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From www.ebible.org with slight reformatting by Martin Ward. Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. 001:002 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah. They came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They came into the country of Moab, and continued there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “001:002 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.”
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From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
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From this reading 001:002 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah.
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From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
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From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
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From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
showing who or what does the action
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From this reading They came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
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From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
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From this reading 001:002 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
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From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
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From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
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From this reading 001:002 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah.
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From this reading 001:002 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah.
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From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
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From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
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From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
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From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
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From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
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From this reading 001:002 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah.
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From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
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From this reading From www.ebible.org with slight reformatting by Martin Ward.
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From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 001:002 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah.
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From this reading 001:002 The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Judah.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
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From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
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From this reading From www.ebible.org with slight reformatting by Martin Ward.
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From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
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From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
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From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They came into the country of Moab, and continued there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
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From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
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the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
at the time that
From this reading Book 08 Ruth 001:001 It happened in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land.
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From this reading A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.
in the company of; together with
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