“Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”Ruth 3:9
Original language and places
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)
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי־אָ֑תּ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אָנֹכִי֙ ר֣וּת אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤ כְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙ עַל־אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ כִּ֥י גֹאֵ֖ל אָֽתָּה׃
- וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- מִי־mi-“who?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
- אָ֑תּ'At“[are] you”Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אַתְּ · “you(f.s.)” · Strong's H0859C
- וַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.mer“and she said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אָנֹכִי֙'a.no.Khi“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
- ר֣וּתrut“[am] Ruth”Noun, proper name of a woman · from רוּת · “Ruth” · Strong's H7327
- אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.kha“maidservant your”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H0519
- וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤u.fa.ras.Ta“and you will spread out”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּרַשׂ · “to spread” · Strong's H6566
- כְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙khe.na.Fe.kha“skirt your”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כָּנָף · “wing” · Strong's H3671
- עַל־'al-“over”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.kha“maidservant your”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H0519
- כִּ֥יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- גֹאֵ֖לgo.'El“[are] a kinsman-redeemer”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A
- אָֽתָּה׃'A.tah“you”Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)