Ruth 2:23

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{ "verseID": "Ruth.2.23", "source": "וַתִּדְבַּ֞ק בְּנַעֲר֥וֹת בֹּ֙עַז֙ לְלַקֵּ֔ט עַד־כְּל֥וֹת קְצִֽיר־הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖ים וּקְצִ֣יר הַֽחִטִּ֑ים וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב אֶת־חֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃", "text": "And-*tidbaq* with-*naʿărôt* *Bōʿaz* to-*laqqēṭ* until-*kĕlôt* *qĕṣîr*-the-*śĕʿōrîm* and-*qĕṣîr* the-*ḥiṭṭîm*. And-*tēšeb* *ʾet*-*ḥămôtāh*.", "grammar": { "וַתִּדְבַּ֞ק": "conjunction wə- + imperfect 3rd feminine singular, waw-consecutive - 'and she stayed close'", "בְּנַעֲר֥וֹת": "preposition bə- + feminine plural noun construct - 'with the young women of'", "*Bōʿaz*": "proper noun - 'Boaz'", "לְלַקֵּ֔ט": "preposition lə- + Piel infinitive construct - 'to glean'", "עַד־כְּל֥וֹת": "preposition + construct infinitive - 'until completion of'", "*qĕṣîr*-הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖ים": "noun construct + definite article + masculine plural noun - 'harvest of the barley'", "וּקְצִ֣יר": "conjunction wə- + noun construct - 'and harvest of'", "הַֽחִטִּ֑ים": "definite article + masculine plural noun - 'the wheat'", "וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב": "conjunction wə- + imperfect 3rd feminine singular, waw-consecutive - 'and she dwelt/lived'", "אֶת־חֲמוֹתָֽהּ": "direct object marker + noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - 'with her mother-in-law'" }, "variants": { "*tidbaq*": "stayed close/clung/kept company with/followed", "*kĕlôt*": "completion/ending/finishing", "*śĕʿōrîm*": "barley", "*ḥiṭṭîm*": "wheat", "*tēšeb*": "dwelt/lived/remained/stayed" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתִּדְבַּ֞ק בְּנַעֲר֥וֹת בֹּ֙עַז֙ לְלַקֵּ֔ט עַד־כְּל֥וֹת קְצִֽיר־הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖ים וּקְצִ֣יר הַֽחִטִּ֑ים וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב אֶת־חֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃

Transliteration

And-tidbaq with-naʿărôt Bōʿaz to-laqqēṭ until-kĕlôt qĕṣîr-the-śĕʿōrîm and-qĕṣîr the-ḥiṭṭîm. And-tēšeb ʾet-ḥămôtāh.

Grammar Details

• וַתִּדְבַּ֞ק: conjunction wə- + imperfect 3rd feminine singular, waw-consecutive - 'and she stayed close'
• בְּנַעֲר֥וֹת: preposition bə- + feminine plural noun construct - 'with the young women of'
• *Bōʿaz*: proper noun - 'Boaz'
• לְלַקֵּ֔ט: preposition lə- + Piel infinitive construct - 'to glean'
• עַד־כְּל֥וֹת: preposition + construct infinitive - 'until completion of'
• *qĕṣîr*-הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖ים: noun construct + definite article + masculine plural noun - 'harvest of the barley'
• וּקְצִ֣יר: conjunction wə- + noun construct - 'and harvest of'
• הַֽחִטִּ֑ים: definite article + masculine plural noun - 'the wheat'
• וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב: conjunction wə- + imperfect 3rd feminine singular, waw-consecutive - 'and she dwelt/lived'
• אֶת־חֲמוֹתָֽהּ: direct object marker + noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - 'with her mother-in-law'

Word Meanings

• *tidbaq*: stayed close/clung/kept company with/followed
• *kĕlôt*: completion/ending/finishing
• *śĕʿōrîm*: barley
• *ḥiṭṭîm*: wheat
• *tēšeb*: dwelt/lived/remained/stayed

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So Ruth stayed close to the young women of Boaz to glean until the barley harvest and the wheat harvest were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  So she stayed close by the maidens of Boaz to glean until the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest and lived with her mother-in-law.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus she kepte herselfe with Boos damsels, so that she gathered vntill the barlye haruest and the wheate haruest was out, and came againe to hir mother in lawe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then she kept her by the maides of Boaz, to gather vnto the end of barly haruest, and of wheate haruest, and dwelt with her mother in lawe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And so she kept her by the maydens of Booz, to gather, vnto the ende of barlye haruest and of wheate haruest also, & dwelt with her mother in lawe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean to the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she lived with her mother-in-law.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And she cleaveth to the young women of Boaz to glean, till the completion of the barley-harvest, and of the wheat-harvest, and she dwelleth with her mother-in-law.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So she kept near the servant-girls of Boaz to take up the grain till the cutting of the early grain and the cutting of the late grain were ended; and she went on living with her mother-in-law.

• World English Bible (2000)

  So she stayed close to the maidens of Boaz, to glean to the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she lived with her mother-in-law.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Ruth worked beside Boaz’s female servants, gathering grain until the end of the barley harvest as well as the wheat harvest. After that she stayed home with her mother-in-law.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 16:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.16.9", "source": "שִׁבְעָ֥ה שָׁבֻעֹ֖ת תִּסְפָּר־לָ֑ךְ מֵהָחֵ֤ל חֶרְמֵשׁ֙ בַּקָּמָ֔ה תָּחֵ֣ל לִסְפֹּ֔ר שִׁבְעָ֖ה שָׁבֻעֽוֹת׃", "text": "*šibʿâ* *šābūʿōt* *tispār*-*lāk* *mēhāḥēl* *ḥermēš* *baqqāmâ* *tāḥēl* *lispōr* *šibʿâ* *šābūʿôt*", "grammar": { "*šibʿâ*": "feminine singular - seven", "*šābūʿōt*": "masculine plural noun - weeks", "*tispār*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall count", "*lāk*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - for yourself", "*mēhāḥēl*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - from the beginning of", "*ḥermēš*": "masculine singular noun - sickle", "*baqqāmâ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the standing grain", "*tāḥēl*": "hiphil imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall begin", "*lispōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to count", "*šibʿâ*": "feminine singular - seven", "*šābūʿôt*": "masculine plural noun - weeks" }, "variants": { "*šābūʿōt*": "weeks/sevens/periods of seven", "*ḥermēš*": "sickle/cutting instrument", "*qāmâ*": "standing grain/stalks/growth", "*tāḥēl*": "begin/start/commence" } }
• Prov 6:6-8 : 6 { "verseID": "Proverbs.6.6", "source": "לֵֽךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָ֥ה עָצֵ֑ל רְאֵ֖ה דְרָכֶ֣יהָ וַחֲכָֽם׃", "text": "*lēḵ*-to-*nəmālāh* *ʿāṣēl* *rəʾēh* *dərāḵeyhā* and-*ḥăḵām*", "grammar": { "*lēḵ*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular - go", "*nəmālāh*": "noun, feminine singular - ant", "*ʿāṣēl*": "adjective, masculine singular - sluggard/lazy person", "*rəʾēh*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular - see/observe", "*dərāḵeyhā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her ways", "*ḥăḵām*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular - be wise" }, "variants": { "*ʿāṣēl*": "sluggard/lazy person/slothful one" } } 7 { "verseID": "Proverbs.6.7", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֵֽין־לָ֥הּ קָצִ֗ין שֹׁטֵ֥ר וּמֹשֵֽׁל׃", "text": "which *ʾēyn*-to-her *qāṣîn* *šōṭēr* and-*mōšēl*", "grammar": { "*ʾēyn*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*qāṣîn*": "noun, masculine singular - chief/commander/ruler", "*šōṭēr*": "noun, masculine singular - officer/official", "*mōšēl*": "noun, masculine singular - ruler/governor" }, "variants": { "*qāṣîn*": "chief/leader/commander", "*šōṭēr*": "officer/overseer/official", "*mōšēl*": "ruler/governor/one who exercises authority" } } 8 { "verseID": "Proverbs.6.8", "source": "תָּכִ֣ין בַּקַּ֣יִץ לַחְמָ֑הּ אָגְרָ֥ה בַ֝קָּצִ֗יר מַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃", "text": "*tāḵîn* in-the-*qayiṣ* *laḥmāh* *ʾāḡərāh* in-the-*qāṣîr* *maʾăḵālāh*", "grammar": { "*tāḵîn*": "verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - she prepares", "*qayiṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - summer/summer fruit", "*laḥmāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her bread/food", "*ʾāḡərāh*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she gathers/stores up", "*qāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - harvest", "*maʾăḵālāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her food" }, "variants": { "*qayiṣ*": "summer/summer fruit/season of fruits", "*laḥmāh*": "her bread/her food/her provisions", "*qāṣîr*": "harvest/harvest time" } }
• Prov 13:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Proverbs.13.1", "source": "בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝לֵ֗ץ לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה׃", "text": "*bēn ḥākām mûsar ʾāb wə-lēṣ lōʾ-šāmaʿ gəʿārâ*", "grammar": { "*bēn*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - son of", "*ḥākām*": "adjective, masculine, singular - wise", "*mûsar*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - discipline/instruction of", "*ʾāb*": "noun, masculine, singular - father", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*lēṣ*": "noun, masculine, singular - scoffer/mocker", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*šāmaʿ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - heard/listened to", "*gəʿārâ*": "noun, feminine, singular - rebuke/reproof" }, "variants": { "*mûsar*": "discipline/instruction/correction/chastening", "*lēṣ*": "scoffer/mocker/scorner", "*šāmaʿ*": "to hear/listen to/obey", "*gəʿārâ*": "rebuke/reproof/reproof" } }
• Prov 13:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Proverbs.13.20", "source": "הוֹלֵ֣ךְ אֶת־חֲכָמִ֣ים יֶחְכָּ֑ם וְרֹעֶ֖ה כְסִילִ֣ים יֵרֽוֹעַ׃", "text": "*hôlēk ʾet-ḥăkāmîm yeḥkām wə-rōʿê kəsîlîm yērôaʿ*", "grammar": { "*hôlēk*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - walking/going", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ḥăkāmîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wise ones", "*yeḥkām*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will become wise", "*wə-*": "conjunction - but", "*rōʿê*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular construct - one associating with/shepherding", "*kəsîlîm*": "noun, masculine plural - fools", "*yērôaʿ*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will suffer harm" }, "variants": { "*hôlēk*": "walking/going/associating with", "*ḥăkāmîm*": "wise ones/sages", "*yeḥkām*": "will become wise/will grow wise", "*rōʿê*": "one associating with/shepherding/befriending", "*kəsîlîm*": "fools/stupid persons", "*yērôaʿ*": "will suffer harm/will be broken/will be destroyed" } }
• 1 Cor 15:33 : 33 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.15.33", "source": "Μὴ πλανᾶσθε: Φθείρουσιν ἤθη χρηστὰ ὁμιλίαι κακαί.", "text": "Not be *planasthe*: They *phtheirousin* *ēthē chrēsta homiliai kakai*.", "grammar": { "*mē*": "negative particle with imperative sense - not", "*planasthe*": "present passive imperative, 2nd plural - be deceived/led astray", "*phtheirousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - they corrupt/ruin", "*ēthē*": "accusative neuter plural - habits/customs/character", "*chrēsta*": "accusative neuter plural - good/useful/virtuous", "*homiliai*": "nominative feminine plural - associations/companionships/communications", "*kakai*": "nominative feminine plural - evil/bad/harmful" }, "variants": { "*planasthe*": "be deceived/be led astray/be misled", "*phtheirousin*": "corrupt/ruin/destroy", "*ēthē chrēsta*": "good morals/good habits/good character", "*homiliai kakai*": "bad company/evil communications/harmful associations" } }
• Eph 6:1-3 : 1 { "verseID": "Ephesians.6.1", "source": "¶Τὰ τέκνα, ὑπακούετε τοῖς γονεῦσιν ὑμῶν ἐν Κυρίῳ: τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν δίκαιον.", "text": "The *tekna*, *hypakouete* to the *goneusin* of you in *Kyriō*: this *gar* *estin* *dikaion*.", "grammar": { "*tekna*": "nominative, neuter, plural - children", "*hypakouete*": "present imperative, 2nd person plural - obey/be obedient [continuous command]", "*goneusin*": "dative, masculine, plural - parents", "*Kyriō*": "dative, masculine, singular - Lord/master", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because [explanatory]", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*dikaion*": "nominative, neuter, singular - righteous/just/proper" }, "variants": { "*tekna*": "children/offspring", "*hypakouete*": "obey/submit to/listen to", "*Kyriō*": "Lord/Master [divine title]", "*dikaion*": "righteous/just/proper/correct" } } 2 { "verseID": "Ephesians.6.2", "source": "Τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου καὶ τὴν μητέρα· (ἥτις ἐστὶν ἐντολὴ πρώτη ἐν ἐπαγγελίᾳ·)", "text": "*Tima* the *patera* of you and the *mētera*; (*hētis* *estin* *entolē* *prōtē* in *epangelia*;)", "grammar": { "*Tima*": "present imperative, 2nd person singular - honor/value [continuous command]", "*patera*": "accusative, masculine, singular - father", "*mētera*": "accusative, feminine, singular - mother", "*hētis*": "relative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - which [referring to the command]", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*entolē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - commandment/precept", "*prōtē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - first [in order/importance]", "*epangelia*": "dative, feminine, singular - promise" }, "variants": { "*Tima*": "honor/value/respect/care for", "*hētis*": "which/this very one", "*entolē*": "commandment/precept/instruction", "*prōtē*": "first/foremost/primary", "*epangelia*": "promise/announcement/declaration" } } 3 { "verseID": "Ephesians.6.3", "source": "Ἵνα εὖ σοι γένηται, καὶ ἔσῃ μακροχρόνιος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.", "text": "*Hina eu* to you *genētai*, and *esē makrochronios* upon the *gēs*.", "grammar": { "*Hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that [purpose]", "*eu*": "adverb - well/good", "*genētai*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd person singular - may become/happen/be", "*esē*": "future indicative, 2nd person singular - you will be", "*makrochronios*": "nominative, masculine/feminine, singular - long-living", "*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*Hina*": "so that/in order that/that", "*eu*": "well/good/prosperous", "*genētai*": "may become/happen/be", "*makrochronios*": "long-living/long-lasting/having long life", "*gēs*": "earth/land/ground/territory" } }