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Ruth 4:2-5

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.

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