Ruth

Ruth 2:3–7

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.

⁴Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.”

“The LORD bless you,” they replied.

⁵And Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters, “Whose young woman is this?”

⁶The foreman answered, “She is the Moabitess who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab. ⁷She has said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the harvesters.’ So she came out and has continued from morning until now, except that she rested a short time in the shelter.”

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Ruth 2:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Ruth departed	וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ	wat·tê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and went out	וַתָּבוֹא֙	wat·tā·ḇō·w	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into the field	בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה	baś·śā·ḏeh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
and gleaned	וַתְּלַקֵּ֣ט	wat·tə·laq·qêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3950 pick or gather up
after	אַחֲרֵ֖י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
the harvesters	הַקֹּצְרִ֑ים	haq·qō·ṣə·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7114 be short
And she happened	וַיִּ֣קֶר	way·yi·qer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7136 encounter, meet, befall
to come	מִקְרֶ֔הָ	miq·re·hā	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4745 accident, chance, fortune
to the part	חֶלְקַ֤ת	ḥel·qaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2513 portion
of the field	הַשָּׂדֶה֙	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
to Boaz	לְבֹ֔עַז	lə·ḇō·‘az	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1162 Boaz
who	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
from the clan	מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת	mim·miš·pa·ḥaṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4940 clan
of Elimelech	אֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃	’ĕ·lî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H458 Elimelek

Ruth 2:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Just then	וְהִנֵּה־	wə·hin·nêh-	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
Boaz	בֹ֗עַז	ḇō·‘az	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1162 Boaz
arrived	בָּ֚א	bā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from	מִבֵּ֣ית	mib·bêṯ	Preposition	H1035 Beth-Lechem
Bethlehem	לֶ֔חֶם	le·ḥem	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1035 Beth-Lechem
and said	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to the harvesters	לַקּוֹצְרִ֖ים	laq·qō·wṣ·rîm	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7114 be short
The LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
be with you	עִמָּכֶ֑ם	‘im·mā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5973 with
The LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
bless you	יְבָרֶכְךָ֥	yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
they replied	וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say

Ruth 2:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Boaz	בֹּ֙עַז֙	bō·‘az	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1162 Boaz
asked	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the foreman	לְנַעֲר֔וֹ	lə·na·‘ă·rōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his harvesters	הַקּֽוֹצְרִ֑ים	haq·qō·wṣ·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7114 be short
Whose	לְמִ֖י	lə·mî	Preposition-l; Interrogative	H4310 who?
young woman	הַנַּעֲרָ֥ה	han·na·‘ă·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5291 girl, damsel
is this	הַזֹּֽאת׃	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this

Ruth 2:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The foreman	הַנַּ֛עַר	han·na·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
answered	וַיַּ֗עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
She	הִ֔יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
the Moabitess	מֽוֹאֲבִיָּה֙	mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4125 Moabitish
who returned	הַשָּׁ֥בָה	haš·šā·ḇāh	Article; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
with	עִֽם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
Naomi	נָעֳמִ֖י	nā·‘o·mî	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5281 Noömi
from the land	מִשְּׂדֵ֥ה	miś·śə·ḏêh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7704 id.
of Moab	מוֹאָֽב׃	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab

Ruth 2:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
She has said	וַתֹּ֗אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
Please	נָּא֙	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let me glean	אֲלַקֳטָה־	’ă·la·qo·ṭāh-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H3950 pick or gather up
and gather	וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י	wə·’ā·sap̄·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H622 gather, remove
among the sheaves	בָֽעֳמָרִ֔ים	ḇā·‘o·mā·rîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H6016 sheaf
after	אַחֲרֵ֖י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
the harvesters	הַקּוֹצְרִ֑ים	haq·qō·wṣ·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7114 be short
So she came out	וַתָּב֣וֹא	wat·tā·ḇō·w	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and has continued	וַֽתַּעֲמ֗וֹד	wat·ta·‘ă·mō·wḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
from	מֵאָ֤ז	mê·’āz	Preposition-m; Adverb	H227 at that time, then
morning	הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙	hab·bō·qer	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
until	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
now	עַ֔תָּה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
except	זֶ֛ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
that she rested	שִׁבְתָּ֥הּ	šiḇ·tāh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
a short time	מְעָֽט׃	mə·‘āṭ	Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
in the shelter	הַבַּ֖יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house