Ruth 3:14

“So she lay at his feet until the morning, and rose before a man could recognize his companion; and he said, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.””

Ruth 3:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ruth 3:14, word by word

So she layתִּשְׁכַּבtishkav

lie down

To lie down to sleep or rest.

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at his feetמַרְגְּלוֹתָיmarglotay

place of the feet

The place of the feet: the part where someone lying down has his feet.

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the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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and roseתָּקָםtakam

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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beforeטֶרֶםterem

not yet, before

Not yet; before.

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a manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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could recognizeיַכִּירyakir

recognize

To realize who someone is, or notice them.

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his companionרֵעֵree

companion

A companion, a friend.

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and he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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be knownיִוָּדַעyivada

know

To know something, realize.

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the womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

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cameבָאָהvaa

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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the threshing floorגֹּרֶןgoren

threshing floor

Threshing floor: flat ground where grain is threshed; also any open, level place.

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The context

13Spend this night here, and in the morning, if he will redeem you, good; let him redeem. But if he does not want to redeem you, then I will redeem you, as YHWH lives. Lie down until the morning.”

14 · This verse (above)

15And he said, “Bring the shawl that is on you and hold it out.” So she held it, and he measured six measures of barley and put it on her; then he went into the city.

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