4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ruth 1:4:1 ⧉וַיִּשְׂא֣וּvayisuand they took Ruth 1:4:2 ⧉לָהֶ֗םlahemfor themselves Ruth 1:4:3 ⧉נָשִׁים֙nashimwomen or wives Ruth 1:4:4 ⧉מֹֽאֲבִיּ֔וֹתmoaviyotMoabite Ruth 1:4:5 ⧉שֵׁ֤םshemname of Ruth 1:4:6 ⧉הָֽאַחַת֙haakhatthe one {feminine} Ruth 1:4:7 ⧉עָרְפָּ֔הorpaOrpah Ruth 1:4:8 ⧉וְשֵׁ֥םveshemand name of Ruth 1:4:9 ⧉הַשֵּׁנִ֖יתhashenitthe second {feminine} Ruth 1:4:10 ⧉ר֑וּתrutRuth Ruth 1:4:11 ⧉וַיֵּ֥שְׁבוּvayeshvuand they dwelt Ruth 1:4:12 ⧉שָׁ֖םshamthere Ruth 1:4:13 ⧉כְּעֶ֥שֶׂרkeeserabout ten Ruth 1:4:14 ⧉שָׁנִֽים׃shanimyears |
4. Formal Translation They took Moabite women as wives; one was named Orpah and the other was named Ruth. They lived there for about ten years. |
4. Dynamic Translation They married women from Moab—one called Orpah and the other Ruth—and remained there for nearly ten years. |