Ruth 4:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 4:3 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לַגֹּאֵ֔ל
gâʼal
H1350
to redeem
חֶלְקַת֙
chelqâh
H2513
smoothness
הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לְאָחִ֖ינוּ
ʼâch
H251
brother
לֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ
ʼĔlîymelek
H458
Elimelech
מָכְרָ֣ה
mâkar
H4376
to sell
נָעֳמִ֔י
Noʻŏmîy
H5281
Naomi
הַשָּׁ֖בָה
shûwb
H7725
to return
מִשְּׂדֵ֥ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
מוֹאָֽב
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to the near kinsman, Naomi, who has come back out of the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's:
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, the woman who has returned from the fields of Moab, is selling the portion of the field that belonged to our brother Elimelek.
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