17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ruth 1:17:1 ⧉בַּאֲשֶׁ֤רbaasherwhere Ruth 1:17:2 ⧉תָּמ֙וּתִי֙tamutiyou will die Ruth 1:17:3 ⧉אָמ֔וּתamutI will die Ruth 1:17:4 ⧉וְשָׁ֖םveshamand there Ruth 1:17:5 ⧉אֶקָּבֵ֑רekaverI will be buried Ruth 1:17:6 ⧉כֹּה֩kothus Ruth 1:17:7 ⧉יַעֲשֶׂ֨הyaasemay he do Ruth 1:17:8 ⧉יְהוָ֥הyahwehthe LORD Ruth 1:17:9 ⧉לִי֙lito me Ruth 1:17:10 ⧉וְכֹ֣הvekhoand thus Ruth 1:17:11 ⧉יֹסִ֔יףyosifmay he add Ruth 1:17:12 ⧉כִּ֣יkiif Ruth 1:17:13 ⧉הַמָּ֔וֶתhamavetthe death Ruth 1:17:14 ⧉יַפְרִ֖ידyafridseparates Ruth 1:17:15 ⧉בֵּינִ֥יbenibetween me Ruth 1:17:16 ⧉וּבֵינֵֽךְ׃uvenekhand between you |
17. Formal Translation Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD {Yahweh, Oath Witness} do this to me, and add more, if anything other than death separates me from you. |
17. Dynamic Translation Wherever you die, I will die too, and there I will be buried. May the LORD {Yahweh, Supreme Judge} do the same to me—and even more besides—if anything except death parts us. |