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Ruth 3:2

And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.

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וְעַתָּ֗הveatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.הֲלֹ֥אhalono , -r,לֹאparticle, interrogative, particle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…בֹ֨עַז֙voazBoazבֹּעַזnoun, proper name — “Boaz”H1162Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the templeBoaz.מֹֽדַעְתָּ֔נוּmodatanvkindredמוֹדַעַתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4130acquaintancekindred.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…הָיִ֖יתhayitbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.אֶתetamongאֵתpreposition — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.נַעֲרוֹתָ֑יוnaarotayvdamselנַעֲרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “damsel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5291a girl (from infancy to adolescence)damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).הִנֵּהhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.ה֗וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.זֹרֶ֛הzorehwinnowזָרָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “winnow”, a verb used as a describing wordH2219to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnowcast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).גֹּ֥רֶןgorenfloorגֹּרֶןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “floor”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1637a threshing-floor (as made even); by analogy, any open area(barn, corn, threshing-) floor, (threshing-, void) place.הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםhasorimthe barleyשְׂעֹרָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the barley”, the ordinary formH8184barley (as villose)barley.הַלָּֽיְלָהhalayelahthe nightלַיִלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And now is there not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor.

Young’s Literal Translation

and now, is not Boaz of our acquaintance, with whose young women thou hast been? lo, he is winnowing the threshing-floor of barley to-night,

World English Bible

Now isn’t Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he will be winnowing barley tonight on the threshing floor.

Darby Translation

And now, is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he is winnowing barley in the threshing-floor to-night.

Douay-Rheims

This Booz, with whose maids thou wast joined in the field, is our near kinsman, and behold this night he winnoweth barley in the threshingfloor.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And now is there not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And now is not Booz our kinsman, with whose damsels thou wast? behold, he winnows barley this night in the floor.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ νῦν οὐχὶ Βοὸζ γνώριμος ἡμῶν, οὗ ἦς μετὰ τῶν κορασίων αὐτοῦ; ἰδοὺ αὐτὸς λικμᾷ τὸν ἅλωνα τῶν κριθῶν ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτί.