Ruth 1:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They tookוַיִּשְׂא֣וּ
(vai·yis·'u)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
for themselves 
 
1992a: theya prim. pronoun
Moabiteמֹֽאֲבִיֹּ֔ות
(mo·'a·vi·yo·vt,)
4125: desc. of Moabfrom Moab
women [as] wives;נָשִׁים֙
(na·shim)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
the nameשֵׁ֤ם
(shem)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
of the oneהָֽאַחַת֙
(ha·'a·chat)
259: onea prim. card. number
was Orpahעָרְפָּ֔ה
(a·re·pah,)
6204: sister-in-law of Ruthfrom the same as oreph
and the nameוְשֵׁ֥ם
(ve·shem)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖ית
(ha·she·nit)
8145: second (an ord. number)from shanah
Ruth.ר֑וּת
(rut;)
7327: "friendship," a Moabite ancestress of Davidfrom raah
And they livedוַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּ
(vai·ye·she·vu)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
thereשָׁ֖ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
about tenכְּעֶ֥שֶׂר
(ke·'e·ser)
6235: tenfrom an unused word
years.שָׁנִֽים׃
(sha·nim.)
8141: a yearfrom shana


















KJV Lexicon
And they took
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
them wives
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
of the women
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
of Moab
Mow'abiy  (mo-aw-bee')
a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab -- (woman) of Moab, Moabite(-ish, -ss).
the name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
of the one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
was Orpah
`Orpah  (or-paw')
mane; Orpah, a Moabites -- Orpah.
and the name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
of the other
sheniy  (shay-nee')
double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again -- again, either (of them), (an-)other, second (time).
Ruth
Ruwth  (rooth)
friend; Ruth, a Moabitess -- Ruth.
and they dwelled
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
there about ten
`eser  (eh'ser)
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen.
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
They took for themselves Moabite women as wives; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth. And they lived there about ten years.

King James Bible
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Her sons took Moabite women as their wives: one was named Orpah and the second was named Ruth. After they lived in Moab about 10 years,

International Standard Version
Each of her sons married Moabite women: one named Orpah and the other named Ruth. After they lived there about ten years,

NET Bible
So her sons married Moabite women. (One was named Orpah and the other Ruth.) And they continued to live there about ten years.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Each son married a woman from Moab. One son married a woman named Orpah, and the other son married a woman named Ruth. They lived there for about ten years.

King James 2000 Bible
And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they dwelled there about ten years.
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