Ruth 2:9

“Let your eyes be on the field that they reap, and go after them. Have I not commanded the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink from what the young men draw.””

Ruth 2:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ruth 2:9, word by word

your eyesעֵינַיִenayi

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “enayi” appears
on the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

farmland

Land that is farmed.

Where else “sade” appears
they reapיִקְצֹרוּyiktsoru

reap

To cut the ripe grain; those who cut it.

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and goהָלַכְתִּhalachti

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

Where else “halachti” appears
commandedצִוִּיתִיtsiviti

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

Where else “tsiviti” appears
the young menנְּעָרִיםnearim

young servant

A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.

Where else “nearim” appears
to touchנָגְעֵnage

touch

To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.

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And when you are thirstyצָמִתtsamit

be thirsty

Be thirsty.

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the vesselsכֵּלִיםkelim

vessel

Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.

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and drinkשָׁתִיתshatit

drink

Drink.

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drawיִשְׁאֲבוּyishavu

draw water

Draw water from a well.

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The context

8Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Have you not heard, my daughter? Do not go to glean in another field, and also do not pass on from here; and so cling to my young women.

9 · This verse (above)

10Then she fell on her face and bowed down to the ground and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, when I am a foreigner?”

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