12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ruth 1:12:1 ⧉שֹׁ֤בְנָהshovnaturn back Ruth 1:12:2 ⧉בְנֹתַי֙venotaimy daughters Ruth 1:12:3 ⧉לֵ֔כְןָlekhnago Ruth 1:12:4 ⧉כִּ֥יkifor Ruth 1:12:5 ⧉זָקַ֖נְתִּיzakantiI have grown old Ruth 1:12:6 ⧉מִהְי֣וֹתmihheyotfrom being Ruth 1:12:7 ⧉לְאִ֑ישׁleishto a man or to a husband Ruth 1:12:8 ⧉כִּ֤יkifor Ruth 1:12:9 ⧉אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙amartiI said Ruth 1:12:10 ⧉יֶשׁ־לִ֣יyeshlithere is to me Ruth 1:12:11 ⧉תִקְוָ֔הtikvahope Ruth 1:12:12 ⧉גַּ֣םgamalso or even Ruth 1:12:13 ⧉הָיִ֤יתִיhayitiI were or I became Ruth 1:12:14 ⧉הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙hallailathe night Ruth 1:12:15 ⧉לְאִ֔ישׁleishto a man or to a husband Ruth 1:12:16 ⧉וְגַ֖םvegamand also or and even Ruth 1:12:17 ⧉יָלַ֥דְתִּיyaladtiI bore or I gave birth Ruth 1:12:18 ⧉בָנִֽים׃vanimsons |
12. Formal Translation Turn back, my daughters; depart, for I am too old now to have a husband. Even if I dared to voice hope for myself, even if I were to marry tonight and bear sons— |
12. Dynamic Translation Go back, my daughters; go, because I am too old to wed. Even if I said, “I have hope,” even if I wed tonight and gave birth to sons— |