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Ruth 3:14

So she lay down at his feet until morning, but she got up before anyone else could recognize her. Then Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.”
Ruth 3:14
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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)

וַתִּשְׁכַּ֤ב מַרְגְּלוֹתָיו֙ עַד־הַבֹּ֔קֶר וַתָּ֕קָם בְּטֶ֛רֶם יַכִּ֥יר אִ֖ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אַל־יִוָּדַ֔ע כִּי־בָ֥אָה הָאִשָּׁ֖ה הַגֹּֽרֶן׃

  1. וַתִּשְׁכַּ֤בva.tish.Kav“and she lay down”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁכַב · “lay down” · Strong's H7901G
  2. מַרְגְּלוֹתָיו֙mar.ge.la.tav“feet his”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מַרְגְּלוֹת · “feet” · Strong's H4772
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  3. עַד־'ad-“until”
    Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  4. הַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.ker“the morning”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֹּ֫קֶר · “morning” · Strong's H1242
  5. וַתָּ֕קָםva.Ta.kom“and she arose”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from קוּם · “rise” · Strong's H6965B
  6. בְּטֶ֛רֶםbit.rom“<in> before”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from טֶ֫רֶם · “before” · Strong's H2962
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  7. יַכִּ֥ירya.Kir“he recognized”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָכַר · “to recognize” · Strong's H5234A
  8. אִ֖ישׁ'ish“anyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  9. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. רֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.hu“neighbor his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֵעַ · “neighbor” · Strong's H7453
  11. וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  12. אַל־'al-“may not”
    Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  13. יִוָּדַ֔עyi.va.Da'“it be known”
    Verb, niphal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  14. כִּי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  15. בָ֥אָהVa.'ah“she came”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  16. הָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.Shah“the woman”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
  17. הַגֹּֽרֶן׃ha.Go.ren“the threshing floor”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from גֹּ֫רֶן · “threshing floor” · Strong's H1637
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)