INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

[Garee]

- Don't forget that in Revelation chapter 22:22, we are told about the new Jerusalem and its temple which is Yah.weh and the Lamb!

There will be no Sun or Moon. . . neither will there be any temple. It will be like the first three days before the glory of God (God is light) departed no temple made with hands was needed

God does not dwell in stationary temples made with human hands ,

Born again Humans are the temporal temple a shadow of the eternal . Bricks as stones and blood of heifers is an abomination of desolation.

Revelation 21:21-23King James Version And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

It is repeated in chapter 22.

Revelation 22:1-5 King James Version And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

 

[JLG]

There will be no Sun or Moon. . . neither will there be any temple. It will be like the first three days before the glory of God (God is light) departed no temple made with hands was needed

God does not dwell in stationary temples made with human hands ,

Born again Humans are the temporal temple a shadow of the eternal . Bricks as stones and blood of heifers is an abomination of desolation.

Revelation 21:21-23King James Version And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

It is repeated in chapter 22.

Revelation 22:1-5 King James Version And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him: And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

- Sorry, it is revelation 21:22

[But]
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

I saw
εἶδον (eidon)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

no
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

temple
ναὸν (naon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3485: A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

[the city],
αὐτῇ (autē)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

because
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

the
ὁ (ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Lord
Κύριος (Kyrios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

God
Θεὸς (Theos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

Almighty
Παντοκράτωρ (Pantokratōr)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3841: Ruler of all, ruler of the universe, the almighty. From pas and kratos; the all-ruling, i.e. God.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Lamb
Ἀρνίον (Arnion)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 721: (originally: a little lamb, but diminutive force was lost), a lamb. Diminutive from aren; a lambkin.

are
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

its
αὐτῆς (autēs)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

temple.
ναὸς (naos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3485: A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.

 

[Garee]

• In the Bible we are usually told about men!
• When we are told about women, it is as wives and mothers!
• In Genesis it is so with Eve, Sarah, Rebekah, Leah and Rachel!
• Then we get the case of Miriam the prophetess!

Who was Miriam in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Miriam in the Bible is Moses’ older sister. She is called “Miriam the prophetess” in Exodus 15:20. She plays an important role in several episodes of Moses’ life and in the exodus of Israel from Egypt.

Miriam is the sister who watches over her baby brother Moses among the bulrushes on the banks of the Nile. Their mother had hidden Moses in a basket on the river bank to protect him from Pharaoh’s decree to throw all Hebrew baby boys into the river (Exodus 1:22—2:4). As Miriam watches, Pharaoh’s daughter discovers and pities Moses, and Miriam quickly intervenes to ask if the Egyptian princess would like a Hebrew woman to nurse the child for her. The princess agrees, and Miriam quickly gets their mother. Pharaoh’s daughter commands Moses’ biological mother to nurse him and bring him back to her when he is older. By the grace of God, Miriam helps save the infant Moses (Exodus 2:5–10).

Miriam had another brother, Aaron. Their parents, Amram and Jochebed (Exodus 6:20), were both from the Levite tribe of Israel (Exodus 2:1). Together, God uses Moses, Miriam, and Aaron to lead the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land in Canaan (Micah 6:4). After miraculously crossing the Red Sea on dry ground and seeing the Egyptian army overthrown in the sea, Miriam leads the women with a tambourine in worshiping God with song and dance (Exodus 15:20–22). The words to Miriam’s song are recorded in verse 21: “Sing to the Lord, / for he is highly exalted. / Both horse and driver / he has hurled into the sea.” In this same passage, she is given the title “prophetess,” the first of only a handful of women in Scripture identified that way. Others called a “prophetess” are Deborah (Judges 4:4), Huldah (2 Kings 22:14), Isaiah’s wife (Isaiah 8:3), Anna (Luke 2:36), and Philip’s four daughters (Acts 21:9).

Unfortunately, Miriam later falls into a spirit of complaining. Both Miriam and Aaron criticize Moses for marrying a Cushite or Ethiopian woman, but Miriam is listed first (Numbers 12:1) so it is likely she instigated the complaint. While the complaint was ostensibly against Moses’ wife, the discontent ran deeper: “‘Has the Lord spoken only through Moses?’ they asked. ‘Hasn’t he also spoken through us?’” (Numbers 12:2). In her criticism, Miriam was questioning the Lord’s wisdom in choosing Moses as the leader.

God was angry that Miriam and Aaron were so willing to speak against the servant He had chosen. The Lord struck Miriam with leprosy. Aaron, realizing the foolishness of their words, repented of his sin, and Moses, ever the intercessor, prayed on behalf of his sister: “Moses cried out to the Lord, ‘Please, God, heal her!’” (Numbers 12:13). After a week-long quarantine, Miriam was healed and rejoined the camp. As Miriam’s leprosy convicted Aaron of the foolish words they had spoken against God’s chosen servant, it should also remind us not to judge those around us or live in jealousy when God has given a specific call to someone else (see Titus 3:1–15; James 1:26; 4:11–12; Ephesians 4:31; Philippians 4:8). Miriam had an opportunity to show the people of Israel what it meant to live in love as a servant of God without complaining, and, for most of her life, she did; but she failed in the matter of Moses’ wife. We, too, have opportunities to show the grumblers and complainers around us what it is to be a servant of Jesus Christ. Let us draw them to Jesus through our love and servanthood and not be drawn away from Him ourselves.

Our next encounter with Miriam is at the end of the 40-year desert wandering. Because of their grumbling and lack of faith in God, the first generation of Israelites to leave captivity was not allowed to enter the Promised Land. This included the prophetess Miriam. Most of the older generation had already died in the wilderness when Israel comes back to Kadesh, where they had started their wanderings. It’s here that Miriam dies and is buried (Numbers 20:1). Hers was a life of responsibility and service, of God’s calling and providence, yet it also reminds us that no one is too important to receive God’s discipline for personal sin (see 1 Corinthians 10:12).

I would think periodically God uses mankind as a whole as female in order to represent the bride of Christ, the church. Called the new creature neither male nor female Jew nor gentile as that which as sons of God (Christians )will be when they receive the promise new bodies all in the twinkling of the eye on the last day under the Sun .

Deborah an apostle sent with prophecy was mightily used to reveal to the world God is not served by human hands as a will . Again God puts no difference between male or female, jew of gentile . He can send his prophecy through the lips of a Ass (representing the unredeemed ) that must be redeemed by a lamb slain from the foundation of the world. . when God was still working.We enter his 7th day rest . . not subject to time

Judges 4:8-10King James Version And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.

Who was Deborah in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org

Deborah was one of the judges of Israel during a time of oppression. She is called a prophetess and the wife of Lappidoth. The Lord spoke through her as she held court under a tree called “the Palm of Deborah” in Ephraim. The Lord also used her to set her people free and defeat the king of Canaan. Deborah’s story is found in Judges, chapters 4 and 5.

Deborah was Israel’s only female judge. Some scholars have suggested that her position as judge was itself a judgment on the weak-willed men of Israel. Because Israel’s men were unfit to judge, God chose a woman for the job, partly to shame the men who should have taken the leadership. Other commentators believe that Deborah’s role as judge was a sign of God’s comforting presence in the midst of His oppressed and downtrodden people.

When Deborah became judge, the Israelites had been subjugated for 20 years by Jabin, king of Canaan. The commander of Jabin’s army was named Sisera, and he had 900 iron chariots – formidable weapons against Israel’s foot soldiers (Judges 4:3). The Israelites were treated very cruelly by Sisera and his army, and Israel’s spirits were very low. Deborah describes the hardship of living under Jabin and Sisera this way: “The highways were abandoned, and travelers kept to the byways. The villagers ceased in Israel; they ceased to be” (Judges 5:6-7). In other words, people feared to leave their homes; traveling was very dangerous.

God’s word comes through Deborah to a man of Naphtali named Barak. The message is that he will lead the revolt against Sisera. Barak’s response is, “I’ll only go if Deborah goes with me” (Judges 4:8). Everyone was afraid of Sisera, including Barak. Deborah agrees to accompany Barak, but she also prophesies that the honor for the victory would belong to a woman, not to Barak (Judges 4:9).

When the time came for battle, God again spoke through Deborah, who prompted Barak to marshal his forces. The Israelites came against the army of Sisera, and God granted the victory. The mighty Sisera himself was brought down by the hand of a woman, just as Deborah had said. As the commander rested after the battle, a woman named Jael drove a tent peg through his head.

Who was Deborah in the Bible? We can see that God’s power is what matters, regardless of the instrument He chooses to use. Man or woman, strong or weak, confident or hesitant – all are strong when they are moved by God’s Spirit and filled with His strength. We can also see in Deborah a picture of God’s tender care for His people. As a mother cares for her children, so Deborah led and nurtured Israel (Judges 5:7).

Yes God who is no respecter of persons (nations) used male and female. Jew and gentile prophets as judges. . (apostles bringing the gospel .)

This is in respect to new creatures sons of God we are considered neither male nor female Jew nor Gentile. all die not received the new bodies

Deborah was not the only female apostles sent with the power of the word . Rehab compared with the prophet Abraham comes to mind or Ruth. It all depends on how one defines a Judge.

In that the gospel coming by the feet of Abel was cut off by the father of lies a murder from that very beginning. Just as the serpent was cut off by the power of the gospel "on your belly you go" . . no walking with God like that of Abel

 

[JLG]

I would think periodically God uses mankind as a whole as female in order to represent the bride of Christ, the church. Called the new creature neither male nor female Jew nor gentile as that which as sons of God (Christians )will be when they receive the promise new bodies all in the twinkling of the eye on the last day under the Sun .

Deborah an apostle sent with prophecy was mightily used to reveal to the world God is not served by human hands as a will . Again God puts no difference between male or female, jew of gentile . He can send his prophecy through the lips of a Ass (representing the unredeemed ) that must be redeemed by a lamb slain from the foundation of the world. . when God was still working.We enter his 7th day rest . . not subject to time

Judges 4:8-10King James Version And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, then I will not go. And she said, I will surely go with thee: notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour; for the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.

Yes God who is no respecter of persons (nations) used male and female. Jew and gentile prophets as judges. . (apostles bringing the gospel .)

This is in respect to new creatures sons of God we are considered neither male nor female Jew nor Gentile. all die not received the new bodies

Deborah was not the only female apostles sent with the power of the word . Rehab compared with the prophet Abraham comes to mind or Ruth. It all depends on how one defines a Judge.

In that the gospel coming by the feet of Abel was cut off by the father of lies a murder from that very beginning. Just as the serpent was cut off by the power of the gospel "on your belly you go" . . no walking with God like that of Abel

- One can say that quality is more important than quantity!
- Women in the Bible who are faithful servants of Yah.weh are powerful examples of faithfulness!
- Yes, for Yah.weh, it doesn't matter if it is a man or a woman!
- What matters is faithfulness!

 

[Garee]

- One can say that quality is more important than quantity!
- Women in the Bible who are faithful servants of Yah.weh are powerful examples of faithfulness!
- Yes, for Yah.weh, it doesn't matter if it is a man or a woman!
- What matters is faithfulness!

Amen thanks. . It would seem to be some of the confusion

In the need of one creature God created mankind(men and woman . he made them to represent the bride . Other beast of the field were not designed as the bride of Christ the church .Male separately and female he created them (non humans ) the other beast not crested in his image.

Genesis 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him;. . . . male and female created he them.

In the new order it would seem the two literally will become one no more male nor female Jew nor gentile. No need to multiply.

Likened to Timothy in who Paul as a surrogate mother in pains of birth Paul preached the gospel in a hope Christ would empower Timoty later called the chaste virgin married to the Lord.

Galaltians 4: 19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,

2 Corinthians 11:2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.

 

[JLG]

Ruth 1:16

But Ruth
רוּת֙ (rūṯ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7327: Ruth -- 'friendship', a Moabite ancestress of David

replied:
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

urge
תִּפְגְּעִי־ (tip̄·gə·‘î-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 6293: To impinge, by accident, violence, by importunity

me
בִ֔י (ḇî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

to leave you
לְעָזְבֵ֖ךְ (lə·‘ā·zə·ḇêḵ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit

[or] to turn
לָשׁ֣וּב (lā·šūḇ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

from following you.
מֵאַחֲרָ֑יִךְ (mê·’a·ḥă·rā·yiḵ)
Preposition-m | second person feminine singular
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

For
כִּ֠י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

wherever
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

you go,
תֵּלְכִ֜י (tê·lə·ḵî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

I will go,
אֵלֵ֗ךְ (’ê·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

and wherever
וּבַאֲשֶׁ֤ר (ū·ḇa·’ă·šer)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you live,
תָּלִ֙ינִי֙ (tā·lî·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate

I will live;
אָלִ֔ין (’ā·lîn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate

your people
עַמֵּ֣ךְ (‘am·mêḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

will be my people,
עַמִּ֔י (‘am·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

and your God
וֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְ (wê·lō·ha·yiḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

will be my God.
אֱלֹהָֽי׃ (’ĕ·lō·hāy)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

• But Ruth doesn’t listen to Naomi!
• She is like her, she stays straight in her boots!
• But not only that, she says your people will be my people and your God will be my God!
• Maybe it reminds you of Jesus speaking of people who weren’t Jews but they behaved better!
• And the way Ruth speaks is incredible!
• And with Rahab, they are among the women mentioned in Jesus’ genealogy and they are foreigners which is quite exceptional!

 

[JLG]

Ruth 1:17

Where
בַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר (ba·’ă·šer)
Preposition-b | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you die,
תָּמ֙וּתִי֙ (tā·mū·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

I will die,
אָמ֔וּת (’ā·mūṯ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

and there
וְשָׁ֖ם (wə·šām)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

I will be buried.
אֶקָּבֵ֑ר (’eq·qā·ḇêr)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6912: To inter

May the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

punish
כֹּה֩ (kōh)
Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

me,
יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה (ya·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

and ever so
וְכֹ֣ה (wə·ḵōh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

severely,
יֹסִ֔יף (yō·sîp̄)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3254: To add, augment

if
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

anything but death
הַמָּ֔וֶת (ham·mā·weṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin

separates
יַפְרִ֖יד (yap̄·rîḏ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6504: To break through, spread, separate

you
בֵּינִ֥י (bê·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 996: An interval, space between

and me.”
וּבֵינֵֽךְ׃ (ū·ḇê·nêḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's 996: An interval, space between

• Only death will separate Ruth and Naomi!
• Do you understand why she became part of Jesus’ genealogy?
• Ruth is just an incredible woman!
• So special!

 

[JLG]

Ruth 1:18

When Naomi saw
וַתֵּ֕רֶא (wat·tê·re)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

that
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

Ruth
הִ֖יא (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

was determined
מִתְאַמֶּ֥צֶת (miṯ·’am·me·ṣeṯ)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 553: To be stout, strong, bold, alert

to go
לָלֶ֣כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

with her,
אִתָּ֑הּ (’it·tāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

she stopped
וַתֶּחְדַּ֖ל (wat·teḥ·dal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle

trying to persuade her.
לְדַבֵּ֥ר (lə·ḏab·bêr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

• Finally, Naomi realized that Ruth is determined to come with her!
• So she stops trying to persuade her!
• She understands Ruth is not going to change!

 

[JLG]

Ruth 1:19

So [Naomi and Ruth]
שְׁתֵּיהֶ֔ם (šə·tê·hem)
Number - fdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

traveled
וַתֵּלַ֣כְנָה (wat·tê·laḵ·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

they came
בֹּאָ֖נָה (bō·’ā·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew

Bethlehem.
לָ֑חֶם (lā·ḥem)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun

When they
וַיְהִ֗י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

entered
כְּבֹאָ֙נָה֙ (kə·ḇō·’ā·nāh)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

Bethlehem,
לֶ֔חֶם (le·ḥem)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun

the whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

city
הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

was stirred
וַתֵּהֹ֤ם (wat·tê·hōm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1949: To make an uproar, agitate greatly

because of them,
עֲלֵיהֶ֔ן (‘ă·lê·hen)
Preposition | third person feminine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

and the women [of the city] exclaimed,
וַתֹּאמַ֖רְנָה (wat·tō·mar·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Can this
הֲזֹ֥את (hă·zōṯ)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

be Naomi?”
נָעֳמִֽי׃ (nā·‘o·mî)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5281: Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth

• Ruth and Naomi go to Bethlehem!
• The women are surprised that Naomi is back!
• After so long!

 

[JLG]

Ruth 1:20

“Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

call
תִּקְרֶ֥אנָה (tiq·re·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine plural
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

me Naomi,”
נָעֳמִ֑י (nā·‘o·mî)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5281: Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth

she replied.
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Call
קְרֶ֤אןָ (qə·re·nā)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

me Mara,
מָרָ֔א (mā·rā)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 4755: Mara -- 'bitter', symbolic name of Naomi

because
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the Almighty
שַׁדַּ֛י (šad·day)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7706: The Almighty

has dealt quite bitterly
הֵמַ֥ר (hê·mar)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4843: To be, bitter

with me.
לִ֖י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

• Naomi asks women to call her Mara meaning bitter because of what she has lived!

 

[JLG]

Ruth 1:21

I
אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

went away
הָלַ֔כְתִּי (hā·laḵ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

full,
מְלֵאָ֣ה (mə·lê·’āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of

but the LORD
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

has brought me back
הֱשִׁיבַ֣נִי (hĕ·šî·ḇa·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

empty.
וְרֵיקָ֖ם (wə·rê·qām)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 7387: Emptily, ineffectually, undeservedly

Why
לָ֣מָּה (lām·māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

call
תִקְרֶ֤אנָה (ṯiq·re·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine plural
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

me Naomi,
נָעֳמִ֔י (nā·‘o·mî)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5281: Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth

since the LORD
וַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

has testified
עָ֣נָה (‘ā·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6030: To answer, respond

against me,
בִ֔י (ḇî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

and the Almighty
וְשַׁדַּ֖י (wə·šad·day)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7706: The Almighty

has afflicted
הֵ֥רַֽע (hê·ra‘)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7489: To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad

me?”
לִֽי׃ (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

• Naomi is clearly depressed!
• She has lost her two sons!
• She has lost everything!

 

[JLG]

Ruth 1:22

So Naomi
נָעֳמִ֗י (nā·‘o·mî)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5281: Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth

returned
וַתָּ֣שָׁב (wat·tā·šāḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

from the land
מִשְּׂדֵ֣י (miś·śə·ḏê)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 7704: Field, land

of Moab
מוֹאָ֑ב (mō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled

with
עִמָּ֔הּ (‘im·māh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

her daughter-in-law
כַלָּתָהּ֙ (ḵal·lā·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3618: Daughter-in-law, bride

Ruth
וְר֨וּת (wə·rūṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7327: Ruth -- 'friendship', a Moabite ancestress of David

the Moabitess.
הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה (ham·mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4125: Moabite -- descendant of Moab

And they
וְהֵ֗מָּה (wə·hêm·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

arrived
בָּ֚אוּ (bā·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

in Bethlehem
לֶ֔חֶם (le·ḥem)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun

at the beginning
בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת (biṯ·ḥil·laṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8462: A commencement, rel, original

of the barley
שְׂעֹרִֽים׃ (śə·‘ō·rîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8184: Barley

harvest.
קְצִ֥יר (qə·ṣîr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7105: Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb

• According to what Ruth said, she kept staying with her mother-in-law!
• It is harvest time!

 

[JLG]

Ruth 2:1

Now Naomi
וּֽלְנָעֳמִ֞י (ū·lə·nā·‘o·mî)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5281: Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth

had a relative
מוֹדַ֣ע (mō·w·ḏa‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

on her husband’s side,
לְאִישָׁ֗הּ (lə·’î·šāh)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

a prominent
גִּבּ֣וֹר (gib·bō·wr)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant

man
אִ֚ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

of noble character
חַ֔יִל (ḥa·yil)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

from the clan
מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mim·miš·pa·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people

of Elimelech,
אֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ (’ĕ·lî·me·leḵ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 458: Elimelech -- 'God is king', the husband of Naomi

whose name
וּשְׁמ֖וֹ (ū·šə·mōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8034: A name

[was] Boaz.
בֹּֽעַז׃ (bō·‘az)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1162: Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple

- Boaz is Naomi's relative!
- He is prominent!
- he is of noble character!

 

[JLG]

Ruth 2:2

And Ruth
ר֨וּת (rūṯ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7327: Ruth -- 'friendship', a Moabite ancestress of David

the Moabitess
הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜ה (ham·mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4125: Moabite -- descendant of Moab

said
וַתֹּאמֶר֩ (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to Naomi,
נָעֳמִ֗י (nā·‘o·mî)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5281: Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth

“Please
נָּ֤א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

let me go
אֵֽלְכָה־ (’ê·lə·ḵāh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

into the fields
הַשָּׂדֶה֙ (haś·śā·ḏeh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7704: Field, land

and glean
וַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣ה‪‬‪‬ (wa·’ă·la·qo·ṭāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean

heads of grain
בַשִׁבֳּלִ֔ים‪‬‪‬ (ḇaš·šib·bo·lîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 7641: A stream, an ear of grain, a branch

behind [someone]
אַחַ֕ר (’a·ḥar)
Adverb
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

in whose
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

sight
בְּעֵינָ֑יו (bə·‘ê·nāw)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

I may find
אֶמְצָא־ (’em·ṣā-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

favor.”
חֵ֖ן (ḥên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2580: Graciousness, subjective, objective

“Go ahead,
לְכִ֥י (lə·ḵî)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

my daughter,”
בִתִּֽי׃ (ḇit·tî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1323: A daughter

Naomi replied.
וַתֹּ֥אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

- Ruth asks Naomi for permission to glean heads of grain after the harvesters!

What is the gleaning behind the harvesters?
“Gleaning” was the practice of going into a recently-harvested field and picking up whatever grain remained. God commanded Israel in Leviticus 19:9-10 to deliberately leave some behind for the poor and needy of the land to get food.

 

[JLG]

Ruth 2:3

So Ruth departed
וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ (wat·tê·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

and went out
וַתָּבוֹא֙ (wat·tā·ḇō·w)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

into the field
בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה (baś·śā·ḏeh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7704: Field, land

and gleaned
וַתְּלַקֵּ֣ט (wat·tə·laq·qêṭ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean

after
אַחֲרֵ֖י (’a·ḥă·rê)
Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

the harvesters.
הַקֹּצְרִ֑ים (haq·qō·ṣə·rîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest

And she happened
וַיִּ֣קֶר (way·yi·qer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7136: To light upon, to bring about, to impose timbers

to come
מִקְרֶ֔הָ (miq·re·hā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 4745: Something met with, an accident, fortune

to the part
חֶלְקַ֤ת (ḥel·qaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2513: Smoothness, flattery, an allotment

of the field
הַשָּׂדֶה֙ (haś·śā·ḏeh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7704: Field, land

[belonging] to Boaz,
לְבֹ֔עַז (lə·ḇō·‘az)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1162: Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple

who [was]
אֲשֶׁ֖ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

from the clan
מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת (mim·miš·pa·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people

of Elimelech.
אֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ (’ĕ·lî·me·leḵ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 458: Elimelech -- 'God is king', the husband of Naomi

• In fact, Ruth ends up gleaning in Boaz’s field!

 

[JLG]

Ruth 2:4

Just then
וְהִנֵּה־ (wə·hin·nêh-)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

Boaz
בֹ֗עַז (ḇō·‘az)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1162: Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple

arrived
בָּ֚א (bā)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

from
מִבֵּ֣ית (mib·bêṯ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew

Bethlehem
לֶ֔חֶם (le·ḥem)
Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in Zebulun

and said
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to the harvesters,
לַקּוֹצְרִ֖ים (laq·qō·wṣ·rîm)
Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest

“The LORD
יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

be with you.”
עִמָּכֶ֑ם (‘im·mā·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

“The LORD
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

bless you,”
יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ (yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

they replied.
וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

• Boaz comes back from Jerusalem!

 

[JLG]

Ruth 2:5

And Boaz
בֹּ֙עַז֙ (bō·‘az)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1162: Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple

asked
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

the foreman
לְנַעֲר֔וֹ (lə·na·‘ă·rōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

of
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his harvesters,
הַקּֽוֹצְרִ֑ים (haq·qō·wṣ·rîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest

“Whose
לְמִ֖י (lə·mî)
Preposition-l | Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

young woman
הַנַּעֲרָ֥ה (han·na·‘ă·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5291: A girl, maiden

is this?”
הַזֹּֽאת׃ (haz·zōṯ)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

• And Boaz asks about Ruth!

 

[JLG]

Ruth 2:6

The foreman
הַנַּ֛עַר (han·na·‘ar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

answered,
וַיַּ֗עַן (way·ya·‘an)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6030: To answer, respond

“She [is]
הִ֔יא (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

the Moabitess
מֽוֹאֲבִיָּה֙ (mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4125: Moabite -- descendant of Moab

who returned
הַשָּׁ֥בָה (haš·šā·ḇāh)
Article | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

with
עִֽם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

Naomi
נָעֳמִ֖י (nā·‘o·mî)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5281: Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth

from the land
מִשְּׂדֵ֥ה (miś·śə·ḏêh)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7704: Field, land

of Moab.
מוֹאָֽב׃ (mō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled

• Boaz is told about Ruth as the moabitess who has come back with Naomi from Moab!

 

[JLG]

Ruth 2:7

She has said,
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘Please
נָּא֙ (nā)
Interjection
Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

let me glean
אֲלַקֳטָה־ (’ă·la·qo·ṭāh-)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean

and gather
וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י (wə·’ā·sap̄·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove

among the sheaves
בָֽעֳמָרִ֔ים (ḇā·‘o·mā·rîm)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6016: A heap, a sheaf, an omer (dry measure)

behind
אַחֲרֵ֖י (’a·ḥă·rê)
Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

the harvesters.’
הַקּוֹצְרִ֑ים (haq·qō·wṣ·rîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest

So she came out
וַתָּב֣וֹא (wat·tā·ḇō·w)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

and has continued
וַֽתַּעֲמ֗וֹד (wat·ta·‘ă·mō·wḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

from
מֵאָ֤ז (mê·’āz)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's 227: At that time, place, therefore

morning
הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ (hab·bō·qer)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning

until
וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

now,
עַ֔תָּה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

except
זֶ֛ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

that she rested
שִׁבְתָּ֥הּ (šiḇ·tāh)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

a short time
מְעָֽט׃ (mə·‘āṭ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few

in the shelter.”
הַבַּ֖יִת (hab·ba·yiṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

• Boaz is told that Ruth has asked for permission to glean in Boaz's field!
• And she has been gleaning all the time!
• Thus she shows herself as a hard-working woman!
• In fact, acting is better than watching others act for us!
• When we don’t do anything, we don’t get anything!
• It doesn’t matter if it is the modern tendency!

 

[JLG]

Ruth 2:8

Then Boaz
בֹּ֨עַז (bō·‘az)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1162: Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple

said
וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Ruth,
ר֜וּת (rūṯ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7327: Ruth -- 'friendship', a Moabite ancestress of David

“Listen,
שָׁמַ֣עַתְּ (šā·ma·‘at)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

my daughter.
בִּתִּ֗י (bit·tî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1323: A daughter

Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

go
תֵּלְכִי֙ (tê·lə·ḵî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

and glean
לִלְקֹט֙ (lil·qōṭ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean

in another
אַחֵ֔ר (’a·ḥêr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other

field,
בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה (bə·śā·ḏeh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7704: Field, land

and
וְגַ֛ם (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

do not
הֲל֧וֹא (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

go away
תַעֲבוּרִ֖י (ṯa·‘ă·ḇū·rî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

from this [place],
מִזֶּ֑ה (miz·zeh)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

but stay here
וְכֹ֥ה (wə·ḵōh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

close
תִדְבָּקִ֖ין (ṯiḏ·bā·qîn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | Paragogic nun
Strong's 1692: To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit

to
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

my servant girls.
נַעֲרֹתָֽי׃ (na·‘ă·rō·ṯāy)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5291: A girl, maiden


- As a consequence, Boaz tells Ruth to keep gleaning in his field and staying close to her servant girls!
- He takes care of her because he sees she is a hard-working woman and he appreciates it!