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Ruth 3:8 Interlinear

“ And it came to pass at midnight was afraid that the man and turned himself and behold a woman lay at his feet”

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Ruth 3 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַֽיְהִי֙	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2	בַּֽחֲצִ֣י	H2677	And it came to pass at midnight	the half or middle
3	הַלַּ֔יְלָה	H3915		properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
4	וַיֶּֽחֱרַ֥ד	H2729	was afraid	to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety)
5	הָאִ֖ישׁ	H376	that the man	a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
6	וַיִּלָּפֵ֑ת	H3943	and turned	properly, to bend, i.e., (by implication) to clasp; also (reflexively) to turn around or aside
7	וְהִנֵּ֣ה	H2009		lo!
8	אִשָּׁ֔ה	H802	himself and behold a woman	a woman
9	שֹׁכֶ֖בֶת	H7901	lay	to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
10	מַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃	H4772	at his feet	(plural for collective) a footpiece, i.e., (adverbially) at the foot, or (direct.) the foot itself

Ruth 3:8 (current) And it came to pass at midnight was afraid that the man and turned himself and behold a woman lay at his feet