Ruth 2:13

“And she said, “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and because you have spoken to the heart of your servant, though I am not like one of your servants.””

Ruth 2:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ruth 2:13, word by word

And she saidתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “tomer” appears
“May I findאֶמְצָאemtsa

find favor

To find favor: to be well regarded by someone with power to give.

Where else “emtsa” appears
favorחֵןchen

favor

Someone's goodwill toward another: looking on them kindly.

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in your eyesעֵינֶיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

Where else “ene” appears
my lordאֲדֹנִadoni

lord

The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.

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you have comfortedנִחַמְתָּnichamta

comfort

To ease someone in his pain with words and company.

Where else “nichamta” appears
you have spokenדִבַּרְתָּdibarta

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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the heartלֵבlev

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “lev” appears
of your servantשִׁפְחָתֶshifchate

female slave, servant

Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.

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am notאֶהְיֶהehye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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oneאַחַתachat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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The context

12May YHWH repay your work, and may your wages be full from YHWH, Elohim of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”

13 · This verse (above)

14At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here and eat some of the bread and dip your morsel in the vinegar.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he handed her roasted grain; she ate, was satisfied, and had some left over.

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