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Ruth 2:4-12

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.

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