Ruth 3:9

“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
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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)

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מִי־אָ֑תּ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אָנֹכִי֙ ר֣וּת אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤ כְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙ עַל־אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ כִּ֥י גֹאֵ֖ל אָֽתָּה׃

  1. וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. מִי־mi-“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  3. אָ֑תּ'At“[are] you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from אַתְּ · “you(f.s.)” · Strong's H0859C
  4. וַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.mer“and she said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. אָנֹכִי֙'a.no.Khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  6. ר֣וּתrut“[am] Ruth”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from רוּת · “Ruth” · Strong's H7327
  7. אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.kha“maidservant your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H0519
  8. 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
  9. כְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙khe.na.Fe.kha“skirt your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כָּנָף · “wing” · Strong's H3671
  10. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  11. אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.kha“maidservant your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H0519
  12. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  13. גֹאֵ֖לgo.'El“[are] a kinsman-redeemer”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A
  14. 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)