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And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee. (KJV)
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וְהִנֵּה\־ve.hi.neh-and there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Ruth 2:4 word 1
בֹ֗עַזVo.'azBoaz
בָּ֚אba'[was] coming
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Ruth 2:4 word 3
מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beitfrom Beth-
Lemma: בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) · Strong's: H1035G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bethlehem
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7, Judges 12:8, Judges 12:10, Judges 17:7, Judges 17:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1035G; TAHOT Ruth 2:4 word 4
לֶ֔חֶםLe.chem-lehem
Lemma: בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם (bet le.chem) · Strong's: H1035G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Bethlehem
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 35:19, Genesis 48:7, Judges 12:8, Judges 12:10, Judges 17:7, Judges 17:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1035G; TAHOT Ruth 2:4 word 5
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ruth 2:4 word 6
לַקּוֹצְרִ֖יםla.kotz.Rimto the harvesters
Lemma: קָצַר (qa.tsar) · Strong's: H7114B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to reap
Used 32 times. Also: Leviticus 19:9, Leviticus 23:10, Leviticus 23:22, Leviticus 25:5, Leviticus 25:11, Deuteronomy 24:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7114B; TAHOT Ruth 2:4 word 7
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Ruth 2:4 word 8
עִמָּכֶ֑ם'i.ma.Khem[be] with you
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Ruth 2:4 word 9
וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruand they said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ruth 2:4 word 10
יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.Khamay he bless you
Lemma: בָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) · Strong's: H1288
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to bless
Used 330 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1288; TAHOT Ruth 2:4 word 11
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Ruth 2:4 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Just then | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| Boaz | → | בֹּ֫עַז H1162G Boaz |
| arrived | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| from | → | בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם H1035G Bethlehem |
| Bethlehem | → | בֵּית לֶ֫חֶם H1035G Bethlehem |
| and said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to the harvesters | → | קָצַר H7114B to reap |
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| be with you | → | עִם H5973A with |
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| bless you | → | בָּרַךְ H1288 to bless |
| they replied | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
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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