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Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ruth 4:5 word 1
בֹּ֔עַזBo.'azBoaz
בְּיוֹם\־be.yom-on [the] day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Ruth 4:5 word 3
קְנוֹתְךָ֥ke.not.Chaacquiring you
Lemma: קָנָה (qa.nah) · Strong's: H7069
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to buy
Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 14:19, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 25:10, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7069; TAHOT Ruth 4:5 word 4
הַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.Dehthe field
Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 4:5 word 5
מִיַּ֣דmi.Yadfrom [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 4:5 word 6
נָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiNaomi
וּ֠מֵאֵתU.me.'etand from with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Ruth 4:5 word 8
ר֣וּתrutRuth
הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הha.mo.'a.vi.Yahthe Moabite [woman]
Lemma: מוֹאָבִי (mo.a.vi) · Strong's: H4125
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNgfsa)
Meaning: Moabite
Used 16 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:11, Deuteronomy 2:29, Deuteronomy 23:3, Ruth 1:4, Ruth 1:22, Ruth 2:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4125; TAHOT Ruth 4:5 word 10
אֵֽשֶׁת\־'e.shet-[the] wife of
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 4:5 word 11
הַמֵּת֙ha.Metthe dead [man]
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Ruth 4:5 word 12
לְהָקִ֥יםle.ha.Kimto raise up
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965I
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to arise: establish
Used 174 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965I; TAHOT Ruth 4:5 word 13
שֵׁם\־shem-[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 4:5 word 14
הַמֵּ֖תha.Metthe dead [man]
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Ruth 4:5 word 15
עַל\־'al-over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ruth 4:5 word 16
נַחֲלָתֽוֹ\׃na.cha.la.Toinheritance his
Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: inheritance
Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Ruth 4:5 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Boaz | → | בֹּ֫עַז H1162G Boaz |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| On the day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| you buy | → | קָנָה H7069 to buy |
| the land | → | שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country |
| from | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| Naomi | → | נׇעֳמִי H5281 Naomi |
| and also from | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| Ruth | → | רוּת H7327 Ruth |
| the Moabitess | → | מוֹאָבִי H4125 Moabite |
| you must also acquire | → | קָנָה H7069 to buy |
| the widow | → | אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife |
| of the deceased | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| in order to raise | → | קוּם H6965I to arise: establish |
| up the name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| of the deceased | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| his inheritance | → | נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance |
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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