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And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. (KJV)
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וְשֵׁ֣םve.Shemand [the] name of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 1
הָאִ֣ישׁha.'Ishthe man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 2
אֱֽלִימֶ֡לֶךְ'eli.Me.lekh[was] Elimelech
וְשֵׁם֩ve.Shemand [the] name of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 4
אִשְׁתּ֨וֹ'ish.Towife his
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: woman: wife
Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 5
נָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.Mi[was] Naomi
וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shemand [the] name of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 7
שְׁנֵֽי\־she.nei-[the] two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 8
בָנָ֣יו\׀va.Navsons his
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 9
מַחְל֤וֹןmach.Lon[was] Mahlon
Lemma: מַחְלוֹן (mach.lon) · Strong's: H4248
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Mahlon
Used 4 times. Also: Ruth 1:5, Ruth 4:9, Ruth 4:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4248; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 10
וְכִלְיוֹן֙ve.khil.yOnand Kilion
Lemma: כִּלְיוֹן (kil.yon) · Strong's: H3630
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Chilion
Used 3 times. Also: Ruth 1:5, Ruth 4:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3630; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 11
אֶפְרָתִ֔ים'ef.ra.TimEphrathites
Lemma: אֶפְרָתִי (eph.ra.ti) · Strong's: H0673H
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Ephrathite
Used 2 times. Also: 1 Samuel 17:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0673H; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 12
מִבֵּ֥יתmi.Beitfrom Beth-
Lemma: בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) · Strong's: H1035G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bethlehem
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7, Judges 12:8, Judges 12:10, Judges 17:7, Judges 17:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1035G; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 13
לֶ֖חֶםLe.chem-lehem
Lemma: בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) · Strong's: H1035G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bethlehem
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7, Judges 12:8, Judges 12:10, Judges 17:7, Judges 17:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1035G; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 14
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 15
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 16
שְׂדֵי\־se.dei-[the] region<s> of
Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: land: country
Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 17
מוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvMoab
Lemma: מוֹאָב (mo.av) · Strong's: H4124G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Moab
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 15:15, Numbers 21:11, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4124G; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 18
וַיִּֽהְיוּ\־vai.yih.yu-and they were
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 1:2 word 19
שָֽׁם\׃Shamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Ruth 1:2 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The man’s | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| was Elimelech | → | אֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0458 Elimelech |
| his wife’s | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| was Naomi | → | נׇעֳמִי H5281 Naomi |
| and the names | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| of his two | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| were Mahlon | → | מַחְלוֹן H4248 Mahlon |
| and Chilion | → | כִּלְיוֹן H3630 Chilion |
| They were Ephrathites | → | אֶפְרָתִי H0673H Ephrathite |
| from | → | בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם H1035G Bethlehem |
| Bethlehem | → | בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם H1035G Bethlehem |
| in Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| and they entered | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| the land | → | שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country |
| of Moab | → | מוֹאָב H4124G Moab |
| and settled | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
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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