Ruth 1:4
who took Moabite women as their wives, one named Orpah and the other named Ruth. And after they had lived in Moab about ten years,
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ASV
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelt there about ten years.
KJV
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ | vai.yis.'U | and they took | H5375 → |
| לָהֶ֗ם | la.Hem | for <the> themselves | |
| נָשִׁים֙ | na.Shim | wives | H802 → |
| מֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹת | mo.'a.vi.Yot | Moabite | H4125 → |
| שֵׁ֤ם | shem | [the] name of | H8034 → |
| הָֽאַחַת֙ | ha.'a.Chat | the one | H259 → |
| עָרְפָּ֔ה | 'a.re.Pah | [was] Orpah | H6204 → |
| וְשֵׁ֥ם | ve.Shem | and [the] name of | H8034 → |
| הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית | ha.she.Nit | the second | H8145 → |
| ר֑וּת | Rut | [was] Ruth | H7327 → |
| וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ | vai.Ye.she.vu | and they dwelt | H3427 → |
| שָׁ֖ם | sham | there | H8033 → |
| כְּעֶ֥שֶׂר | ke.'E.ser | about ten | H6235 → |
| שָׁנִֽים׃ | sha.Nim | years | H8141 → |
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