Ruth

Ruth 2:13

¹³“My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My lord	אֲדֹנִי֙	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
she said	וַ֠תֹּאמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
may I continue to find	אֶמְצָא־	’em·ṣā-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
favor	חֵ֨ן	ḥên	Noun - masculine singular	H2580 favour, grace
in your eyes	בְּעֵינֶ֤יךָ	bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have comforted	נִֽחַמְתָּ֔נִי	ni·ḥam·tā·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5162 be sorry, console
and spoken	דִבַּ֖רְתָּ	ḏib·bar·tā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H1696 speak
kindly	לֵ֣ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your maidservant	שִׁפְחָתֶ֑ךָ	šip̄·ḥā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8198 maid, maid-servant
though I	וְאָנֹכִי֙	wə·’ā·nō·ḵî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am	אֶֽהְיֶ֔ה	’eh·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
like one	כְּאַחַ֖ת	kə·’a·ḥaṯ	Preposition-k; Number - feminine singular construct	H259 one
of your servant girls	שִׁפְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃	šip̄·ḥō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H8198 maid, maid-servant

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 1:18 · Genesis 33:8 · Genesis 34:3 · Philippians 2:3 · 1 Samuel 25:41 · Genesis 33:15 · Genesis 43:14 · 2 Samuel 16:4 · Genesis 33:10 · Judges 19:3 · Proverbs 15:33

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.