Ruth 4:11
All the people, that was in the gate, answered, and the greater men in birth, We be witnesses; the Lord make this woman, that entereth into thine house, as Rachel and Leah, that builded the house of Israel, that she be ensample of virtue in Ephratah, and have a solemn name in Bethlehem;This verse in the real world
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- אֶפְרָתʼEphrâthEphrath, another name for Bethlehem;
- לֵאָהLêʼâhLeah, a wife of Jacob
- רָחֵלRâchêlRachel, a wife of Jacob
- עֵדʻêdconcretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
- זָקֵןzâqênold
- חַיִלchayilprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor
- שַׁעַרshaʻaran opening, i.e. door or gate
- בָּנָהbânâhto build (literally and figuratively)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Gen 29:32–30:24, Mat 2:6, Mic 5:2, Psa 127:3–5, Num 26:1–65, Pro 14:1, Gen 46:8–27, Gen 35:16–20