Ruth

Ruth 3:15

¹⁵And he told her, “Bring the shawl you are wearing and hold it out.” When she did so, he poured in six measures of barley^d and placed it on her. Then he went^e into the city.

Footnotes

d 3:15 Possibly six seahs (two ephahs), or approximately 39.6 dry quarts or 43.8 liters (about 58 pounds or 26.3 kilograms of barley)
e 3:15 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, and Syriac she went

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he told her	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Bring	הָ֠בִי	hā·ḇî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H3051 give
the shawl	הַמִּטְפַּ֧חַת	ham·miṭ·pa·ḥaṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4304 cloak
you are wearing	עָלַ֛יִךְ	‘ā·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
and hold	וְאֶֽחֳזִי־	wə·’e·ḥo·zî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
it out	בָ֖הּ	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
When she	וַתֹּ֣אחֶז	wat·tō·ḥez	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
he poured in	וַיָּ֤מָד	way·yā·māḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4058 measure
six	שֵׁשׁ־	šêš-	Number - feminine singular construct	H8337 six
of barley	שְׂעֹרִים֙	śə·‘ō·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8184 barley
and placed it	וַיָּ֣שֶׁת	way·yā·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
on her	עָלֶ֔יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
Then he went	וַיָּבֹ֖א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into the city	הָעִֽיר׃	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

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