OET interlinear RUTH 2:14

uW Translation Notes:

לְ⁠עֵ֣ת הָ⁠אֹ֗כֶל

to,the_time_of of,the_meal

Alternate translation: [at the time of the midday meal]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

גֹּ֤שִֽׁי הֲלֹם֙ וְ⁠אָכַ֣לְתְּ מִן־הַ⁠לֶּ֔חֶם וְ⁠טָבַ֥לְתְּ פִּתֵּ֖⁠ךְ בַּ⁠חֹ֑מֶץ

come here and,you_will_eat from/more_than the,food and,you_will_dip [of_bread]_of,your_piece in,vinegar

The verbs in this sentence are imperatives that communicate a gracious invitation rather than a command. Use a form in your language that communicates a gracious invitation. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [Please come, and help yourself to the bread and dip it in the vinegar]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

וְ⁠אָכַ֣לְתְּ מִן־הַ⁠לֶּ֔חֶם וְ⁠טָבַ֥לְתְּ פִּתֵּ֖⁠ךְ בַּ⁠חֹ֑מֶץ

and,you_will_eat from/more_than the,food and,you_will_dip [of_bread]_of,your_piece in,vinegar

It would be necessary to dip the bread and then eat it, so it might be more natural in your language to put the information about dipping the bread first. Alternate translation: [and dip some of this bread in the vinegar and eat it]

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

וְ⁠טָבַ֥לְתְּ פִּתֵּ֖⁠ךְ בַּ⁠חֹ֑מֶץ

and,you_will_dip [of_bread]_of,your_piece in,vinegar

This was a simple meal eaten in the field. People would sit on the ground around a cloth that had a bowl of wine vinegar on it and pieces of broken bread. They would take a piece of bread and dip it in the wine vinegar to add flavor before they ate it. The Israelites made vinegar from grape juice that was fermented beyond the point of being wine. At the vinegar stage, the juice becomes very sour and acidic. Alternate translation: [and please dip your piece of bread in the wine vinegar first]