Ruth 3:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 3:9 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 →
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מִי
mîy
H4310
who
אָ֑תּ
ʼattâh
H859
you
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אָנֹכִי֙
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
ר֣וּת
Rûwth
H7327
Ruth
אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ
ʼâmâh
H519
maid
וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤
pâras
H6566
to spread out
כְנָפֶ֨ךָ֙
kânâph
H3671
wing
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔
ʼâmâh
H519
maid
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
גֹאֵ֖ל
gâʼal
H1350
to redeem
אָֽתָּה
ʼattâh
H859
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, Who are you? She answered, I am Ruth your handmaid: spread therefore your skirt over your handmaid; for you are a near kinsman.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “Who are you?” Then she said, “I am Ruth, your female servant. So spread the edge of your cloak over your female servant, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).