Ruth

Ruth 2:23

²³So Ruth stayed close to the servant girls of Boaz to glean grain until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Ruth stayed close	וַתִּדְבַּ֞ק	wat·tiḏ·baq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1692 cling, cleave, keep close
to the servant girls	בְּנַעֲר֥וֹת	bə·na·‘ă·rō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H5291 girl, damsel
of Boaz	בֹּ֙עַז֙	bō·‘az	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1162 Boaz
to glean	לְלַקֵּ֔ט	lə·laq·qêṭ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3950 pick or gather up
grain until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the barley	הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖ים	haś·śə·‘ō·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H8184 barley
and wheat	הַֽחִטִּ֑ים	ha·ḥiṭ·ṭîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H2406 wheat
harvests	קְצִֽיר־	qə·ṣîr-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7105 harvesting, harvest
were finished	כְּל֥וֹת	kə·lō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
And she lived	וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב	wat·tê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
her mother-in-law	חֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃	ḥă·mō·w·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2545 husband's mother

Cross-references

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Ephesians 6:1–3 · Deuteronomy 16:9 · Proverbs 13:20 · 1 Corinthians 15:33 · Proverbs 13:1 · Proverbs 6:6–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.