Ruth
Ruth 2:3
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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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.