Hebrew Interlinear

Ruth 2:13 Interlinear

Then she said Let me find favour in thy sight my lord for that thou hast comforted me and for that thou hast spoken friendly of thine handmaidens though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַ֠תֹּאמֶרH559Then she saidto say (used with great latitude)
2אֶמְצָאH4672Let me findproperly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
3חֵ֨ןH2580favourgraciousness, i.e., subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty)
4בְּעֵינֶ֤יךָH5869in thy sightan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
5אֲדֹנִי֙H113my lordsovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)
6כִּ֣יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
7נִֽחַמְתָּ֔נִיH5162for that thou hast comfortedproperly, to sigh, i.e., breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e., (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavo
8וְכִ֥יH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
9דִבַּ֖רְתָּH1696me and for that thou hast spokenperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
10עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
11לֵ֣בH3820friendlythe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
12שִׁפְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃H8198of thine handmaidensa female slave (as a member of the household)
13וְאָֽנֹכִי֙H595i
14לֹ֣אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
15אֶֽהְיֶ֔הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
16כְּאַחַ֖תH259though I be not like unto oneproperly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
17שִׁפְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃H8198of thine handmaidensa female slave (as a member of the household)

Verse Context

Ruth 2:12recompense The LORD thy work reward and a full...
Ruth 2:13 (current)Then she said Let me find favour in thy sight my lord for that thou hast comforted me and for that thou hast spoken friendly of thine handmaidens though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens
Ruth 2:14said And Boaz unto her At mealtime come...

Continue Your Study