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Ruth 4:3-9

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.

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