Ruth

Ruth 3:7

⁷After Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. Then Ruth went in secretly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After Boaz	בֹּ֤עַז	bō·‘az	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1162 Boaz
had finished eating	וַיֹּ֨אכַל	way·yō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
and drinking	וַיֵּשְׁתְּ֙	way·yê·šət	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8354 drink
and was in good spirits	וַיִּיטַ֣ב	way·yî·ṭaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
he went	וַיָּבֹ֕א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to lie down	לִשְׁכַּ֖ב	liš·kaḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7901 lie down
at the end	בִּקְצֵ֣ה	biq·ṣêh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7097 end, extremity
of the heap of grain	הָעֲרֵמָ֑ה	hā·‘ă·rê·māh	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H6194 heap, sheaf
Then	וַתָּבֹ֣א	wat·tā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
uncovered	וַתְּגַ֥ל	wat·tə·ḡal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
his feet	מַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יו	mar·gə·lō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4772 footpiece, at the foot, foot
and lay down	וַתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃	wat·tiš·kāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7901 lie down

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Judges 19:6 · Esther 1:10 · Judges 19:9 · 2 Samuel 13:28 · Psalm 104:15 · Ecclesiastes 2:24 · Ecclesiastes 9:7 · Ecclesiastes 8:15 · Ecclesiastes 10:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.