Ruth 1:17
Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”
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ASV
where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: Jehovah do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me.
KJV
Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me.
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| בַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | ba.'a.Sher | at where | H834 → |
| תָּמ֙וּתִי֙ | ta.Mu.ti | you will die | H4191 → |
| אָמ֔וּת | 'a.Mut | I will die | H4191 → |
| וְשָׁ֖ם | ve.Sham | and there | H8033 → |
| אֶקָּבֵ֑ר | 'e.ka.Ver | I will be buried | H6912 → |
| כֹּה֩ | koh | thus | H3541 → |
| יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה | ya.'a.Seh | may he do | H6213 → |
| יְהוָ֥ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לִי֙ | li | to <the> me | |
| וְכֹ֣ה | ve.Khoh | and thus | H3541 → |
| יֹסִ֔יף | yo.Sif | may he add | H3254 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | if | H3588 → |
| הַמָּ֔וֶת | ha.Ma.vet | <the> death | H4194 → |
| יַפְרִ֖יד | yaf.Rid | it will separate | H6504 → |
| בֵּינִ֥י | bei.Ni | between me | H996 → |
| וּבֵינֵֽךְ׃ | u.vei.Nekh | and between you | H996 → |
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