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And she said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Theseהָאֵלֶּהsix measuresשֵׁשׁof barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִיםhe gaveנָתַןme,לִיforכִּיhe saidאָמַרto me,אֵלַי‘Do notאַלgoתָּבוֹאִיemptyרֵיקָםtoאֶלyour mother-in-law.’”חֲמוֹתֵךְ
Ruth 3:17
Study it in the app“And she said, “These six measures of barley he gave me, for he said to me, ‘Do not go empty to your mother-in-law.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ruth 3:17, 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- six measuresשֵׁשׁshesh
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appears- of barleyשְּׂעֹרִיםseorim
barley
Barley.
Where else “seorim” appears- he gaveנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- goתָּבוֹאִיtavoi
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tavoi” appears- emptyרֵיקָםrekam
empty-handed
With nothing: return bringing nothing.
Where else “rekam” appears- your mother-in-law.’חֲמוֹתֵchamote
mother-in-law
Mother-in-law: the mother of one's husband.
Where else “chamote” appears
The context
16She 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.
17 · This verse (above)
18She said, “Sit, my daughter, until you know how the matter falls out; for the man will not be at rest until he has finished the matter today.”