Ruth 2:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 2:20 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 →
וַתֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
נָעֳמִ֜י
Noʻŏmîy
H5281
Naomi
לְכַלָּתָ֗הּ
kallâh
H3618
bride
בָּר֥וּךְ
bârak
H1288
to bless
הוּא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לַיהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
עָזַ֣ב
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
חַסְדּ֔וֹ
chêçêd
H2617
kindness
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
הַחַיִּ֖ים
chay
H2416
living
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
הַמֵּתִ֑ים
mûwth
H4191
to die
וַתֹּ֧אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָ֣הּ
נָעֳמִ֗י
Noʻŏmîy
H5281
Naomi
קָר֥וֹב
qârôwb
H7138
near
לָ֨נוּ֙
הָאִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִֽגֹּאֲלֵ֖נוּ
gâʼal
H1350
to redeem
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of Yahweh, who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. Naomi said to her, The man is a close relative to us, one of our near kinsmen.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by Yahweh, who has not forsaken his covenant faithfulness with the living and with the dead.” Naomi also said to her, “That man is close to us. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”
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