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Ruth 3:2

Now is not Boaz, with whose servant girls you have been working, a relative of ours? In fact, tonight he is winnowing barley on the threshing floor.
Ruth 3:2
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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)

וְעַתָּ֗ה הֲלֹ֥א בֹ֙עַז֙ מֹֽדַעְתָּ֔נוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיִ֖ית אֶת־נַעֲרוֹתָ֑יו הִנֵּה־ה֗וּא זֹרֶ֛ה אֶת־גֹּ֥רֶן הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖ים הַלָּֽיְלָה׃

  1. וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tah“and therefore”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  2. הֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  3. בֹ֙עַז֙vo.'az“[is] Boaz”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from בֹּ֫עַז · “Boaz” · Strong's H1162G
  4. מֹֽדַעְתָּ֔נוּmo.da'.Ta.nu“relative our”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from מֹדַ֫עַת · “kinsman” · Strong's H4130
  5. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“whom”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  6. הָיִ֖יתha.Yit“you were”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  7. אֶת־'et-“with”
    Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  8. נַעֲרוֹתָ֑יוna.'a.ro.Tav“female servants his”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נַעֲרָה · “maiden” · Strong's H5291
  9. הִנֵּה־hi.neh-“there!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  10. ה֗וּאHu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  11. זֹרֶ֛הzo.Reh“[will be] winnowing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from זָרָה · “to scatter” · Strong's H2219
  12. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. גֹּ֥רֶןGo.ren“[the] threshing floor of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from גֹּ֫רֶן · “threshing floor” · Strong's H1637
  14. הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםha.se.'o.Rim“the barley<s>”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׂעֹרָה · “barley” · Strong's H8184
  15. הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lah“this night”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)