Ruth 4:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 4:9 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 →
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בֹּ֨עַז
Bôʻaz
H1162
Boaz
לַזְּקֵנִ֜ים
zâqên
H2205
old
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֗ם
ʻam
H5971
people
עֵדִ֤ים
ʻêd
H5707
witness
אַתֶּם֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
הַיּ֔וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
קָנִ֨יתִי֙
qânâh
H7069
to acquire
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְ
ʼĔlîymelek
H458
Elimelech
וְאֵ֛ת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לְכִלְי֖וֹן
Kilyôwn
H3630
Chilion
וּמַחְל֑וֹן
Machlôwn
H4248
Mahlon
מִיַּ֖ד
yâd
H3027
hand
נָעֳמִֽי
Noʻŏmîy
H5281
Naomi
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World English Bible Public Domain
Boaz said to the elders, and to all the people, You are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from the hand of Naomi everything that belonged to Elimelek and everything that belonged to Kilion and Mahlon.
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