Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וַיֹּ֖אמֶר way-yō-mer And he said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 4310 [e] מִי־ mî- who [are] Interrog 859 [e] אָ֑תּ‪‬ ’āt; you Pro-2fs 559 [e] וַתֹּ֗אמֶר wat-tō-mer, so she answered Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs 595 [e] אָנֹכִי֙ ’ā-nō-ḵî I [am] Pro-1cs 7327 [e] ר֣וּת rūṯ Ruth N-proper-fs 519 [e] אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ ’ă-mā-ṯe-ḵā, your maidservant N-fsc | 2ms 6566 [e] וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤ ū-p̄ā-raś-tā And take under Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms 3671 [e] כְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙ ḵə-nā-p̄e-ḵā your wing N-fsc | 2ms 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- over Prep 519 [e] אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ ’ă-mā-ṯə-ḵā, your maidservant N-fsc | 2ms 3588 [e] כִּ֥י kî for Conj 1350 [e] גֹאֵ֖ל ḡō-’êl are a kinsman-redeemer V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 859 [e] אָֽתָּה׃ ’āt-tāh. you Pro-2ms

New American Standard Bible
He said, "Who are you?" And she answered, "I am Ruth your maid. So spread your covering over your maid, for you are a close relative."

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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So he asked, "Who are you?"" I am Ruth, your slave," she replied. "Spread your cloak over me, for you are a family redeemer."

Ruth

Ruth 2:10-13 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said …

1 Samuel 25:41 And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold…

Luke 14:11 For whoever exalts himself shall be abased; and he that humbles himself …

spread therefore [heb] spread thy wing; the emblem of protection; and a metaphor taken from the young of fowls, which run under the wings of their mother from birds of prey. Even to the present day, when a Jew marries a woman, he throws the skirts of his talisth over her, to signify that he has taken her under his protection.

Ezekiel 16:8 Now when I passed by you, and looked on you, behold, your time was …

a near kinsman. or, one that has right to redeem

Ruth 3:12 And now it is true that I am your near kinsman: however, there is …

Ruth 2:20 And Naomi said to her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, …

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