Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“Who are you?” he asked. “I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garment over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer. Young's Literal Translation And he saith, ‘Who [art] thou?’ and she saith, ‘I [am] Ruth thy handmaid, and thou hast spread thy skirt over thy handmaid, for thou [art] a redeemer.’ King James Bible And he said, Who [art] thou? And she answered, I [am] Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou [art] a near kinsman. Hebrew “Whoמִי־ (mî-) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix are you?” אָ֑תּ (’āt) Pronoun - second person feminine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you he asked. וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “I [am] אָנֹכִי֙ (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I your servant אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ (’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave Ruth,” ר֣וּת (rūṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7327: Ruth -- 'friendship', a Moabite ancestress of David she replied. וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Spread וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤ (ū·p̄ā·raś·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse the corner of your garment כְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙ (ḵə·nā·p̄e·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle over עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against me, אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ (’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you אָֽתָּה׃ (’āt·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are a kinsman-redeemer.” גֹאֵ֖ל (ḡō·’êl) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman |
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