Ruth 1:13 Go deeper
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Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me. (KJV)
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הֲלָהֵ֣ן\׀ha.la.Hen¿ therefore
Lemma: לָהֵן (la.hen) · Strong's: H3860
Parsing: Conjunction (HC)
Meaning: therefore
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3860; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 1
תְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָהte.sa.Be.re.nahwill you wait
Lemma: שָׂבַר (sa.var) · Strong's: H7663B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Feminine · Plural (HVpi2fp)
Meaning: to await
Used 6 times. Also: Esther 9:1, Psalms 104:27, Psalms 119:166, Psalms 145:15, Isaiah 38:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7663B; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 2
עַ֚ד'aduntil
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 3
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherthat
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 4
יִגְדָּ֔לוּyig.Da.luthey will grow up
Lemma: גָּדַל (ga.dal) · Strong's: H1431
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to magnify
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 24:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1431; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 5
הֲלָהֵן֙ha.la.Hen¿ therefore
Lemma: לָהֵן (la.hen) · Strong's: H3860
Parsing: Conjunction (HC)
Meaning: therefore
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3860; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 6
תֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָהte.'a.Ge.nahwill you shut yourselves off
Lemma: עָגַן (a.gan) · Strong's: H5702
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Feminine · Plural (HVNi2fp)
Meaning: to refrain
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5702; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 7
לְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.Tito not
Lemma: בִּלְתִּי (bil.ti) · Strong's: H1115
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: lest
Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 38:9, Genesis 43:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1115; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 8
הֱי֣וֹתhe.Yotto belong
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 9
לְאִ֑ישׁle.'Ishto a husband
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: husband
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 29:32, Genesis 29:34, Genesis 30:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376H; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 10
אַ֣ל'almay not [it be]
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 11
בְּנֹתַ֗יbe.no.TaiO daughters my
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 12
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 13
מַר\־mar-it is bitter
Lemma: מָרַר (ma.rar) · Strong's: H4843
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to provoke
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 49:23, Exodus 1:14, Exodus 23:21, Ruth 1:20, 2 Kings 4:27, Job 27:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4843; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 14
מְאֹד֙me.'Odvery
Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: much
Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 15
כִּֽי\־ki-that
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 16
יָצְאָ֥הya.tze.'Ahit has gone forth
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 17
יַד\־yad-[the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 18
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Ruth 1:13 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| would you wait | → | שָׂבַר H7663B to await |
| for them | → | לָהֵן H3860 therefore |
| to | → | עַד H5704 till |
| grow up | → | גָּדַל H1431 to magnify |
| . . . | → | לָהֵן H3860 therefore |
| Would you refrain | → | עָגַן H5702 to refrain |
| from | → | בִּלְתִּי H1115 lest |
| having | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| husbands | → | אִישׁ H0376H man: husband |
| No | → | אַל H0408 not |
| my daughters | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| it is much more bitter | → | מָרַר H4843 to provoke |
| . . . | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| for me | → | |
| than for you | → | |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| has gone out | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| against me | → |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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