Ruth
Ruth 3:10
10Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| May the LORD | לַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| bless | בְּרוּכָ֨ה | bə·rū·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| you | אַ֤תְּ | ’at | Pronoun - second person feminine singular | H859 thou |
| my daughter | בִּתִּ֔י | bit·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1323 daughter |
| You have shown | הֵיטַ֛בְתְּ | hê·ṭaḇt | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| more kindness | חַסְדֵּ֥ךְ | ḥas·dêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| now | הָאַחֲר֖וֹן | hā·’a·ḥă·rō·wn | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H314 coming after |
| than | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| before | הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן | hā·ri·šō·wn | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7223 former, first, chief |
| because you have not | לְבִלְתִּי־ | lə·ḇil·tî- | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| run | לֶ֗כֶת | le·ḵeṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| after | אַחֲרֵי֙ | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| the younger men | הַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔ים | hab·ba·ḥū·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H970 young man |
| whether | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| rich | עָשִֽׁיר׃ | ‘ā·šîr | Adjective - masculine singular | H6223 rich |
| or | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| poor | דַּ֖ל | dal | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H1800 low, weak, poor, thin |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.