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Ruth 2:8

Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Do not go and glean in another field, and do not go away from this place, but stay here close to my servant girls.
Ruth 2:8
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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)

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ בֹּ֨עַז אֶל־ר֜וּת הֲל֧וֹא שָׁמַ֣עַתְּ בִּתִּ֗י אַל־תֵּלְכִי֙ לִלְקֹט֙ בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה אַחֵ֔ר וְגַ֛ם לֹ֥א תַעֲבוּרִ֖י מִזֶּ֑ה וְכֹ֥ה תִדְבָּקִ֖ין עִם־נַעֲרֹתָֽי׃

  1. וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. בֹּ֨עַזBo.'az“Boaz”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בֹּ֫עַז · “Boaz” · Strong's H1162G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. ר֜וּתrut“Ruth”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from רוּת · “Ruth” · Strong's H7327
  5. הֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  6. שָׁמַ֣עַתְּsha.Ma.'at“have you heard”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  7. בִּתִּ֗יbi.Ti“O daughter my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  8. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  9. תֵּלְכִי֙te.le.Khi“you go”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  10. לִלְקֹט֙lil.Kot“to glean”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from לָקַט · “to gather” · Strong's H3950
  11. בְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.Deh“in a field”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  12. אַחֵ֔ר'a.Cher“another”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַחֵר · “another” · Strong's H0312
  13. וְגַ֛םve.Gam“and also”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  14. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  15. תַעֲבוּרִ֖יta.'a.vu.Ri“you must pass on”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  16. מִזֶּ֑הmi.Zeh“from this [field]”
    Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  17. וְכֹ֥הve.Khoh“and thus”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  18. תִדְבָּקִ֖יןtid.ba.Kin“you will stay !”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, paragogic nun · from דָּבַק · “to cleave” · Strong's H1692
  19. עִם־'im-“with”
    Preposition · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  20. נַעֲרֹתָֽי׃na.'a.ro.Tai“female servants my”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נַעֲרָה · “maiden” · Strong's H5291
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)