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Ruth 2:14

And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.

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וַיֹּאמֶר֩vayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לָ֨הlahtoלָ֨הpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toבֹ֜עַזvoazBoazבֹּעַזnoun, proper name — “Boaz”H1162Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the templeBoaz.לְעֵ֣תleetto whenעֵתpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “to when”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.הָאֹ֗כֶלhaokhelthe foodאֹכֶלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the food”, the ordinary formH400foodeating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.גֹּ֤שִֽׁיgoshibringנָגַשׁverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “bring”, a commandH5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back(make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.הֲלֹם֙halomhitherהֲלֹםadverb — “hither”H1988hitherhere, hither(-(to)), thither.וְאָכַ֣לְתְּveakhalteand eatאָכַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and eat”, a completed action in a sequenceH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.מִןminfromמִןpreposition — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַלֶּ֔חֶםhalechemthe breadלֶחֶםdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the bread”, the ordinary formH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.וְטָבַ֥לְתְּvetavalteand dipטָבַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and dip”, a completed action in a sequenceH2881to dip, to immersedip, plunge.פִּתֵּ֖ךְpitekhemeatפַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “meat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6595a bitmeat, morsel, piece.בַּחֹ֑מֶץbachometsin vinegarחֹמֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in vinegar”, the ordinary formH2558vinegarvinegar.וַתֵּ֨שֶׁב֙vateshevand dwellיָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and dwell”, the next action in the storyH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…מִצַּ֣דmitsadfrom sideצַדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from side”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6654a side; figuratively, an adversary(be-) side.הַקּֽוֹצְרִ֔יםhaqotserimthe much discouragedקָצַרdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the much discouraged”, a verb used as a describing wordH7114to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)[idiom] at all, cut down, much discouraged, grieve, harvestman, lothe, mourn, reap(-er), (be, wax) short(-en, -er), straiten, trouble, vex.וַיִּצְבָּטvayitsbatand reachצָבַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and reach”, the next action in the storyH6642to grasp, i.e. hand outreach.לָ֣הּlahtoלָ֣הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toקָלִ֔יqaliparched cornקָלִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “parched corn”, the ordinary formH7039roasted ears of grainparched corn.וַתֹּ֥אכַלvatokhaland eatאָכַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and eat”, the next action in the storyH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.וַתִּשְׂבַּ֖עvatisbaand fillשָׂבַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and fill”, the next action in the storyH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.וַתֹּתַֽרvatotarand excelיָתַרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and excel”, the next action in the storyH3498to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserveexcel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous, preserve, (be, let) remain(-der, -ing, -nant), reserve, residue, rest.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Boaz said unto her at meal-time: 'Come hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar.' And she sat beside the reapers; and they reached her parched corn, and she did eat and was satisfied, and left thereof.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And at meal-time Boaz said unto her, Come hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers, and they reached her parched grain, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Boaz saith to her, 'At meal-time come nigh hither, and thou hast eaten of the bread, and dipped thy morsel in the vinegar.' And she sitteth at the side of the reapers, and he reacheth to her roasted corn, and she eateth, and is satisfied, and leaveth.

World English Bible

At meal time Boaz said to her, “Come here, and eat some bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar.” She sat beside the reapers, and they passed her parched grain. She ate, was satisfied, and left some of it.

Darby Translation

And Boaz said to her at mealtime, Come hither and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers; and he reached her parched corn, and she ate and was sufficed, and reserved [some].

Douay-Rheims

And Booz said to her: At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. So she sat at the side of the reapers, and she heaped to herself frumenty, and ate and was filled, and took the leavings.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Booz said to her, Now it is time to eat; come hither, and thou shalt eat of the bread, and thou shalt dip thy morsel in the vinegar: and Ruth sat by the side of the reapers, and Booz handed her meal, and she ate, and was satisfied, and left.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ Βοὸζ, ἤδη ὥρα τοῦ φαγεῖν, πρόσελθε ὧδε καὶ φάγεσαι τῶν ἄρτων, καὶ βάψεις τὸν ψωμόν σου ἐν τῷ ὄξει· καὶ ἐκάθισε Ῥοὺθ ἐκ πλαγίων τῶν θεριζόντων· καὶ ἐβούνισεν αὐτῇ Βοὸζ ἄλφιτον, καὶ ἔφαγε καὶ ἐνεπλήσθη καὶ κατέλιπε,