Ruth 3:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 3:4 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 →
וִיהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְשָׁכְב֗וֹ
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
וְיָדַ֨עַתְּ֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמָּקוֹם֙
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִשְׁכַּב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
שָׁ֔ם
shâm
H8033
there
וּבָ֛את
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וְגִלִּ֥ית
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
מַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יו
margᵉlâh
H4772
feet
ושכבתי
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
וְשָׁכָ֑בְתְּ
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
וְהוּא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יַגִּ֣יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לָ֔ךְ
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תַּעַשִֽׂין
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
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World English Bible Public Domain
It shall be, when he lies down, that you shall mark the place where he shall lie, and you shall go in, and uncover his feet, and lay you down; and he will tell you what you shall do.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And let it be, when he lies down, know the exact place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. Then he, himself, will tell you what you should do.”
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