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Ruth

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And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And he said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֖אמֶר vai·yo·mer
Who any Pronoun H4310 מִי־ mi-
Who [art] thou? And she answered answer Verb H559 וַתֹּ֗אמֶר vat·to·mer
I [am] Ruth Ruth Noun H7327 ר֣וּת rut
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thine handmaid bondmaid Noun H519 אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ a·ma·te·cha,
therefore thy skirt bird Noun H3671 כְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙ che·na·fe·cha
over above Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
over thine handmaid bondmaid Noun H519 אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ a·ma·te·cha,
for thou [art] a near kinsman in any wise Verb H1350 גֹאֵ֖ל go·'el

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Ruth

|friendship,| a Moabite ancestress of David

Ruth

Ruth [N] [H] [S] a friend, a Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, whose father, Elimelech, had settled in the land of Moab. On the death of Elimelech and Mahlon, Naomi came with Ruth, her daughter-in-law, who refused to leave her, to Bethlehem, the old home from which Elimelech had migrated. There she had a rich relative, Boaz, to whom Ruth was eventually married. She became the mother of Obed, the grandfather of David. Thus Ruth, a Gentile, is... View Details

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King James Bible And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
Hebrew Greek English And he He said, Who art thou? "Who are you?" And she answered, I "I am Ruth thine handmaid: your maid. So spread therefore thy skirt your covering over thine handmaid; your maid, for thou art you are a near kinsman.close relative."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And he He said, Who art thou? "Who are you?" And she answered, I "I am Ruth thine handmaid: your maid. So spread therefore thy skirt your covering over thine handmaid; your maid, for thou art you are a near kinsman.close relative."