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Ruth 2:7

She has said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the harvesters.’ So she came out and has continued from morning until now, except that she rested a short time in the shelter.”
Ruth 2:7
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אֲלַקֳטָה־נָּא֙ וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י בָֽעֳמָרִ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֖י הַקּוֹצְרִ֑ים וַתָּב֣וֹא וַֽתַּעֲמ֗וֹד מֵאָ֤ז הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ וְעַד־עַ֔תָּה זֶ֛ה שִׁבְתָּ֥הּ הַבַּ֖יִת מְעָֽט׃

  1. וַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.mer“and she said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֲלַקֳטָה־'a.la.ko.tah-“let me glean”
    Verb, piel, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from לָקַט · “to gather” · Strong's H3950
  3. נָּא֙na'“please”
    Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
  4. וְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.Ti“and I will gather”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָסַף · “to gather” · Strong's H0622
  5. בָֽעֳמָרִ֔יםvo.'o.ma.Rim“among the sheaves”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֹ֫מֶר · “sheaf” · Strong's H6016A
  6. אַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.Rei“behind”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  7. הַקּוֹצְרִ֑יםha.kotz.Rim“the harvesters”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from קָצַר · “to reap” · Strong's H7114B
  8. וַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'“and she came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  9. וַֽתַּעֲמ֗וֹדva.ta.'a.Mod“and she has stayed”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  10. מֵאָ֤זme.'Az“from then”
    Preposition + Adverb · from מֵאָז · “the past” · Strong's H0227B
  11. הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ha.Bo.ker“this morning”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֹּ֫קֶר · “morning” · Strong's H1242
  12. וְעַד־ve.'ad-“and until”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  13. עַ֔תָּה'A.tah“now”
    Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  14. זֶ֛הzeh“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  15. שִׁבְתָּ֥הּshiv.Tah“sitting she”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  16. הַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yit“the house”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  17. מְעָֽט׃me.'At“little”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְעַט · “little” · Strong's H4592
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)