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She said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Sit,שְׁבִיmy daughter,בִתִּיuntilעַד אֲשֶׁרyou knowתֵּדְעִיןhowאֵיךְthe matterדָּבָרfalls out;יִפֹּלforכִּיthe manהָאִישׁwill notלֹאbe at restיִשְׁקֹטuntilכִּי אִםhe has finishedכִּלָּהthe matterהַדָּבָרtoday.”הַיּוֹם
Ruth 3:18
Study it in the app“She 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ruth 3:18, word by word
- She saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- “Sitשְׁבִיshevi
sit
To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.
Where else “shevi” appears- my daughterבִתִּviti
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “viti” appears- you knowתֵּדְעִיtedi
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “tedi” appears- the matterדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- falls outיִפֹּלyipol
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “yipol” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- be at restיִשְׁקֹטyishkot
be at rest, be quiet
Be at rest, be quiet, without war or alarm.
Where else “yishkot” appears- he has finishedכִּלָּהkila
finish
To bring a work or a matter through to its end.
Where else “kila” appears- todayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears
The context
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.’”
18 · This verse (above)