Ruth 1:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
would you thereforeהֲלָהֵ֣ן
(ha·la·hen)
3860: on this account, thereforefrom a preposition prefix and hen
waitתְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָה
(te·sab·be·re·nah)
7663b: to wait, hopedenominative verb from seber
untilעַ֚ד
(ad)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
they were grown?יִגְדָּ֔לוּ
(yig·da·lu,)
1431: to grow up, become greata prim. root
Would you thereforeהֲלָהֵן֙
(ha·la·hen)
3860: on this account, thereforefrom a preposition prefix and hen
refrainתֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָה
(te·'a·ge·nah,)
5702: to shut oneself in or offa prim. root
from marrying? 
 
1166: to marry, rule overa prim. root
No,אַ֣ל
(al)
408: not (a subjective neg.)a prim. particle
my daughters;בְּנֹתַ֗י
(be·no·tai)
1323: daughterfrom ben
for it is harderמְאֹד֙
(me·'od)
3966: muchness, force, abundancefrom an unused word
for me thanמִכֶּ֔ם
(mik·kem,)
4480: froma prim. preposition
for you, for the handיַד־
(yad-)
3027: handa prim. root
of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
has gone forthיָצְאָ֥ה
(ya·tze·'ah)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
against me." 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Would ye tarry
sabar  (saw-bar')
to scrutinize; by implication (of watching) to expect (with hope and patience) -- hope, tarry, view, wait.
for them
lahen  (law-hane')
popularly for if; hence, therefore -- for them (by mistake for prepositional suffix).
till they were grown
gadal  (gaw-dal')
advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
would ye stay
`agan  (aw-gan')
to debar, i.e. from marriage -- stay.
for them
lahen  (law-hane')
popularly for if; hence, therefore -- for them (by mistake for prepositional suffix).
from having husbands
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
nay my daughters
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
for it grieveth
marar  (maw-rar')
to be (causatively, make) bitter
me much
m`od  (meh-ode')
vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.
for your sakes that the hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
is gone out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
against me
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
would you therefore wait until they were grown? Would you therefore refrain from marrying? No, my daughters; for it is harder for me than for you, for the hand of the LORD has gone forth against me."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
would you be willing to wait for them to grow up? Would you restrain yourselves from remarrying? No, my daughters, my life is much too bitter for you to share, because the LORD's hand has turned against me."

International Standard Version
would you wait for them until they were grown? Would you refrain from marriage for them? No, my daughters! I'm more deeply grieved than you, because the LORD is working against me!"

NET Bible
surely you would not want to wait until they were old enough to marry! Surely you would not remain unmarried all that time! No, my daughters, you must not return with me. For my intense suffering is too much for you to bear. For the LORD is afflicting me!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
would you wait until they grew up and stay single just for them? No, my daughters. My bitterness is much worse than yours because the LORD has sent me so much trouble."

King James 2000 Bible
Would you tarry for them till they were grown? would you refrain from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieves me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.
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