8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ruth 3:8:1 ⧉וַיְהִי֙vayehiand it happened Ruth 3:8:2 ⧉בַּחֲצִ֣יbakhatsiat the half of Ruth 3:8:3 ⧉הַלַּ֔יְלָהhalailathe night Ruth 3:8:4 ⧉וַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvayekheradand he trembled or was startled Ruth 3:8:5 ⧉הָאִ֖ישׁhaishthe man Ruth 3:8:6 ⧉וַיִּלָּפֵ֑תvayillafetand he turned himself Ruth 3:8:7 ⧉וְהִנֵּ֣הvehinneand behold Ruth 3:8:8 ⧉אִשָּׁ֔הishshaa woman Ruth 3:8:9 ⧉שֹׁכֶ֖בֶתshokhevetlying Ruth 3:8:10 ⧉מַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃margelotavat his feet |
8. Formal Translation And it happened in the middle of the night that the man was startled, and he turned; and behold, a woman was lying at his feet. |
8. Dynamic Translation At midnight, the man suddenly awoke and turned—and there, to his surprise, a woman was lying at his feet. |