Ruth 2:19
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.”
נָכַר
the one who paid regard to/ you
properly, to scrutinize, i.e. look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (with suspicion implied), to disregard, ignore, be strange toward, reject, resign, dissimulate (as if ignorant or disowning)
הָיָה
may he be
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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עִם
with/ him
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עִם
adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)
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עָשָׂה
I worked
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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שֵׁם
the name of
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שֵׁם
Name, character, reputation. Shem. Not just a label but the full character of a person. The name of the LORD is a strong tower. Run to it.
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בָרַךְ
blessed
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בָרַךְ
To bless, to kneel. Barak. God blessed creation. He blesses His people. Every blessing flows from His hand.
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בֹּעַז
is Boaz
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בֹּעַז
Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple
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לָקַט
did you glean
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לָקַט
properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean
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חֲמוֹת
mother-in-law/ her
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חֲמוֹת
a mother-in-law
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