And whenוִיהִי בְhe lies down,שָׁכְבוֹtake note ofוְיָדַעַתְּthe placeאֶת הַמָּקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםhe lies;יִשְׁכַּבthen go in,וּבָאתuncoverוְגִלִּיתhis feet,מַרְגְּלֹתָיוand lie down;וְשָׁכָבְתְּand heוְהוּאwill tellיַגִּידyouלָךְwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרyou are to do.”תַּעַשִׂין
Ruth 3:4
Study it in the app“And when he lies down, take note of the place where he lies; then go in, uncover his feet, and lie down; and he will tell you what you are to do.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ruth 3:4, word by word
- And whenיהִיyhi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yhi” appears- he lies downשָׁכְבshachv
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “shachv” appears- take note ofיָדַעַתְּyadaat
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadaat” appears- the placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- then go inבָאתvat
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vat” appears- uncoverגִלִּיתgilit
uncover
To remove what covers, leaving something in view.
Where else “gilit” appears- his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָיmarglotay
place of the feet
The place of the feet: the part where someone lying down has his feet.
Where else “marglotay” appears- will tellיַגִּידyagid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yagid” appears- you are to doתַּעַשִׂיtaasi
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taasi” appears
Translation note
It can be understood as a way of asking him, without words, to take her under his protection as kinsman-redeemer (verse 9).
The context
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.
4 · This verse (above)
5She said to her, “All that you say to me I will do.”