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Ruth 4:11

“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.

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And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that is come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:

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And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth–lehem:

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָעָ֧םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834 →
בַּשַּׁ֛עַרba.Sha.'ar[was] at the gateH8179 →
וְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.Nimand the eldersH2205 →
עֵדִ֑ים'e.Dim[we are] witnessesH5707 →
יִתֵּן֩yi.Tenmay he makeH5414 →
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.Shahthe womanH802 →
הַבָּאָ֣הha.ba.'Ahwho is about to comeH935 →
אֶל־'el-intoH413 →
בֵּיתֶ֗ךָbei.Te.khahouse yourH1004 →
כְּרָחֵ֤ל׀ke.ra.Chellike RachelH7354 →
וּכְלֵאָה֙u.khe.le.'Ahand like LeahH3812 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhoH834 →
בָּנ֤וּba.Nuthey builtH1129 →
שְׁתֵּיהֶם֙she.tei.Hem[the] two of themH8147 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-and makeH6213 →
חַ֣יִלCha.yilwealthH2428 →
בְּאֶפְרָ֔תָהbe.'ef.Ra.tahin EphrathahH672 →
וּקְרָא־u.ke.ra'-and proclaimH7121 →
שֵׁ֖םshema nameH8034 →
בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veitin Beth-H1035 →
לָֽחֶם׃La.chem-lehemH1035 →

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Genesis 29:32And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”Matthew 2:6‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people Israel.’”Micah 5:2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.Ruth 2:4Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.Psalms 127:3–5Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.Genesis 29:16Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.Ruth 1:2The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.Psalms 128:3–6Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.Genesis 46:8–27Now these are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.Genesis 35:16–20Later, they set out from Bethel, and while they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth, and her labor was difficult.Numbers 26:1–65After the plague had ended, the LORD said to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest,Deuteronomy 25:9his brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”Psalms 132:6We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.Proverbs 14:1Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.Genesis 35:19So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).Genesis 31:14And Rachel and Leah replied, “Do we have any portion or inheritance left in our father’s house?Jeremiah 29:22Because of them, all the exiles of Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: ‘May the LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire!’Genesis 30:3Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”

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