Ruth
Ruth 3:9
9“Who are you?” he asked.
“I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garmenta over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.b”
Footnotes
- a 3:9 Or Spread your wing; the word for wing can also mean corner of a garment; see Ruth 2:12|RUT 2:12.
- b 3:9 The Hebrew word for kinsman-redeemer or guardian-redeemeris a legal term for the kinsman who redeems or vindicates a relative; similarly in verses 12 and 13; see Leviticus 25:25–55|LEV 25:25-55.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִי־ | mî- | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| are you | אָ֑תּ | ʾå̄t | Pronoun - second person feminine singular | H859 thou |
| he asked | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I | אָנֹכִי֙ | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| your servant | אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ | ’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| Ruth | ר֣וּת | rūṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7327 Ruth |
| she replied | וַתֹּ֗אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Spread | וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤ | ū·p̄ā·raś·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6566 spread out, spread |
| the corner of your garment | כְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙ | ḵə·nā·p̄e·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3671 wing, extremity |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| me | אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ | ’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | אָֽתָּה׃ | ’āt·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are a kinsman-redeemer | גֹאֵ֖ל | ḡō·’êl | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1350 redeem, act as kinsman |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 16:8 · Ruth 2:20 · Ruth 3:12 · Ruth 2:10–13 · Luke 14:11 · 1 Samuel 25:41
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.