Ruth

Ruth 2:15

¹⁵When Ruth got up to glean, Boaz ordered his young men, “Even if she gathers among the sheaves, do not insult her.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	וַתָּ֖קָם	wat·tā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to glean	לְלַקֵּ֑ט	lə·laq·qêṭ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3950 pick or gather up
Boaz	בֹּ֨עַז	bō·‘az	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1162 Boaz
ordered	וַיְצַו֩	way·ṣaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
his young men	נְעָרָ֜יו	nə·‘ā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
Even if	גַּ֣ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
she gathers	תְּלַקֵּ֖ט	tə·laq·qêṭ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3950 pick or gather up
among	בֵּ֧ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the sheaves	הָֽעֳמָרִ֛ים	hā·‘o·mā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6016 sheaf
do not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
insult her	תַכְלִימֽוּהָ׃	ṯaḵ·lî·mū·hā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H3637 be humiliated

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.