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Ruth 1:10

And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee unto thy people.

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וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָהvatomarnahand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לָּ֑הּlahtoלָּ֑הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toכִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אִתָּ֥ךְitakheamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.נָשׁ֖וּבnashuvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…לְעַמֵּֽךְleamekheto peopleעַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they said unto her: 'Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy people.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they said unto her, Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy people.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they say to her, 'Surely with thee we go back to thy people.'

World English Bible

They said to her, “No, but we will return with you to your people.”

Darby Translation

And they said to her, We will certainly return with thee to thy people.

Douay-Rheims

And to say: We will go on with thee to thy people.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they said unto her: 'Nay, but we will return with thee unto thy people.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they said to her, We will return with thee to thy people.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῇ, μετὰ σου ἐπιστρέφομεν εἰς τὸν λαόν σου.