Ruth
Ruth 2:19
19Then her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.”
So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then her mother-in-law | חֲמוֹתָ֜הּ | ḥă·mō·w·ṯāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H2545 husband's mother |
| asked | וַתֹּאמֶר֩ | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| her | לָ֨הּ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| Where | אֵיפֹ֨ה | ’ê·p̄ōh | Interrogative | H375 where? |
| did you glean | לִקַּ֤טְתְּ | liq·qaṭt | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H3950 pick or gather up |
| today | הַיּוֹם֙ | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| and where | וְאָ֣נָה | wə·’ā·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H575 where? |
| did you work | עָשִׂ֔ית | ‘ā·śîṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H6213 do, make |
| Blessed | בָּר֑וּךְ | bā·rūḵ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| be | יְהִ֥י | yə·hî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| who noticed you | מַכִּירֵ֖ךְ | mak·kî·rêḵ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H5234 regard, recognize |
| So she told | וַתַּגֵּ֣ד | wat·tag·gêḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| her mother-in-law | לַחֲמוֹתָ֗הּ | la·ḥă·mō·w·ṯāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H2545 husband's mother |
| where | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| she had worked | עָשְׂתָה֙ | ‘ā·śə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6213 do, make |
| The name | שֵׁ֤ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| of the man | הָאִישׁ֙ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| I worked | עָשִׂ֧יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| with | עִמּ֛וֹ | ‘im·mōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5973 with |
| today | הַיּ֖וֹם | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| is Boaz | בֹּֽעַז׃ | bō·‘az | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1162 Boaz |
| she said | וַתֹּ֗אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.