Ruth 3:18
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Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.“Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”
In other translations
Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.“Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”
Hebrew words
וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559שְׁבִיshevisit downH3427בִתִּיvitiO daughter myH1323עַד'aduntilH5704אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834תֵּדְעִיןtede'inyou will know !H3045אֵיךְ'eikhhow?H349יִפֹּלyipolwill it fall outH5307דָּבָרdavara matterH1697כִּיkiforH3588לֹאlo'notH3808יִשְׁקֹטyishkothe will be at peaceH8252הָאִישׁha'ishthe manH376כִּי־ki-thatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518כִּלָּהkilahhe has finishedH3615הַדָּבָרhadavarthe matterH1697הַיּוֹם׃haiyomthis dayH3117
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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