Ruth
Ruth 2:21
21Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Ruth | ר֣וּת | rūṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7327 Ruth |
| the Moabitess | הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֑ה | ham·mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4125 Moabitish |
| said | וַתֹּ֖אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| He also | גַּ֣ם׀ | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| told me | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Stay | תִּדְבָּקִ֔ין | tiḏ·bā·qîn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular; Paragogic nun | H1692 cling, cleave, keep close |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| my young men | הַנְּעָרִ֤ים | han·nə·‘ā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| until | עַ֣ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| they have finished gathering | כִּלּ֔וּ | kil·lū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| my | לִֽי׃ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| harvest | הַקָּצִ֖יר | haq·qā·ṣîr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7105 harvesting, harvest |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.