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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. (KJV)
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.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 4:9 word 1
בֹּ֨עַזBo.'azBoaz
לַזְּקֵנִ֜יםla.ze.ke.Nimto the elders
Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
Meaning: old: elder
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT Ruth 4:9 word 3
וְכָל\־ve.kholand all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ruth 4:9 word 4
הָעָ֗םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Ruth 4:9 word 5
עֵדִ֤ים'e.Dim[are] witnesses
Lemma: עֵד (ed) · Strong's: H5707
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: witness
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 31:44, Genesis 31:48, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 22:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5707; TAHOT Ruth 4:9 word 6
אַתֶּם֙'a.Temyou
Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)
Meaning: you(m.p.)
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Ruth 4:9 word 7
הַיּ֔וֹםhai.Yomthis day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day: today
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 19:37, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 22:14, Genesis 25:31, Genesis 25:33, Genesis 26:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117L; TAHOT Ruth 4:9 word 8
כִּ֤יkithat
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 4:9 word 9
קָנִ֙יתִי֙ka.Ni.tiI acquire
Lemma: קָנָה (qa.nah) · Strong's: H7069
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
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 4:9 word 10
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ruth 4:9 word 11
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ruth 4:9 word 12
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 4:9 word 13
לֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְle.'e.li.Me.lekh[belonged] to Elimelech
וְאֵ֛תve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ruth 4:9 word 15
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ruth 4:9 word 16
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'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 4:9 word 17
לְכִלְי֖וֹןle.khil.Yon[belonged] to Kilion
Lemma: כִּלְיוֹן (kil.yon) · Strong's: H3630
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Chilion
Used 3 times. Also: Ruth 1:2, Ruth 1:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3630; TAHOT Ruth 4:9 word 18
וּמַחְל֑וֹןu.mach.Lonand Mahlon
Lemma: מַחְלוֹן (mach.lon) · Strong's: H4248
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Mahlon
Used 4 times. Also: Ruth 1:2, Ruth 1:5, Ruth 4:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4248; TAHOT Ruth 4:9 word 19
מִיַּ֖דmi.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 4:9 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| At this, Boaz | → | בֹּ֫עַז H1162G Boaz |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to the elders | → | זָקֵן H2205G old: elder |
| and all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| You | → | אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.) |
| are witnesses | → | עֵד H5707 witness |
| today | → | יוֹם H3117L day: today |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I am buying | → | קָנָה H7069 to buy |
| from | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| Naomi | → | נׇעֳמִי H5281 Naomi |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| that | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| belonged to Elimelech | → | אֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ H0458 Elimelech |
| Chilion | → | כִּלְיוֹן H3630 Chilion |
| and Mahlon | → | מַחְלוֹן H4248 Mahlon |
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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