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And it happenedוַיְהִיat midnightבַּחֲצִי הַלַּיְלָהthat the manוַ הָאִישׁtrembledיֶּחֱרַדand turned over,וַיִּלָּפֵתand look,וְהִנֵּהa womanאִשָּׁהwaslyingשֹׁכֶבֶתat his feet.מַרְגְּלֹתָיו
Ruth 3:8
Study it in the app“And it happened at midnight that the man trembled and turned over, and look, a woman was lying at his feet.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ruth 3:8, word by word
- And it happenedיְהִיyehi
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appears- at midnightחֲצִיchatsi
middle
The central point of something, like the middle of the night.
Where else “chatsi” appears- at midnightלַּיְלָהlayla
night
Night.
Where else “layla” appears- that the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- trembledיֶּחֱרַדyecherad
tremble
To shudder with fear, with surprise or before God's presence.
Where else “yecherad” appears- and turned overיִּלָּפֵתyilafet
turn aside
To roll over; to leave one's path.
Where else “yilafet” appears- a womanאִשָּׁהisha
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appears- lyingשֹׁכֶבֶתshochevet
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “shochevet” appears- at his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָיmarglotay
place of the feet
The place of the feet: the part where someone lying down has his feet.
Where else “marglotay” appears
The context
7Boaz ate and drank, and his heart was glad, and he went to lie down at the end of the heap. Then she came quietly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.
8 · This verse (above)
9He said, “Who are you?” And she said, “I am Ruth, your servant. Spread the edge of your cloak over your servant, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.”