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Ruth 2

1AndNaomiוּֽלְנָעֳמִ֞יu.le.no.'o.MiH5281hadakinsmanofherhusband’sלְאִישָׁ֗הּle.'i.ShahH376,amightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376ofwealthחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428,ofthefamilyH4940ofElimelechאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhH458,andhisnameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034wasBoazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.

2AndRuthר֨וּתrutH7327theMoabitesssaidH559untoNaomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281,Letmenowgotothefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,andgleanוַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣הva.'a.la.ko.TahH3950amongtheearsH7641ofgrainבַשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםva.shi.bo.LimH7641afterhiminwhosesightIshallfindאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580.AndshesaidH559untoher,Go,mydaughterבִתִּֽי׃vi.TiH1323.

3AndshewentH935,andcameH935andgleanedוַתְּלַקֵּ֣טva.te.la.KetH3950inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704afterthereapers:andherhapwastolightontheportionחֶלְקַ֤תchel.KatH2513ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704belonging untoBoazלְבֹ֔עַזle.Vo.'azH1162,whowasofthefamilyH4940ofElimelechאֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'e.li.Me.lekhH458.

4And,behold,Boazבֹ֗עַזVo.'azH1162cameH935fromBeth-lehem,andsaidH559untothereapers,Jehovahbewithyou.Andtheyansweredhim,Jehovahblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee.

5ThensaidH559Boazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162untohisservantלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288thatwassetH5324overthereapers,Whosedamselisthis?

6Andtheservantהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288thatwassetH5324overthereapersansweredandsaidH559,ItistheMoabitish damselthatcamebackH7725withNaomiנָעֳמִ֖יno.'o.MiH5281outofthecountryH7704ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124:

7andshesaidH559,Letmegleanאֲלַקֳטָה־'a.la.ko.tah-H3950,Iprayyou,andgatherוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.TiH622afterthereapersamongthesheaves.SoshecameH935,andhathcontinuedevenfromthemorningהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ha.Bo.kerH1242untilnowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258, savethatshetarriedalittleמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592inthehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.

8ThensaidH559Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162untoRuthר֜וּתrutH7327, Hearest thounot,mydaughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323?Gonottogleanלִלְקֹט֙lil.KotH3950inanotherfieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704,neitherpassתַעֲבוּרִ֖יta.'a.vu.RiH5674fromhence,butabidehereH2088fastbymymaidens.

9Letthineeyesעֵינַ֜יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869beonthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֤הba.sa.DehH7704thattheydoreapH7114,andgoוְהָלַ֣כְתִּve.ha.LakhtH1980thouafterthem:haveInotchargedtheyoungהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288thattheyshallnottouchנָגְעֵ֑ךְna.ge.'EkhH5060thee?andwhenH834thou art athirst,goוְהָלַכְתְּ֙ve.ha.lakhTH1980untothevesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627,anddrinkוְשָׁתִ֕יתve.sha.TitH8354ofthatwhichtheyoungהַנְּעָרִֽים׃ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288havedrawn.

10ThenshefellH5307onherfaceפָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haH6440,andbowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herselftothegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776,andsaidH559untohim,Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069haveIfoundH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580inthysight,thatthou shouldesttakeknowledgeofme, seeingIamaforeignerנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237?

11AndBoazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162answeredandsaidH559untoher,Ithathfullybeenshowedme,allthatthou hastdoneunto thymother-in-lawsincethedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194ofthyhusbandאִישֵׁ֑ךְ'i.ShekhH376;andhowthou hastleftH5800thyfatherאָּבִ֣יךְ'a.VikhH1andthymotherוְאִמֵּ֗ךְve.'i.MekhH517,andthelandוְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ve.'E.retzH776ofthy nativity,andart come untoapeopleעַ֕ם'amH5971thatthou knewestnotheretofore.

12Jehovahrecompense thyworkH6467,andafullH8003rewardיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999beוּתְהִ֨יu.te.HiH1961given theeofJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,underwhosewingsכְּנָפָֽיו׃ke.na.FavH3671thou artcomeבָּ֖אתbatH935totakeלַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.SotH2620refugeH2620.

13ThenshesaidH559,Letmefindאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֨ןchenH2580inthysight,mylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113,forthatthou hastcomfortedנִֽחַמְתָּ֔נִיni.cham.Ta.niH5162me,andforthatthou hastspokenדִבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696kindlyunto thy handmaid,thoughIbeH1961notasoneכְּאַחַ֖תke.'a.ChatH259ofthy handmaidens.

14Andatmeal-timeBoazבֹ֜עַזVo.'azH1162saidH559untoher,Comehither,andeatH398ofthebreadH3899,anddipוְטָבַ֥לְתְּve.ta.ValtH2881thymorselH6595inthevinegarבַּחֹ֑מֶץba.Cho.metzH2558.AndshesatH3427besidethereapers,andtheyreachedherparchedgrainקָלִ֔יka.LiH7039,andshedideatH398,andwassufficed,andleftH3498thereof.

15AndwhenshewasrisenH6965uptogleanלְלַקֵּ֑טle.la.KetH3950,Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680hisyoungH5288menH5288,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Lethergleanתְּלַקֵּ֖טte.la.KetH3950evenamongthesheaves,andreproachhernot.

16Andalsoוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571pulloutsomeforherfromthebundles,andleaveוַעֲזַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.zav.TemH5800it,andlethergleanוְלִקְּטָ֖הve.li.ke.TahH3950,andrebukeתִגְעֲרוּ־tig.'a.ru-H1605hernot.

17Soshegleanedוַתְּלַקֵּ֥טva.te.la.KetH3950inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704untileven;andshebeatוַתַּחְבֹּט֙va.tach.BotH2251outthatwhichshehadgleanedלִקֵּ֔טָהli.Ke.tahH3950,anditwasH1961aboutanephahכְּאֵיפָ֥הke.'ei.FahH374ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184.

18AndshetookH5375itup,andwentH3318intothecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;andhermother-in-lawsawH7200whatshehadgleanedלִקֵּ֑טָהli.Ke.tahH3950:andshebroughtH935forthH3318andgaveH5414toherthatwhichshehadleftH3498aftershewassufficed.

19Andhermother-in-lawsaidH559untoher,WhereH834hast thougleanedלִקַּ֤טְתְּli.KattH3950to-day?andwhereH834hast thou wrought?blessedH1288beיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961hethatdidtakeknowledgeofthee.Andsheshowedhermother-in-lawwithwhomshehadwrought,andsaidH559,Theman’sהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034withwhomIwrought to-dayisBoazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.

20AndNaomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281saidH559untoherdaughter-in-law,BlessedH1288beheofJehovah,whohathnotleftH5800offhiskindnesstothelivingandtothedeadהַמֵּתִ֑יםha.me.TimH4191.AndNaomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281saidH559untoher,Themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376isnighofkin untous,oneH376ofournearkinsmenH7138.

21AndRuthר֣וּתrutH7327theMoabitesssaidH559,Yea,hesaidH559untome, Thou shalt keepfastbymyyoungH5288menH5288,untiltheyhaveendedH3615allmyharvestהַקָּצִ֖ירha.ka.TzirH7105.

22AndNaomiנָעֳמִ֖יno.'o.MiH5281saidH559untoRuthר֣וּתrutH7327herdaughter-in-law,Itisgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896,mydaughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323,thatthougoתֵֽצְאִי֙te.tze.'IH3318outwithhismaidens,andthattheymeetH6293theenotinanyotherH312fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֥הbe.sa.DehH7704.

23SoshekeptfastbythemaidensofBoazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162,togleanלְלַקֵּ֔טle.la.KetH3950untotheendH3615ofbarleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםha.se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִֽיר־ke.tzir-H7105andofwheatהַֽחִטִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2406harvestוּקְצִ֣ירu.ke.TzirH7105;andshedweltH3427withhermother-in-law.

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