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Ruth 4:7-10

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.
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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain