Ruth
Ruth 2:14
14At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here; have some bread and dip it into the vinegar sauce.” So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left over.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At mealtime | לְעֵ֣ת | lə·‘êṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct | H6256 time |
| Boaz | בֹ֜עַז | ḇō·‘az | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1162 Boaz |
| said | וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to her | לָ֨ה | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| Come over | גֹּ֤שִֽׁי | gō·šî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H5066 draw near, approach |
| here | הֲלֹם֙ | hă·lōm | Adverb | H1988 of place, hither |
| have | וְאָכַ֣לְתְּ | wə·’ā·ḵalt | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| some | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| bread | הַלֶּ֔חֶם | hal·le·ḥem | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| and dip | וְטָבַ֥לְתְּ | wə·ṭā·ḇalt | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular | H2881 dip |
| it | פִּתֵּ֖ךְ | pit·têḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H6595 fragment, bit, morsel |
| into the vinegar sauce | בַּחֹ֑מֶץ | ba·ḥō·meṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2558 vinegar |
| So she sat down | וַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ | wat·tê·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| beside | מִצַּ֣ד | miṣ·ṣaḏ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6654 side |
| the harvesters | הַקּֽוֹצְרִ֔ים | haq·qō·wṣ·rîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7114 be short |
| and he offered | וַיִּצְבָּט־ | way·yiṣ·bāṭ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6642 reach, hold out |
| her | לָ֣הּ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| roasted grain | קָלִ֔י | qā·lî | Noun - masculine singular | H7039 parched grain |
| and she ate | וַתֹּ֥אכַל | wat·tō·ḵal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| and was satisfied | וַתִּשְׂבַּ֖ע | wat·tiś·ba‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited |
| and had some left over | וַתֹּתַֽר׃ | wat·tō·ṯar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3498 remain over |
Cross-references
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Ruth 2:18 · 2 Kings 4:43–44 · Matthew 14:20 · Luke 14:12–14 · Deuteronomy 8:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.