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Ruth 4

1NowBoazוּבֹ֨עַזu.Vo.'azH1162wentH5927uptothegateהַשַּׁעַר֮ha.sha.'ArH8179,andsatH3427himdownוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427there:and,behold,thenearkinsmanH1350ofwhomBoazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162spakecameH5927by; untowhomhesaidH559, Ho,suchaoneH834!turnס֥וּרָהSu.rahH5493asideוַיָּ֖סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493,sitשְׁבָה־she.vah-H3427downhereפֹּ֖הpohH6311.AndheturnedH5493asideH5493,andsatH3427downוַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃vai.ye.ShevH3427.

2AndhetookH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֧ה'a.sa.RahH6235menH376oftheeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,andsaidH559,Sitשְׁבוּ־she.vu-H3427yedownוַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃vai.ye.She.vuH3427hereפֹ֑הFohH6311.AndtheysatH3427downH3427.

3AndhesaidH559untothenearkinsman,Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281,thatiscomeagainoutofthecountryH7704ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124, selleththeparceloflandH7704,whichwasourbrotherלְאָחִ֖ינוּle.'a.Chi.nuH251Elimelech’s:

4andIthoughttodiscloseitunto thee,sayingH559,BuyH7069itbeforethemthatsitH3427here,andbeforetheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofmypeopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971.Ifthou wiltredeemתִּגְאַל֙tig.'AlH1350it,redeemגְּאָ֔לge.'AlH1350it:butifthou wiltnotredeemיִגְאַ֜לyig.'AlH1350it,thentellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me,thatImayknowוְאֵֽדְעָה֙ve.'e.da'H3045;forthereisnonetoredeemלִגְא֔וֹלlig.'olH1350itbesidesthee;andIamafterthee.AndhesaidH559,Iwillredeemאֶגְאָֽל׃'eg.'AlH1350it.

5ThensaidH559Boazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162,Whatdayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117thou buyestthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704ofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofNaomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281, thoumustbuyH7069italsoofRuthר֣וּתrutH7327theMoabitess,thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802ofthedeadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191,toraiseלְהָקִ֥יםle.ha.KimH6965upthenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191uponhisinheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

6AndthenearkinsmanH1350saidH559,IcannotredeemH1350itformyself,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Imar mine owninheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159: take thoumyrightגְּאֻלָּתִ֔יge.'u.la.TiH1353ofredemptionH1353onthee;forIcannotredeemH1350it.

7NowthiswasthecustominformertimeinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478concerningredeemingandconcerningexchanging,toconfirmallthingsH1697:amanH376drewH8025offhisshoe,andgaveH5414ittohisneighborלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453;andthiswasthemannerH1697ofattestationinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8SothenearkinsmanH1350saidH559untoBoazלְבֹ֖עַזle.Vo.'azH1162,BuyH7069itforthyself.AndhedrewH8025offhisshoe.

9AndBoazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162saidH559untotheeldersלַזְּקֵנִ֜יםla.ze.ke.NimH2205,anduntoallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, YearewitnessesH5707thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatIhaveboughtH7069allthatwasElimelech’s,andallthatwasChilion’sandMahlon’s,ofthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofNaomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281.

10MoreoverRuthר֣וּתrutH7327theMoabitess,thewifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofMahlonמַחְל֜וֹןmach.LonH4248,haveIpurchasedtobemywifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802,toraiseלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965upthenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthedeadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191uponhisinheritanceנַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159,thatthenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthedeadהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191benotcutיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772offfromamonghisbrethren,andfromthegateוּמִשַּׁ֣עַרu.mi.Sha.'arH8179ofhisplaceמְקוֹמ֑וֹme.ko.MoH4725: yearewitnessesH5707thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

11Andallthepeopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971thatwereinthegateבַּשַּׁ֛עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,andtheeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,saidH559,WearewitnessesH5707.Jehovahmakeיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802thatiscomeהַבָּאָ֣הha.ba.'AhH935intothyhouseבֵּיתֶ֗ךָbei.Te.khaH1004likeRachelכְּרָחֵ֤ל׀ke.ra.ChelH7354andlikeLeahוּכְלֵאָה֙u.khe.le.'AhH3812,whichtwoשְׁתֵּיהֶם֙she.tei.HemH8147didbuildH1129thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:anddothou worthilyinEphrathahבְּאֶפְרָ֔תָהbe.'ef.Ra.tahH672,andbefamousinBeth-lehem:

12andletthyhouseH1004beוִיהִ֤יvi.HiH1961likethehouseH1004ofPerezפֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzH6557,whomTamarתָמָ֖רta.MarH8559bare untoJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,oftheseedH2233whichJehovahshallgiveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414theeofthisyoungהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'a.RahH5291womanH5291.

13SoBoazבֹּ֤עַזBo.'azH1162tookH3947Ruthרוּת֙rutH7327,andshebecamehiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802;andhewentH935inuntoher,andJehovahgaveH5414herconceptionהֵרָי֖וֹןhe.ra.YonH2032,andshe bareasonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

14AndthewomenH802saidH559untoNaomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281,BlessedH1288beJehovah,whohathnotleft theethisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117withoutanearkinsmanH1350;andlethisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034befamousinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15AndheshallbeH1961unto theearestoreroflifeנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,andanourisherofthineoldage,forthydaughter-in-law,wholoveth thee,whoisbetterט֣וֹבָהToahH2896totheethansevenמִשִּׁבְעָ֖הmi.shiv.'AhH7651sonsבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121, hathborneH3205him.

16AndNaomiנָעֳמִ֤יno.'o.MiH5281tookH3947thechildהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hai.Ye.ledH3206,andlaiditinherbosomבְחֵיקָ֔הּve.chei.KahH2436,andbecameH1961nurseלְאֹמֶֽנֶת׃le.'o.Me.netH539untoit.

17Andthewomenherneighborsהַשְּׁכֵנ֥וֹתha.she.khe.NotH7934gaveH3205itanameשֵׁם֙shemH8034,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thereisasonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121bornH3205toNaomiלְנָעֳמִ֑יle.no.'o.MiH5281;andtheycalledH7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Obedעוֹבֵ֔דo.VedH5744:heisthefatherאֲבִי־'a.vi-H1ofJesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448,thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofDavidדָוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

18NowthesearethegenerationsH8435ofPerezפָּ֔רֶץPa.retzH6557:Perezפֶּ֖רֶץPe.retzH6557begatHezronחֶצְרֽוֹן׃chetz.RonH2696,

19andHezronוְחֶצְרוֹן֙ve.chetz.rOnH2696begatRamרָ֔םRamH7410,andRamוְרָ֖םve.RamH7410begatAmminadabעַמִּֽינָדָֽב׃'a.Mi.na.DavH5992,

20andAmminadabוְעַמִּֽינָדָב֙ve.'a.mi.na.DavH5992begatNahshonנַחְשׁ֔וֹןnach.ShonH5177,andNahshonוְנַחְשׁ֖וֹןve.nach.ShonH5177begatSalmon,

21andSalmonbegatBoazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162,andBoazוּבֹ֖עַזu.Vo.'azH1162begatObedעוֹבֵֽד׃o.VedH5744,

22andObedוְעֹבֵד֙ve.'o.VedH5744begatJesseיִשָׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448,andJesseוְיִשַׁ֖יve.yi.ShaiH3448begatDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

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