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I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me? (KJV)

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אֲנִי֙'a.NiI

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Ruth 1:21 word 1

מְלֵאָ֣הme.le.'Ahfull

Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4392

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: full

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 23:9, Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:22, Numbers 7:13, Numbers 7:14, Numbers 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4392; TAHOT Ruth 1:21 word 2

הָלַ֔כְתִּיha.Lakh.tiI went

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Ruth 1:21 word 3

וְרֵיקָ֖םve.rei.Kamand empty

Lemma: רֵיקָם (re.qam) · Strong's: H7387

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: emptily

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 31:42, Exodus 3:21, Exodus 23:15, Exodus 34:20, Deuteronomy 15:13, Deuteronomy 16:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7387; TAHOT Ruth 1:21 word 4

הֱשִׁיבַ֣נִיhe.shi.Va.nihe has brought back me

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Ruth 1:21 word 5

יְהוָ֑הYah.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 1:21 word 6

לָ֣מָּהLa.mah<to> why?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Ruth 1:21 word 7

תִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahdo you call

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Feminine · Plural (HVqi2fp)

Meaning: to call: call by

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT Ruth 1:21 word 8

נָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiNaomi

Lemma: נׇעֳמִי (no.o.mi) · Strong's: H5281

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Naomi

Used 21 times. Also: Ruth 1:2, Ruth 1:3, Ruth 1:8, Ruth 1:11, Ruth 1:19, Ruth 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5281; TAHOT Ruth 1:21 word 9

וַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehand Yahweh

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 1:21 word 10

עָ֣נָה'A.nahhe has testified

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to answer

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Ruth 1:21 word 11

וְשַׁדַּ֖יve.sha.Daiand [the] Almighty

Lemma: שַׁדַּי (shad.day) · Strong's: H7706

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Almighty

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 17:1, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 48:3, Genesis 49:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7706; TAHOT Ruth 1:21 word 12

הֵ֥רַֽעHe.ra'he has done harm

Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: be evil

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 38:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7489A; TAHOT Ruth 1:21 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
went away	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
full	→	מָלֵא H4392 full
but the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
has brought me back	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
empty	→	רֵיקָם H7387 emptily
Why	→	מָה H4100 what?
call	→	קָרָא H7121H to call: call by
me	→
Naomi	→	נׇעֳמִי H5281 Naomi
After all, the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
has testified	→	עָנָה H6030B to answer
against me	→
and the Almighty	→	שַׁדַּי H7706 Almighty
has afflicted	→	רָעַע H7489A be evil
me	→

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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