Ruth
Ruth 3:13
13Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stay here tonight | לִ֣ינִי׀ | lî·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H3885 lodge, pass the night |
| and in the morning | בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ | ḇab·bō·qer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| he wants to redeem you | יִגְאָלֵ֥ךְ | yiḡ·’ā·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person feminine singular | H1350 redeem, act as kinsman |
| good | טוֹב֙ | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| Let him redeem you | יִגְאָ֔ל | yiḡ·’āl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1350 redeem, act as kinsman |
| But if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| he does not | לֹ֨א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| want | יַחְפֹּ֧ץ | yaḥ·pōṣ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2654 delight in |
| to redeem you | לְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְ | lə·ḡā·’o·lêḵ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person feminine singular | H1350 redeem, act as kinsman |
| as surely as the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| lives | חַי־ | ḥay- | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| I | אָנֹ֖כִי | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| will | וּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְ | ū·ḡə·’al·tîḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular | H1350 redeem, act as kinsman |
| Now lie here | שִׁכְבִ֖י | šiḵ·ḇî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H7901 lie down |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| morning | הַבֹּֽקֶר׃ | hab·bō·qer | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 4:2 · Ruth 4:5 · Ruth 2:20 · Deuteronomy 25:5–9 · Judges 8:19 · Hebrews 6:16 · Matthew 22:24–27 · 2 Corinthians 1:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.