Ruth 2:17 Go deeper

So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley. (KJV)

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וַתְּלַקֵּ֥טva.te.la.Ketand she gleaned

Lemma: לָקַט (la.qat) · Strong's: H3950

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpw3fs)

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 2:17 word 1

בַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.Dehin the field

Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: land: country

Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Ruth 2:17 word 2

עַד\־'ad-until

Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: till

Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Ruth 2:17 word 3

הָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revthe evening

Lemma: עֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) · Strong's: H6153

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: evening

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6153; TAHOT Ruth 2:17 word 4

וַתַּחְבֹּט֙va.tach.Botand she beat out

Lemma: חָבַט (cha.vat) · Strong's: H2251

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)

Meaning: to beat

Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 24:20, Judges 6:11, Isaiah 27:12, Isaiah 28:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2251; TAHOT Ruth 2:17 word 5

אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ruth 2:17 word 6

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-[that] which

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ruth 2:17 word 7

לִקֵּ֔טָהli.Ke.tahshe had gleaned

Lemma: לָקַט (la.qat) · Strong's: H3950

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpp3fs)

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 2:17 word 8

וַיְהִ֖יvay.Hiand it was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ruth 2:17 word 9

כְּאֵיפָ֥הke.'ei.Fahabout an ephah

Lemma: אֵיפָה (e.phah) · Strong's: H0374

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: ephah

Used 40 times. Also: Exodus 16:36, Leviticus 5:11, Leviticus 6:20, Leviticus 19:36, Numbers 5:15, Numbers 28:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0374; TAHOT Ruth 2:17 word 10

שְׂעֹרִֽים\׃se.'o.Rimbarley<s>

Lemma: שְׂעֹרָה (se.o.rah) · Strong's: H8184

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: barley

Used 34 times. Also: Exodus 9:31, Leviticus 27:16, Numbers 5:15, Deuteronomy 8:8, Judges 7:13, Ruth 1:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8184; TAHOT Ruth 2:17 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

So Ruth gathered grain	→	לָקַט H3950 to gather
in the field	→	שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country
until	→	עַד H5704 till
evening	→	עֶ֫רֶב H6153 evening
And when she beat out	→	חָבַט H2251 to beat
what	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
she had gleaned	→	לָקַט H3950 to gather
it was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
about an ephah	→	אֵיפָה H0374 ephah
of barley	→	שְׂעֹרָה H8184 barley

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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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