Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Ruth.4.16", "source": "וַתִּקַּ֨ח נָעֳמִ֤י אֶת־הַיֶּ֙לֶד֙ וַתְּשִׁתֵ֣הוּ בְחֵיקָ֔הּ וַתְּהִי־ל֖וֹ לְאֹמֶֽנֶת׃", "text": "*wa-tiqqaḥ* *Noʿŏmî* *ʾet*-the-*yeled* *wa-təšîtēhû* in-*ḥêqāh* *wa-təhî*-to-him for-*ʾōmenet*", "grammar": { "*wa-tiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she took", "*Noʿŏmî*": "proper noun - Naomi", "*yeled*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article with direct object marker - the child", "*wa-təšîtēhû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and she placed him", "*ḥêqāh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix with preposition - in her bosom", "*wa-təhî*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she became", "*ʾōmenet*": "Qal participle, feminine singular with preposition - for a nurse" }, "variants": { "*yeled*": "child/boy/infant", "*ḥêqāh*": "her bosom/her lap/her embrace", "*ʾōmenet*": "nurse/caretaker/guardian" } }

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