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וַיָּ֥מָתvayamatand dieמוּתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and die”, the next action in the storyH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְelimelekhElimelechאֱלִימֶלֶךְnoun, proper name — “Elimelech”H458Elimelek, an IsraeliteElimelech.אִ֣ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a 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)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…נָעֳמִ֑יnaomiNaomiנׇעֳמִיnoun, proper name — “Naomi”H5281Noomi, an IsraelitessNaomi.וַתִּשָּׁאֵ֥רvatishaerand leaveשָׁאַרconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and leave”, the next action in the storyH7604properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundantleave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.הִ֖יאhias for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.וּשְׁנֵ֥יusheneand twoשְׁנַיִםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct — “and two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.בָנֶֽיהָvaneyhasonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left, and her two sons.
Young’s Literal Translation
And Elimelech husband of Naomi dieth, and she is left, she and her two sons;
World English Bible
Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died; and she was left with her two sons.
Darby Translation
And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
Douay-Rheims
And Elimelech the husband of Noemi died: and she remained with her sons.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And Elimelech the husband of Noemin died; and she was left, and her two sons.
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