they lived there for about ten years.
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