Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Ruth.3.17", "source": "וַתֹּ֕אמֶר שֵׁשׁ־הַשְּׂעֹרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה נָ֣תַן לִ֑י כִּ֚י אָמַ֣ר **אֵלַ֔י אַל־תָּב֥וֹאִי רֵיקָ֖ם אֶל־חֲמוֹתֵֽךְ׃", "text": "*Wa-tōʾmer šēš-ha-śəʿōrîm hā-ʾēlleh nātan lî kî ʾāmar ʾēlay ʾal-tābôʾî rêqām ʾel-ḥămôtēk*.", "grammar": { "*Wa-tōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she said", "*šēš-ha-śəʿōrîm*": "numeral feminine + definite article + feminine plural noun - six (measures of) barley", "*hā-ʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative adjective, common plural - these", "*nātan*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gave", "*lî*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*ʾēlay*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me", "*ʾal-tābôʾî*": "negative particle + Qal imperfect, 2nd feminine singular jussive - do not go", "*rêqām*": "adverb - empty", "*ʾel-ḥămôtēk*": "preposition + feminine singular noun + 2nd feminine singular suffix - to your mother-in-law" }, "variants": { "*šēš-ha-śəʿōrîm*": "six (measures of) barley (exact quantity uncertain)", "*rêqām*": "empty/empty-handed/without a gift" } }

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