Ruth 3:8
At midnight, Boaz was startled, turned over, and there lying at his feet was a woman!
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ASV
And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself; and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
KJV
And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִי֙ | vay.Hi | and it was | H1961 → |
| בַּחֲצִ֣י | ba.cha.Tzi | in [the] middle of | H2677 → |
| הַלַּ֔יְלָה | ha.Lay.lah | the night | H3915 → |
| וַיֶּחֱרַ֥ד | vai.ye.che.Rad | and he trembled | H2729 → |
| הָאִ֖ישׁ | ha.'Ish | the man | H376 → |
| וַיִּלָּפֵ֑ת | vai.yi.la.Fet | and he twisted | H3943 → |
| וְהִנֵּ֣ה | ve.hi.Neh | and there! | H2009 → |
| אִשָּׁ֔ה | 'i.Shah | a woman | H802 → |
| שֹׁכֶ֖בֶת | sho.Khe.vet | [was] lying down | H7901 → |
| מַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃ | mar.ge.lo.Tav | feet his | H4772 → |
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