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Ruth 4:3 Interlinear

“And he said unto the kinsman a parcel of land which was our brother Elimelech's selleth Naomi that is come again of land of Moab”

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Ruth 4 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	H559	And he said	to say (used with great latitude)
2	לַגֹּאֵ֔ל	H1350	unto the kinsman	to redeem (according to the middle eastern law of kinship), i.e., to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his wido
3	חֶלְקַת֙	H2513	a parcel	properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery
4	מִשְּׂדֵ֥ה	H7704	of land	a field (as flat)
5	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	H834		who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
6	לְאָחִ֖ינוּ	H251	which was our brother	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
7	לֶֽאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ	H458	Elimelech's	elimelek, an israelite
8	מָֽכְרָ֣ה	H4376	selleth	to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)
9	נָֽעֳמִ֔י	H5281	Naomi	noomi, an israelitess
10	הַשָּׁ֖בָה	H7725	that is come again	to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point);
11	מִשְּׂדֵ֥ה	H7704	of land	a field (as flat)
12	מוֹאָֽב׃	H4124	of Moab	moab, an incestuous son of lot; also his territory and descendants

Ruth 4:3 (current)And he said unto the kinsman a parcel of land which was our brother Elimelech's selleth Naomi that is come again of land of Moab