Ruth 1:13
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
מְאֹד
very
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מְאֹד
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
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יָצָא
it has gone forth
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יָצָא
To go out, to come out, to bring out. Yatsa. God brought Israel out of Egypt. He brings us out of every form of bondage with a mighty hand.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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עַד
until
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עַד
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
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יָד
the hand of
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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גָּדַל
they will grow up
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גָּדַל
to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
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בַּת
O daughters/ my
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בַּת
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
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שָׂבַר
will you wait
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שָׂבַר
to scrutinize; by implication (of watching) to expect (with hope and patience)
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מָרַר
it is bitter
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מָרַר
to be (causatively, make) bitter (literally or figuratively)
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עָגַן
will you shut yourselves off
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עָגַן
will you shut yourselves off
to debar, i.e. from marriage
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