Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Ruth.3.8", "source": "וַיְהִי֙ בַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֔יְלָה וַיֶּחֱרַ֥ד הָאִ֖ישׁ וַיִּלָּפֵ֑ת וְהִנֵּ֣ה אִשָּׁ֔ה שֹׁכֶ֖בֶת מַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃", "text": "*Wa-yəhî ba-ḥăṣî ha-laylâ wa-yeḥĕrad hā-ʾîš wa-yillāpēt wə-hinnēh ʾiššâ, šōkebet margəlōtāyw*.", "grammar": { "*Wa-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened", "*ba-ḥăṣî*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - in the middle of", "*ha-laylâ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the night", "*wa-yeḥĕrad*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he trembled/was startled", "*hā-ʾîš*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the man", "*wa-yillāpēt*": "waw consecutive + Niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he turned himself/twisted around", "*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold", "*ʾiššâ*": "feminine singular noun - woman", "*šōkebet*": "Qal participle, feminine singular - lying", "*margəlōtāyw*": "feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his feet/foot area" }, "variants": { "*yeḥĕrad*": "trembled/was startled/was afraid", "*yillāpēt*": "turned himself/twisted around/bent over/grasped", "*margəlōtāyw*": "place of his feet/foot area/lower end (euphemism)" } }

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