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And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them , that she may glean them , and rebuke her not. (KJV)
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וְגַ֛םve.Gamand also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Ruth 2:16 word 1
שֹׁל\־shol-indeed <pull out>
Lemma: שָׁלַל (sha.lal) · Strong's: H7997A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to take
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7997A; TAHOT Ruth 2:16 word 2
תָּשֹׁ֥לּוּta.Sho.luyou will pull out
Lemma: שָׁלַל (sha.lal) · Strong's: H7997A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to take
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7997A; TAHOT Ruth 2:16 word 3
מִן\־min-some of
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Ruth 2:16 word 4
הַצְּבָתִ֑יםha.tze.va.Timthe bundles of grain
Lemma: צְבָתִים (tse.vet) · Strong's: H6653
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: bundle
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6653; TAHOT Ruth 2:16 word 5
וַעֲזַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.zav.Temand you will leave [them]
Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
Meaning: to leave: forsake
Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Ruth 2:16 word 6
וְלִקְּטָ֖הve.li.ke.Tahand she will glean
Lemma: לָקַט (la.qat) · Strong's: H3950
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpq3fs)
Meaning: to gather
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 31:46, Genesis 47:14, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:5, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 16:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3950; TAHOT Ruth 2:16 word 7
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ruth 2:16 word 8
תִגְעֲרוּ\־tig.'a.ru-you must rebuke
Lemma: גָּעַר (ga.ar) · Strong's: H1605
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to rebuke
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 37:10, Psalms 9:5, Psalms 68:30, Psalms 106:9, Psalms 119:21, Isaiah 17:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1605; TAHOT Ruth 2:16 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Rather | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| pull out | → | שָׁלַל H7997A to take |
| . . . | → | שָׁלַל H7997A to take |
| for her | → | |
| [some stalks] from | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the bundles | → | צְבָתִים H6653 bundle |
| and leave them | → | עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake |
| for her to gather | → | לָקַט H3950 to gather |
| Do not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| rebuke | → | גָּעַר H1605 to rebuke |
| her | → |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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