Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Deuteronomy.25.5", "source": "כִּֽי־יֵשְׁב֨וּ אַחִ֜ים יַחְדָּ֗ו וּמֵ֨ת אַחַ֤ד מֵהֶם֙ וּבֵ֣ן אֵֽין־ל֔וֹ לֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֧ה אֵֽשֶׁת־הַמֵּ֛ת הַח֖וּצָה לְאִ֣ישׁ זָ֑ר יְבָמָהּ֙ יָבֹ֣א עָלֶ֔יהָ וּלְקָחָ֥הּ ל֛וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֖ה וְיִבְּמָֽהּ׃", "text": "When *yēšbû* *ʾaḥîm* *yaḥdāw* *û-mēt* one of-them *û-bēn* none-to-him not *tihyeh* *ʾēšet*-the-*mēt* the-*ḥûṣāh* to-*ʾîš* *zār* *yəbāmāh* *yābōʾ* upon-her *û-ləqāḥāh* to-him to-*ʾiššāh* *wə-yibbəmāh*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - when/if", "*yēšbû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they dwell", "*ʾaḥîm*": "noun masculine plural - brothers", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together", "*û-mēt*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and dies", "*ʾaḥad*": "numeral - one", "*mē-hem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - from them", "*û-bēn*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular - and son", "*ʾên-lô*": "particle of negation + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - there is not to him", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*tihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - she shall be", "*ʾēšet*": "noun feminine singular construct - wife of", "*ha-mēt*": "definite article + qal participle masculine singular - the dead one", "*ha-ḥûṣāh*": "definite article + noun feminine singular - the outside/abroad", "*lə-ʾîš*": "preposition + noun masculine singular - to a man", "*zār*": "adjective masculine singular - strange/foreign", "*yəbāmāh*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her brother-in-law", "*yābōʾ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he shall go", "*ʿālêhā*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - upon her", "*û-ləqāḥāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and take her", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*lə-ʾiššāh*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - as a wife", "*wə-yibbəmāh*": "conjunction + piel perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and perform levirate duty to her" }, "variants": { "*yēšbû*": "dwell/live/sit", "*ḥûṣāh*": "outside/abroad/to a stranger", "*zār*": "stranger/foreigner/outsider", "*yābōʾ ʿālêhā*": "come to her/have relations with her", "*yibbəmāh*": "perform levirate marriage/fulfill duty of brother-in-law" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvis brødre bor sammen, og en av dem dør uten å etterlate seg barn, skal enken ikke gifte seg med en fremmed. Hennes svoger skal ta henne til ekte og oppfylle sin forpliktelse til å ivareta sin brors navn.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Når brødre bor sammen og en av dem dør uten sønn, skal ikke den dødes hustru gifte seg med en fremmed mann utenfor familien. Hennes manns bror skal gå inn til henne, ta henne til ekte, og oppfylle sin plikt som svogeren.

• Norsk King James

  Hvis brødre bor sammen og en av dem dør uten å ha barn, skal kona til den døde ikke gifte seg med en fremmed; hennes manns bror skal ta henne til seg som sin kone og oppfylle plikten som han har overfor henne.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Når brødre bor sammen og en av dem dør uten å ha sønn, skal den dødes kone ikke gifte seg med en fremmed utenfor familien. Hennes manns bror skal komme inn til henne, ta henne som sin kone og gjøre sitt plikt som ektemann i sin brors sted.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Når brødrene bor sammen og en av dem dør uten å etterlate seg en sønn, skal den avdødes hustru ikke gifte seg med en fremmed mann utenfor familien. Hennes svoger skal gå inn til henne, ta henne til kone og oppfylle svogersplikten.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvis brødre bor sammen, og en av dem dør uten å ha barn, skal ikke den avdødes hustru gifte seg med en fremmed mann. Hennes manns bror skal gå inn til henne, ta henne til ektefelle og gjøre sin plikt som svoger til henne.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Om brødre bor sammen og en av dem dør uten å få barn, skal ikke den avdødes kone gifte seg med en fremmed; den avdødes bror skal tre til henne, ta henne til hustru og innfri sin plikt som bror til den avdøde.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Hvis brødre bor sammen, og en av dem dør uten å ha barn, skal ikke den avdødes hustru gifte seg med en fremmed mann. Hennes manns bror skal gå inn til henne, ta henne til ektefelle og gjøre sin plikt som svoger til henne.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Når brødre bor sammen og en av dem dør uten å ha sønner, skal enken ikke gifte seg med en fremmed mann utenfor slekten. Hennes svoger skal gå inn til henne, ta henne til kone og utføre svogerskapet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If brothers live together and one of them dies without a son, the dead man's wife must not be married outside the family to a stranger. Her brother-in-law is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law to her.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Når brødre bor sammen og en av dem dør uten å etterlate seg en sønn, skal den avdødes kone ikke giftes bort til en fremmed. Hennes svoger skal gå til henne, ta henne til hustru og oppfylle svogerskapets plikt mot henne.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Naar Brødre boe tilhobe, og en døer af dem, og han haver ingen Søn, da skal den Dødes Hustru ikke vorde en fremmed Mands udenfor; hendes Mands Broder skal komme ind til hende, og tage hende sig til Hustru, og ægte hende i sin Broders Sted.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the ad shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Når brødre bor sammen, og en av dem dør uten å ha barn, skal enken ikke gifte seg med en fremmed mann; hennes avdøde manns bror skal gå inn til henne og ta henne til ekte, og utføre svogersplikten til henne.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry outside to a stranger; her husband's brother shall go to her and take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvis brødre bor sammen, og en av dem dør uten å ha en sønn, skal den avdødes kone ikke giftes bort til en fremmed utenfor slekten; hennes manns bror skal gå inn til henne, ta henne til ekte og oppfylle plikten som svoger.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Når brødre bor sammen, og en av dem dør uten sønn, skal ikke hans hustru giftes bort til en fremmed mann; hennes manns bror skal gå inn til henne, ta henne til ekte, og oppfylle svogers plikter.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvis brødre bor sammen, og en av dem dør uten å ha en sønn, skal ikke hans kone gifte seg med en fremmed mann utenfra: hennes manns bror skal gå til henne, ta henne til kone og oppfylle svogersplikten mot henne.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvis brødre bor sammen og en av dem, ved sin død, ikke har noen sønn, skal den dødes kone ikke gifte seg utenfor familien med en annen mann: la hennes manns bror gå inn til henne og ta henne til ekte, slik det er rett for en svogers plikt.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When brethern dwell together and one of them dye ad haue no childe, the wyfe of the deed shall not be geuen out vnto a straunger: but hir brotherlawe shall goo in vnto her and take her to wife and marie her.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whan brethren dwell together, and one of them dye with out children, then shall not ye wife of the deed take a straunge man without, but hir kynsman shal go in vnto her, and take her to wyfe:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  If brethren dwell together, and one of them dye & haue no sonne, the wife of the dead shall not marry without: that is, vnto a stranger, but his kinseman shall goe in vnto her, and take her to wife, and doe the kinsemans office to her.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If brethren dwell together, and one of them dye, and haue no chylde, the wyfe of the dead shall not marry without vnto a straunger: but his kinsman shall go in vnto her, & take her to wife, and occupie the rowme of his kinsman.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If brothers dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married outside to a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in to her, and take her to him as wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `When brethren dwell together, and one of them hath died, and hath no son, the wife of the dead is not without to a strange man; her husband's brother doth go in unto her, and hath taken her to him for a wife, and doth perform the duty of her husband's brother;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If brothers are living together and one of them, at his death, has no son, the wife of the dead man is not to be married outside the family to another man: let her husband's brother go in to her and make her his wife, doing as it is right for a brother-in-law to do.

• World English Bible (2000)

  If brothers dwell together, and one of them die, and have no son, the wife of the dead shall not be married outside to a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in to her, and take her to him as wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Respect for the Sanctity of Others If brothers live together and one of them dies without having a son, the dead man’s wife must not remarry someone outside the family. Instead, her late husband’s brother must go to her, marry her, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 22:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Matthew.22.24", "source": "Λέγοντες, Διδάσκαλε, Μωσῆς εἶπεν, Ἐάν τις ἀποθάνῃ, μὴ ἔχων τέκνα, ἐπιγαμβρεύσει ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀναστήσει σπέρμα τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ.", "text": "*Legontes*, *Didaskale*, *Mōsēs* *eipen*, If anyone *apothanē*, not *echōn* *tekna*, shall *epigambreusei* the *adelphos* of him the *gynaika* of him, and shall *anastēsei* *sperma* to the *adelphō* of him.", "grammar": { "*Legontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - saying", "*Didaskale*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Teacher!", "*Mōsēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Moses", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said", "*apothanē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular - he might die", "*echōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having", "*tekna*": "accusative, neuter, plural - children", "*epigambreusei*": "future active indicative, 3rd person singular - shall marry as next of kin", "*adelphos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - brother", "*gynaika*": "accusative, feminine, singular - wife/woman", "*anastēsei*": "future active indicative, 3rd person singular - shall raise up", "*sperma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - seed/offspring", "*adelphō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to brother" }, "variants": { "*Didaskale*": "Teacher/Master/Instructor", "*apothanē*": "he might die/should die", "*tekna*": "children/offspring/descendants", "*epigambreusei*": "shall marry as next of kin/take in levirate marriage", "*gynaika*": "wife/woman", "*anastēsei*": "shall raise up/produce/cause to stand", "*sperma*": "seed/offspring/descendants" } }
• Mark 12:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Mark.12.19", "source": "Διδάσκαλε, Μωσῆς ἔγραψεν ἡμῖν, Ὅτι ἐάν τινος ἀδελφὸς ἀποθάνῃ, καὶ καταλίπῃ γυναῖκα, καὶ τέκνα μὴ ἀφῇ, ἵνα λάβῃ ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξαναστήσῃ σπέρμα τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ.", "text": "*Didaskale*, *Mōsēs egrapsen* to-us, That if anyone's *adelphos apothanē*, and *katalipē gynaika*, and *tekna mē aphē*, *hina labē ho adelphos* of-him *tēn gynaika* of-him, and *exanastēsē sperma tō adelphō* of-him.", "grammar": { "*Didaskale*": "vocative singular masculine - Teacher", "*Mōsēs*": "nominative singular masculine - Moses", "*egrapsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - wrote", "*adelphos*": "nominative singular masculine - brother", "*apothanē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might die", "*katalipē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might leave behind", "*gynaika*": "accusative singular feminine - wife/woman", "*tekna*": "accusative plural neuter - children", "*mē aphē*": "negative particle + aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - not leave", "*hina*": "conjunction + subjunctive - so that/in order that", "*labē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might take", "*ho adelphos*": "nominative singular masculine article + noun - the brother", "*tēn gynaika*": "accusative singular feminine article + noun - the wife", "*exanastēsē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - might raise up", "*sperma*": "accusative singular neuter - seed/offspring", "*tō adelphō*": "dative singular masculine article + noun - for the brother" }, "variants": { "*Didaskale*": "Teacher/Master/Rabbi", "*Mōsēs*": "Moses", "*egrapsen*": "wrote/recorded", "*adelphos*": "brother/male sibling", "*apothanē*": "might die/should die", "*katalipē*": "might leave behind/leave remaining", "*gynaika*": "wife/woman", "*tekna*": "children/offspring", "*aphē*": "leave/leave behind", "*labē*": "might take/should take", "*exanastēsē*": "might raise up/produce", "*sperma*": "seed/offspring/descendants", "*adelphō*": "for the brother/to the brother" } }
• Luke 20:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Luke.20.28", "source": "Λέγοντες, Διδάσκαλε, Μωσῆς ἔγραψεν ἡμῖν, Ἐάν τινος ἀδελφὸς ἀποθάνῃ, ἔχων γυναῖκα, καὶ οὗτος ἄτεκνος ἀποθάνῃ, ἵνα λάβῃ ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτοῦ τὴν γυναῖκα, καὶ ἐξαναστήσῃ σπέρμα τῷ ἀδελφῷ αὐτοῦ.", "text": "*Legontes*, *Didaskale*, *Mōsēs egrapsen* to us, If *tinos adelphos apothanē*, having *gynaika*, and this one *ateknos apothanē*, that should *labē* the *adelphos* of him the *gynaika*, and *exanastēsē sperma* to the *adelphō* of him.", "grammar": { "*Legontes*": "present active participle, nominative, plural - saying", "*Didaskale*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Teacher", "*Mōsēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Moses", "*egrapsen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - wrote", "*tinos*": "indefinite pronoun, genitive, singular - of someone", "*adelphos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - brother", "*apothanē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - should die", "*gynaika*": "accusative, feminine, singular - wife/woman", "*ateknos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - childless", "*apothanē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - should die", "*labē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - should take", "*adelphos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - brother", "*gynaika*": "accusative, feminine, singular - wife/woman", "*exanastēsē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - should raise up", "*sperma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - seed/offspring", "*adelphō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the brother" }, "variants": { "*Legontes*": "saying/speaking", "*Didaskale*": "Teacher/Master/Rabbi", "*Mōsēs egrapsen*": "Moses wrote/Moses commanded in writing", "*tinos adelphos apothanē*": "if someone's brother dies", "*gynaika*": "wife/woman", "*ateknos*": "childless/without children", "*labē*": "should take/might take", "*exanastēsē sperma*": "should raise up offspring/should produce descendants", "*adelphō*": "for the brother/to the brother" } }
• Gen 38:8-9 : 8 { "verseID": "Genesis.38.8", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוּדָה֙ לְאוֹנָ֔ן בֹּ֛א אֶל־אֵ֥שֶׁת אָחִ֖יךָ וְיַבֵּ֣ם אֹתָ֑הּ וְהָקֵ֥ם זֶ֖רַע לְאָחִֽיךָ", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *Yehûdāh* to *ʾÔnān*, *bōʾ* unto *ʾēšet* your *ʾāḥîḵā* and *yabbēm* *ʾōtāh*, and *hāqēm* *zeraʿ* to your *ʾāḥîḵā*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Yehûdāh*": "proper noun, masculine - Judah", "*ʾÔnān*": "proper noun, masculine - Onan", "*bōʾ*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - go in/come", "*ʾēšet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wife of", "*ʾāḥîḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brother", "*yabbēm*": "piel imperative, masculine singular - perform levirate duty to", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her", "*hāqēm*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - raise up/establish", "*zeraʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - seed/offspring", "*ʾāḥîḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your brother" }, "variants": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "and he said/spoke/commanded", "*bōʾ*": "go in/come to/have relations with", "*yabbēm*": "perform levirate marriage duty/fulfill brother-in-law obligation", "*hāqēm*": "raise up/establish/maintain", "*zeraʿ*": "seed/offspring/descendants" } } 9 { "verseID": "Genesis.38.9", "source": "וַיֵּ֣דַע אוֹנָ֔ן כִּ֛י לֹּ֥א ל֖וֹ יִהְיֶ֣ה הַזָּ֑רַע וְהָיָ֞ה אִם־בָּ֨א אֶל־אֵ֤שֶׁת אָחִיו֙ וְשִׁחֵ֣ת אַ֔רְצָה לְבִלְתִּ֥י נְתָן־זֶ֖רַע לְאָחִֽיו", "text": "And *wayyēdaʿ* *ʾÔnān* that *lōʾ* to him *yihyeh* the *zāraʿ*, and *wəhāyāh* if *bāʾ* unto *ʾēšet* his *ʾāḥîw* and *wəšiḥēt* *ʾarṣāh* to prevent *nətān*-*zeraʿ* to his *ʾāḥîw*", "grammar": { "*wayyēdaʿ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he knew", "*ʾÔnān*": "proper noun, masculine - Onan", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - would be", "*zāraʿ*": "noun, masculine singular + definite article - the offspring/seed", "*wəhāyāh*": "waw-consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/happened", "*bāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he went in", "*ʾēšet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wife of", "*ʾāḥîw*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother", "*wəšiḥēt*": "waw-consecutive + piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he ruined/destroyed", "*ʾarṣāh*": "noun, feminine singular + directional heh - to the ground", "*nətān*": "qal infinitive construct - giving", "*zeraʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - seed/offspring", "*ʾāḥîw*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother" }, "variants": { "*wayyēdaʿ*": "and he knew/recognized/understood", "*yihyeh*": "would be/become/belong to", "*wəhāyāh*": "and it was/happened/came to pass", "*bāʾ*": "went in to/had relations with", "*wəšiḥēt*": "and he ruined/wasted/destroyed", "*ʾarṣāh*": "to the ground/on the earth/to the floor", "*nətān*": "giving/providing/establishing" } }
• Ruth 1:12-13 : 12 { "verseID": "Ruth.1.12", "source": "שֹׁ֤בְנָה בְנֹתַי֙ לֵ֔כְןָ כִּ֥י זָקַ֖נְתִּי מִהְי֣וֹת לְאִ֑ישׁ כִּ֤י אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ יֶשׁ־לִ֣י תִקְוָ֔ה גַּ֣ם הָיִ֤יתִי הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ לְאִ֔ישׁ וְגַ֖ם יָלַ֥דְתִּי בָנִֽים", "text": "*Šōḇnāh* *ḇənōṯay*, *lēḵnā*, for *zāqantî* from *mihəyôṯ* to *ləʾîš*. For *ʾāmartî* there is to me *ṯiqwāh*, even *hāyîṯî* the *hallaylāh* to *ləʾîš* and even *yālaḏtî* *ḇānîm*", "grammar": { "*Šōḇnāh*": "2nd feminine plural qal imperative of שוב (to return) - return", "*ḇənōṯay*": "feminine plural noun + 1st common singular possessive suffix - my daughters", "*lēḵnā*": "2nd feminine plural qal imperative of הלך (to go) - go", "*zāqantî*": "1st common singular qal perfect of זקן (to be old) - I am old", "*mihəyôṯ*": "preposition + infinitive construct of היה (to be) - from being", "*ləʾîš*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for a husband", "*ʾāmartî*": "1st common singular qal perfect of אמר (to say) - I said", "*ṯiqwāh*": "feminine singular noun - hope", "*hāyîṯî*": "1st common singular qal perfect of היה (to be) - I would be", "*hallaylāh*": "article + masculine singular noun - the night", "*yālaḏtî*": "1st common singular qal perfect of ילד (to bear) - I would bear", "*ḇānîm*": "masculine plural noun - sons" }, "variants": { "*ṯiqwāh*": "hope/expectation", "*ḇənōṯay*": "my daughters (figurative term for daughters-in-law)" } } 13 { "verseID": "Ruth.1.13", "source": "הֲלָהֵ֣ן ׀ תְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָה עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִגְדָּ֔לוּ הֲלָהֵן֙ תֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָה לְבִלְתִּ֖י הֱי֣וֹת לְאִ֑ישׁ אַ֣ל בְּנֹתַ֗י כִּֽי־מַר־לִ֤י מְאֹד֙ מִכֶּ֔ם כִּֽי־יָצְאָ֥ה בִ֖י יַד־יְהוָֽה", "text": "*hălāhēn* *təśabbērnāh* until that *yiḡdālû*? *hălāhēn* *tēʿāḡēnāh* to *ləḇiltî* *hĕyôṯ* to *ləʾîš*? No, *bənōṯay*, for *mar*-to me very from you, for *yāṣəʾāh* against me *yaḏ*-*YHWH*", "grammar": { "*hălāhēn*": "interrogative + preposition + 3rd feminine plural suffix - for them?", "*təśabbērnāh*": "2nd feminine plural piel imperfect of שבר (to wait/hope) - you would wait", "*yiḡdālû*": "3rd masculine plural qal imperfect of גדל (to grow) - they would grow up", "*tēʿāḡēnāh*": "2nd feminine plural niphal imperfect of עגן (to be restrained) - you would be restrained", "*ləḇiltî*": "preposition + conjunction - in order not", "*hĕyôṯ*": "infinitive construct of היה (to be) - to be", "*ləʾîš*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - to a husband", "*bənōṯay*": "feminine plural noun + 1st common singular possessive suffix - my daughters", "*mar*": "adjective masculine singular - bitter", "*yāṣəʾāh*": "3rd feminine singular qal perfect of יצא (to go out) - has gone out", "*yaḏ*": "feminine singular construct noun - hand of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD" }, "variants": { "*təśabbērnāh*": "you would wait/hope/expect", "*tēʿāḡēnāh*": "you would be restrained/shut up/bound", "*mar*": "bitter/painful/grievous", "*yaḏ*": "hand/power/agency" } }
• Ruth 4:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Ruth.4.5", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר בֹּ֔עַז בְּיוֹם־קְנוֹתְךָ֥ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה מִיַּ֣ד נָעֳמִ֑י וּ֠מֵאֵת ר֣וּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה אֵֽשֶׁת־הַמֵּת֙ *קניתי **קָנִ֔יתָה לְהָקִ֥ים שֵׁם־הַמֵּ֖ת עַל־נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *Bōʿaz* in-day-*qənôtəkā* the-*śādeh* from-hand-of *Noʿŏmî* *ûmēʾēt* *Rût* the-*Môʾăbîyâ* *ʾēšet*-the-*mēt* *qānîtâ* *ləhāqîm* *šēm*-the-*mēt* upon-*naḥălātô*", "grammar": { "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Bōʿaz*": "proper noun - Boaz", "*qənôtəkā*": "Qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix with preposition - in your buying", "*śādeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the field", "*Noʿŏmî*": "proper noun - Naomi", "*ûmēʾēt*": "conjunction + preposition + direct object marker - and from", "*Rût*": "proper noun - Ruth", "*Môʾăbîyâ*": "gentilic adjective, feminine singular with definite article - the Moabitess", "*ʾēšet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wife of", "*mēt*": "Qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the dead man", "*qānîtâ*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have acquired", "*ləhāqîm*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to raise up", "*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of", "*naḥălātô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix with preposition - upon his inheritance" }, "variants": { "*qānîtâ*": "you have acquired/you must buy/you have bought", "*ləhāqîm* *šēm*": "to raise up name/to preserve lineage/to maintain family line", "*naḥălātô*": "his inheritance/his property/his possession" } }
• Ruth 3:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Ruth.3.9", "source": "וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי־אָ֑תּ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אָנֹכִי֙ ר֣וּת אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤ כְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙ עַל־אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ כִּ֥י גֹאֵ֖ל אָֽתָּה׃", "text": "*Wa-yōʾmer* who-you? *Wa-tōʾmer ʾānōkî Rût ʾămātekā û-pāraśtā kənāpekā* upon-*ʾămātekā kî gōʾēl ʾāttâ*.", "grammar": { "*Wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*Wa-tōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said", "*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I", "*Rût*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Ruth", "*ʾămātekā*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your maidservant", "*û-pāraśtā*": "waw consecutive + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and spread", "*kənāpekā*": "feminine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your wing/corner of garment", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - redeemer", "*ʾāttâ*": "2nd masculine singular independent pronoun - you" }, "variants": { "*ʾămātekā*": "your maidservant/your female servant/your handmaid", "*kənāpekā*": "your wing/corner of your garment/your protection (metaphorical)", "*gōʾēl*": "kinsman-redeemer/relative with right to redeem" } }