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Ruth 3:2-14

2AndnowH6258isnotBoazבֹ֙עַז֙vo.'azH1162ourkinsman,withwhosemaidensthou wast?Behold,hewinnowethbarleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםha.se.'o.RimH8184to-nightinthethreshing-floor.

3Washוְרָחַ֣צְתְּ׀ve.ra.ChatztH7364thyselftherefore,andanointוָסַ֗כְתְּva.SakhtH5480thee,andputוְשַׂ֧מְתְּve.SamtH7760thy raimentuponthee,andget theedownוְיָרַ֣דְתְּve.ya.rad.tiH3381tothethreshing-floor,butmakeH7760notthyselfknownH3045untothemanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376,untilheshallhavedoneeatingלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398anddrinkingוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ve.lish.TotH8354.

4Anditshallbeוִיהִ֣יvi.HiH1961,whenheliethdownבְשָׁכְב֗וֹve.sha.khe.VoH7901,thatthou shalt marktheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereH834heshalllieיִשְׁכַּב־yish.kav-H7901,andthou shaltgoוּבָ֛אתu.VatH935in,anduncoverוְגִלִּ֥יתve.gi.LitH1540hisfeet,andlayוְשָׁכָ֑בְתְּve.sha.kha.ve.tiH7901theedownH7901;andhewilltellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046theewhatthou shaltdo.

5AndshesaidH559untoher,Allthatthou sayestIwilldo.

6AndshewentH3381downוַתֵּ֖רֶדva.Te.redH3381untothethreshing-floor,anddidaccordingtoallthathermother-in-lawbadeher.

7AndwhenBoazבֹּ֤עַזBo.'azH1162hadeatenH398anddrunkH8354,andhisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820wasmerry,hewentH935tolieלִשְׁכַּ֖בlish.KavH7901downattheendבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097oftheheapהָעֲרֵמָ֑הha.'a.re.MahH6194ofgrain:andshecameH935softly,anduncoveredוַתְּגַ֥לva.te.GalH1540hisfeet,andlaidוַתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃va.tish.KavH7901herdownH7901.

8Anditcametopassatmidnight,thatthemanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376wasH1961afraid,andturnedhimself;and,behold,awomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802layH7901athisfeet.

9AndhesaidH559,Whoart thou?Andsheanswered,IamRuthר֣וּתrutH7327thyhandmaid:spreadוּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤u.fa.ras.TaH6566thereforethyskirtכְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙khe.na.Fe.khaH3671overthyhandmaid;forthou artanearkinsmanH1350.

10AndhesaidH559,BlessedH1288bethouofJehovah,mydaughterבִּתִּ֔יbi.TiH1323: thou hast showedmoreמִן־min-H4480kindnessinthelatterהָאַחֲר֖וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314endthanatthebeginning, inasmuchasthou followedstnotyoungהַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔יםha.Ba.chu.RimH970menH970,whetherpoorדַּ֖לdalH1800orrichעָשִֽׁיר׃'a.ShirH6223.

11AndnowH6258,mydaughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323,fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not;Iwilldototheeallthatthou sayest;forallthecityofmypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971dothknowיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045thatthou artaworthywomanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

12AndnowH6258itistruethatIamanearkinsmanH1350; howbeitthereisakinsmanH1350nearerthanI.

13Tarrythisnightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,anditshallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961inthemorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,thatifhewillperform unto theethepartofakinsmanH1350,well;lethimdothekinsman’s part:butifhewillnotdothepartofakinsmanH1350tothee,thenwillIdothepartofakinsmanH1350tothee,asJehovahliveth:lieשִׁכְבִ֖יshikh.ViH7901downuntilthemorningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.

14AndshelayH7901athisfeetuntilthemorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242:andsheroseH6965upbeforeoneH376coulddiscernanother.ForhesaidH559,LetitnotbeknownH3045thatthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802cameH935tothethreshing-floor.

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