Ruth

Ruth 2:2–3

2And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.”

“Go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied.

3So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.

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Ruth 2:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Ruthר֨וּתrūṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH7327 Ruth
the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜הham·mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāhArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4125 Moabitish
saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩wat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
to Naomiנָעֳמִ֗יnā·‘o·mîNoun - proper - feminine singularH5281 Noömi
Pleaseנָּ֤אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
let me goאֵֽלְכָה־’ê·lə·ḵāh-Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH1980 go, come, walk
into the fieldsהַשָּׂדֶה֙haś·śā·ḏehArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7704 id.
and gleanוַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣הwa·ʾă·la·qoṭ·ṭå̄hConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH3950 pick or gather up
heads of grainבַשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםḇa·šib·bo·līmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH7641 stream, ear of grain, branch
afterאַחַ֕ר’a·ḥarAdverbH310 behind
in whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbə·‘ê·nāwPreposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singularH5869 eye
I may findאֶמְצָא־’em·ṣā-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH4672 attain to, find
favorחֵ֖ןḥênNoun - masculine singularH2580 favour, grace
Go aheadלְכִ֥יlə·ḵîVerb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularH1980 go, come, walk
my daughterבִתִּֽי׃ḇit·tîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH1323 daughter
Naomi repliedוַתֹּ֥אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say

Ruth 2:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So Ruth departedוַתֵּ֤לֶךְwat·tê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1980 go, come, walk
and went outוַתָּבוֹא֙wat·tā·ḇō·wConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
into the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הbaś·śā·ḏehPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7704 id.
and gleanedוַתְּלַקֵּ֣טwat·tə·laq·qêṭConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3950 pick or gather up
afterאַחֲרֵ֖י’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
the harvestersהַקֹּצְרִ֑יםhaq·qō·ṣə·rîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH7114 be short
And she happenedוַיִּ֣קֶרway·yi·qerConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7136 encounter, meet, befall
to comeמִקְרֶ֔הָmiq·re·hāNoun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH4745 accident, chance, fortune
to the partחֶלְקַ֤תḥel·qaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH2513 portion
of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙haś·śā·ḏehArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7704 id.
to Boazלְבֹ֔עַזlə·ḇō·‘azPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1162 Boaz
whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
from the clanמִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַתmim·miš·pa·ḥaṯPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH4940 clan
of Elimelechאֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃’ĕ·lî·me·leḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH458 Elimelek

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Ruth 2:2 Leviticus 23:22 · Leviticus 19:9 · Deuteronomy 24:19–21

Ruth 2:3 2 Thessalonians 3:12 · Matthew 10:29 · Luke 10:31 · 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.