Ruth
Ruth 3:8
8At midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman!
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At midnight | בַּחֲצִ֣י | ba·ḥă·ṣî | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2677 half |
| Boaz | הָאִ֖ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| was startled | וַיֶּחֱרַ֥ד | way·ye·ḥĕ·raḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2729 tremble, be terrified |
| turned over | וַיִּלָּפֵ֑ת | way·yil·lā·p̄êṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3943 twist, turn, grasp with a twisting motion |
| and there | וְהִנֵּ֣ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| lying | שֹׁכֶ֖בֶת | šō·ḵe·ḇeṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H7901 lie down |
| at his feet | מַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃ | mar·gə·lō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4772 footpiece, at the foot, foot |
| was a woman | אִשָּׁ֔ה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.