Ruth 2:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"And she said,וַתֹּ֗אמֶר
(vat·to·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'Pleaseנָּא֙
(na)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
let me gleanאֲלַקֳטָה־
(a·la·ko·tah-)
3950: to pick or gather up, gleana prim. root
and gatherוְאָסַפְתִּ֣י
(ve·'a·saf·ti)
622: to gather, removea prim. root
afterאַחֲרֵ֖י
(a·cha·rei)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
the reapersהַקֹּוצְרִ֑ים
(hak·ko·vtz·rim;)
7114b: to reap, harvesta prim. root
among the sheaves.'בָֽעֳמָרִ֔ים
(va·'o·ma·rim,)
6016a: a sheaffrom an unused word
Thus she cameוַתָּבֹ֣וא
(vat·ta·vo·v)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
and has remainedוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֗וד
(vat·ta·'a·mo·vd)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
from the morningהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙
(hab·bo·ker)
1242: morn- ingfrom baqar
untilוְעַד־
(ve·'ad-)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
now;עַ֔תָּה
(at·tah,)
6258: nowprobably from anah
she has been sittingשִׁבְתָּ֥הּ
(shiv·tah)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in the houseהַבַּ֖יִת
(hab·ba·yit)
1004: a housea prim. root
for a little while."מְעָֽט׃
(me·'at.)
4592: a little, fewness, a fewfrom maat


















KJV Lexicon
And she said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
I pray you let me glean
laqat  (law-kat')
to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean -- gather (up), glean.
and gather
'acaph  (aw-saf')
to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
the reapers
qatsar  (kaw-tsar')
to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
among the sheaves
`omer  (o'-mer)
a heap, i.e. a sheaf; also an omer, as a dry measure -- omer, sheaf.
so she came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
and hath continued
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
even
'az  (awz)
at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore -- beginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.
from the morning
boqer  (bo'-ker)
dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
until now that she tarried
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
a little
m`at  (meh-at')
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very.
in the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"And she said, 'Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.' Thus she came and has remained from the morning until now; she has been sitting in the house for a little while."

King James Bible
And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She asked, 'Will you let me gather fallen grain among the bundles behind the harvesters?' She came and has remained from early morning until now, except that she rested a little in the shelter."

International Standard Version
She asked us, 'Please allow me to glean what's left of the grain behind the harvesters.' So she came out and has continued working from dawn until now, except for a short time in a shelter."

NET Bible
She asked, 'May I follow the harvesters and gather grain among the bundles?' Since she arrived she has been working hard from this morning until now--except for sitting in the resting hut a short time."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
She said, 'Please let me gather grain. I will only gather among the bundles behind the reapers.' So she came here and has been on her feet from daybreak until now. She just sat down this minute in the shelter."

King James 2000 Bible
And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she tarried a little in the house.
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