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Ruth 4:11

And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:

KJV

Respondit omnis populus, qui erat in porta, et majores natu : Nos testes sumus : faciat Dominus hanc mulierem, quæ ingreditur domum tuam, sicut Rachel et Liam, quæ ædificaverunt domum Israël : ut sit exemplum virtutis in Ephratha, et habeat celebre nomen in Bethlehem :

Vulgate

καὶ εἴποσαν πᾶς ὁ λαὸς οἱ ἐν τῇ πύλῃ Μάρτυρες. καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι εἴποσαν Δῴη Κύριος τὴν γυναῖκά σου τὴν εἰσπορευομένην εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου ὡς Ῥαχὴλ καὶ ὡς Λείαν, αἳ ᾠκοδόμησαν ἀμφότεραι τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ἐποίησαν δύναμιν ἐν Ἐφράθα· καὶ ἔσται ὄνομα ἐν Βαιθλέεμ.

LXX

And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that is come into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Beth-lehem:

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ כָּל הָ/עָ֧ם אֲשֶׁר בַּ/שַּׁ֛עַר וְ/הַ/זְּקֵנִ֖ים עֵדִ֑ים יִתֵּן֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֶֽת הָ/אִשָּׁ֜ה הַ/בָּאָ֣ה אֶל בֵּיתֶ֗/ךָ כְּ/רָחֵ֤ל וּ/כְ/לֵאָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּנ֤וּ שְׁתֵּי/הֶם֙ אֶת בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַ/עֲשֵׂה חַ֣יִל בְּ/אֶפְרָ֔תָה וּ/קְרָא שֵׁ֖ם בְּ/בֵ֥ית לָֽחֶם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People LeahRachel
Places Bethlehem

In the original Hebrew

25 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶפְרָ֑תָה
'prth
proper_noun · 10×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בְנ֣וֹת
bnvt
verb · 365×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
בֵּ֥ית
byt
proper_noun · 82×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
וֹ
v
noun · 232×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
זִקְנֵ֣י
zqny
adjective · 179×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
לֵאָ֔ה
l'h
proper_noun · 34×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
עֵ֣ד
'd
noun · 70×
רָחֵ֖ל
rchl
proper_noun · 47×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×
שַׁ֣עַר
sh'r
noun · 375×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 6:7 — And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
  • Deut 25:9 — Then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that
  • Gen 24:60 — And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
  • Gen 29:16 — And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
  • Gen 29:32 — And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.
  • Gen 30:3 — And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
  • Gen 31:14 — And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?
  • Gen 35:16 — And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.
  • Gen 35:19 — And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.
  • Gen 46:8 — And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn.
  • Gen 48:20 — And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
  • Jer 29:22 — And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
  • Job 29:7 — When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
  • Matt 2:6 — And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
  • Mic 5:2 — But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, f
  • Mic 5:2 — But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, f
  • Num 26:1 — And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,
  • Prov 14:1 — Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
  • Prov 14:1 — Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
  • Prov 31:23 — Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
  • Ps 127:3 — Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
  • Ps 128:3 — Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.
  • Ps 132:6 — Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.
  • Ruth 1:2 — And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab, and conti
  • Ruth 2:4 — And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
  • Zech 8:13 — And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.