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And now,וְעַתָּהis notהֲלֹאBoazבֹעַזour relative,מֹדַעְתָּנוּwith whoseאֲשֶׁר אֶת וyoung womenנַעֲרוֹתָיyou have been?הָיִיתLook,הִנֵּהheהוּאis winnowingזֹרֶהthe threshing floorאֶת גֹּרֶןof barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִיםtonight.הַלָּיְלָה
Ruth 3:2
Study it in the app“And now, is not Boaz our relative, with whose young women you have been? Look, he is winnowing the threshing floor of barley tonight.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ruth 3:2, word by word
- Boazבֹעַזvoaz
Boaz
Boaz, of Bethlehem, a relative of Elimelech; he took Ruth as his wife and was the great-grandfather of King David (Ruth 4:21-22; Matthew 1:5). One of the two pillars of Solomon's temple bore the same name (1 Kings 7:21).
Where else “voaz” appears- our relativeמֹדַעְתָּmodata
relative, kinship
Relative, a close acquaintance of the family (the feminine form of the word in Ruth 2:1).
Where else “modata” appears- young womenנַעֲרוֹתָיnaarotay
girl
An unmarried female of marrying age.
Where else “naarotay” appears- you have beenהָיִיתhayit
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayit” appears- is winnowingזֹרֶהzore
winnow
To toss grain in the air to remove the chaff.
Where else “zore” appears- the threshing floorגֹּרֶןgoren
threshing floor
Threshing floor: flat ground where grain is threshed; also any open, level place.
Where else “goren” appears- of barleyשְּׂעֹרִיםseorim
barley
Barley.
Where else “seorim” appears- tonightלָּיְלָהlayla
night
Night.
Where else “layla” appears
Translation note
Winnowing is tossing the threshed grain into the air so that the wind carries away the chaff.
The context
1Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek for you a place of rest, where it may be well with you?
2 · This verse (above)
3So wash yourself, anoint yourself, put your cloak on you, and go down to the threshing floor; do not make yourself known to the man until he has finished eating and drinking.