Ruth 4:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 4:11 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֧ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בַּשַּׁ֛עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
וְהַזְּקֵנִ֖ים
zâqên
H2205
old
עֵדִ֑ים
ʻêd
H5707
witness
יִתֵּן֩
nâthan
H5414
to give
יְהוָ֨ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָאִשָּׁ֜ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
הַבָּאָ֣ה
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּיתֶ֗ךָ
bayith
H1004
house
כְּרָחֵ֤ל
Râchêl
H7354
Rachel
וּכְלֵאָה֙
Lêʼâh
H3812
Leah
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּנ֤וּ
bânâh
H1129
to build
שְׁתֵּיהֶם֙
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַעֲשֵׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
חַ֣יִל
chayil
H2428
strength
בְּאֶפְרָ֔תָה
ʼEphrâth
H672
Ephrath
וּקְרָא
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שֵׁ֖ם
shêm
H8034
name
בְּבֵ֥ית
Bêyth Lechem
H1035
Bethlehem
לָֽחֶם
Bêyth Lechem
H1035
Bethlehem
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World English Bible Public Domain
All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, which two built the house of Israel: and do you worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
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King James Version Public Domain
And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all the people who were in the gate and the elders said, “ witnesses! May Yahweh make this woman who is coming into your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built up the house of Israel. Prosper in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).