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She cameוַתָּבוֹאtoאֶלher mother-in-law,חֲמוֹתָהּand she said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Whoמִיareyou,אַתְּmy daughter?”בִּתִּיAnd she toldוַתַּגֶּדherלָהּallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרthe manהָאִישׁhad doneעָשָׂהfor her.לָהּ
Ruth 3:16
Study it in the app“She came to her mother-in-law, and she said, “Who are you, my daughter?” And she told her all that the man had done for her.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ruth 3:16, word by word
- She cameתָּבוֹאtavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavo” appears- her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָchamota
mother-in-law
Mother-in-law: the mother of one's husband.
Where else “chamota” appears- and she saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- my daughterבִּתִּbiti
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “biti” appears- And she toldתַּגֶּדtaged
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “taged” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- had doneעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears
Translation note
“Who are you?” is what the Hebrew says, with the same words as Boaz in verse 9; here it can be understood as “How did it go?” or “What has become of you?”
The context
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.
16 · This verse (above)
17And she said, “These six measures of barley he gave me, for he said to me, ‘Do not go empty to your mother-in-law.’”