Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor. Young's Literal Translation And he saith, ‘Blessed [art] thou of Jehovah, my daughter; thou hast dealt more kindly at the latter end than at the beginning—not to go after the young men, either poor or rich. King James Bible And he said, Blessed [be] thou of the LORD, my daughter: [for] thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. Hebrew Then [Boaz] said,וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “May the LORD לַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH bless בְּרוּכָ֨ה (bə·rū·ḵāh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse you, אַ֤תְּ (’at) Pronoun - second person feminine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you my daughter. בִּתִּ֔י (bit·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1323: A daughter You have shown הֵיטַ֛בְתְּ (hê·ṭaḇt) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing more kindness חַסְדֵּ֥ךְ (ḥas·dêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty now הָאַחֲר֖וֹן (hā·’a·ḥă·rō·wn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 314: Hinder, late, last, western than מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of before, הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן (hā·ri·šō·wn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank because you have not לְבִלְתִּי־ (lə·ḇil·tî-) Preposition-l Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until run לֶ֗כֶת (le·ḵeṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk after אַחֲרֵי֙ (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition Strong's 310: The hind or following part the younger men, הַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔ים (hab·ba·ḥū·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 970: Selected, a youth whether אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not rich עָשִֽׁיר׃ (‘ā·šîr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6223: Rich or וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not poor. דַּ֖ל (dal) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 1800: Dangling, weak, thin |