Berean Standard Bible

Ruth 2

1Now Naomiוּֽלְנָעֳמִ֞יu.le.no.'o.MiH5281had a relativeH3045on her husband’s sideלְאִישָׁ֗הּle.'i.ShahH376,a prominentגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376of noble characterחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428from the clanמִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of Elimelechאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhH458,whose nameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034wasBoazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.

2And Ruthר֨וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜ה אֶֽל־ha.mo.'a.vi.Yah 'el-H4125 H413saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559to Naomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281, “Pleaseנָּ֤אna'H4994let me goאֵֽלְכָה־'e.le.khah-H1980into the fieldsהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704and gleanוַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣הva.'a.la.ko.TahH3950heads of grainבַשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםva.shi.bo.LimH7641afterאַחַ֕ר'a.CharH310someonein whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869I may findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580.” “Go aheadלְכִ֥יle.KhiH1980,my daughterבִתִּֽי׃vi.TiH1323,”Naomi repliedוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559.

3So Ruth departedוַתֵּ֤לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and went outוַתָּבוֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935into the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704and gleanedוַתְּלַקֵּ֣טva.te.la.KetH3950afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the harvestersהַקֹּצְרִ֑יםha.ko.tze.RimH7114.And she happenedוַיִּ֣קֶרvai.Yi.kerH7136to comeמִקְרֶ֔הָmik.Re.haH4745to the partחֶלְקַ֤תchel.KatH2513of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704belongingto Boazלְבֹ֔עַזle.Vo.'azH1162,whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wasfrom the clanמִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of Elimelechאֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'e.li.Me.lekhH458.

4Just thenוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009Boazבֹ֗עַזVo.'azH1162arrivedבָּ֚אba'H935fromמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1035Bethlehemלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH1035and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the harvestersלַקּוֹצְרִ֖יםla.kotz.RimH7114, “The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068be with youעִמָּכֶ֑ם'i.ma.KhemH5973.” “The LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068bless youיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288,”they repliedוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559.

5And Boazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the foremanלְנַעֲר֔וֹ הַנִּצָּ֖בle.na.'a.Ro ha.ni.TzavH5288 H5324ofעַל־'al-H5921his harvestersהַקּֽוֹצְרִ֑יםha.kotz.RimH7114, “Whoseלְמִ֖יle.MiH4310young womanהַנַּעֲרָ֥הha.na.'a.RahH5291is thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063?”

6The foremanהַנַּ֛עַר הַנִּצָּ֥ב עַל־ הַקּוֹצְרִ֖ים וַיֹּאמַ֑רha.Na.'ar ha.ni.Tzav 'al- ha.kotz.Rim vai.yo.MarH5288 H5324 H5921 H7114 H559answeredוַיַּ֗עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Sheהִ֔יאHi'H1931isthe Moabitessנַעֲרָ֤ה מֽוֹאֲבִיָּה֙na.'a.Rah mo.'a.vi.YahH4125 H5291who returnedהַשָּׁ֥בָהha.Sha.vahH7725withעִֽם־'im-H5973Naomiנָעֳמִ֖יno.'o.MiH5281from the landמִשְּׂדֵ֥הmi.se.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

7She has saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, ‘Pleaseנָּא֙na'H4994let me gleanאֲלַקֳטָה־'a.la.ko.tah-H3950and gatherוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.TiH622among the sheavesבָֽעֳמָרִ֔יםvo.'o.ma.RimH6016afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the harvestersהַקּוֹצְרִ֑יםha.kotz.RimH7114.’So she came outוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935and has continuedוַֽתַּעֲמ֗וֹדva.ta.'a.ModH5975fromמֵאָ֤זme.'AzH227morningהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ha.Bo.kerH1242untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704nowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258,exceptזֶ֛הzehH2088that she restedשִׁבְתָּ֥הּshiv.TahH3427a short timeמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592in the shelterהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.”

8Then Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toאֶל־'el-H413Ruthר֜וּתrutH7327הֲל֧וֹאha.Lo'H3808, “Listenשָׁמַ֣עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085,my daughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323.Do notאַל־'al-H408goתֵּלְכִי֙te.le.KhiH1980and gleanלִלְקֹט֙lil.KotH3950in anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704,andוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808go awayתַעֲבוּרִ֖יta.'a.vu.RiH5674from thisמִזֶּ֑הmi.ZehH2088place,but stay hereוְכֹ֥הve.KhohH3541closeתִדְבָּקִ֖יןtid.ba.KinH1692toעִם־'im-H5973my servant girlsנַעֲרֹתָֽי׃na.'a.ro.TaiH5291.

9Letyour eyesעֵינַ֜יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869be on theאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֤הba.sa.DehH7704they are harvestingיִקְצֹרוּן֙yik.tzo.RunH7114,and follow alongוְהָלַ֣כְתִּve.ha.LakhtH1980afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310these girls.Indeedהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808,I have orderedצִוִּ֛יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680אֶת־'et-H853the young menהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288notלְבִלְתִּ֣יle.vil.TiH1115to touch youנָגְעֵ֑ךְna.ge.'EkhH5060.And when you are thirstyוְצָמִ֗תve.tza.MitH6770,goוְהָלַכְתְּ֙ אֶל־ve.ha.lakhT 'el-H1980 H413and drinkוְשָׁתִ֕יתve.sha.TitH8354fromמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.SherH834the jarsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627the young menהַנְּעָרִֽים׃ha.ne.'a.RimH5288have filledיִשְׁאֲב֖וּןyish.'a.VunH7579.”

10At this, she fellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307onעַל־'al-H5921her faceפָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haH6440,bowing lowוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069have I foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672such favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580in your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869that you should take notice of meלְהַכִּירֵ֔נִיle.ha.ki.Re.niH5234,even though Iוְאָּנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.KhiH595ama foreignerנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237?”

11Boazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162repliedוַיַּ֤עַן וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Ya.'an vai.Yo.merH6030 H559, “I have been made fully awareH5046of allכֹּ֤לkolH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have doneעָשִׂית֙'a.SitH6213forאֶת־'et-H854your mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתֵ֔ךְcha.mo.TekhH2545sinceאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of your husbandאִישֵׁ֑ךְ'i.ShekhH376,how you leftוַתַּֽעַזְבִ֞יva.ta.'az.ViH5800your fatherאָּבִ֣יךְ'a.VikhH1and motherוְאִמֵּ֗ךְve.'i.MekhH517and the landוְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ve.'E.retzH776of your birthמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔ךְmo.lad.TekhH4138,and how you cameוַתֵּ֣לְכִ֔יva.Te.le.KhiH1980toאֶל־'el-H413a peopleעַ֕ם'amH5971אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you did notלֹא־lo'-H3808knowיָדַ֖עַתְּya.Da.'atH3045beforeתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032.

12May the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068repayיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999your workפָּעֳלֵ֑ךְpo.'o.LekhH6467,and may you receiveוּתְהִ֨יu.te.HiH1961a richשְׁלֵמָ֗הshe.le.MahH8003rewardמַשְׂכֻּרְתֵּ֜ךְmas.kur.TekhH4909fromמֵעִ֤םme.'ImH5973the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wingsכְּנָפָֽיו׃ke.na.FavH3671you have takenבָּ֖אתbatH935refugeלַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.SotH2620.”

13“My lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113,”she saidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559, “may I continue to findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֨ןchenH2580in your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֤יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,forכִּ֣יkiH3588you have comfortedנִֽחַמְתָּ֔נִי וְכִ֥יni.cham.Ta.ni ve.KhiH5162 H3588and spokenדִבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696kindlyלֵ֣בlevH3820toעַל־'al-H5921your maidservantשִׁפְחָתֶ֑ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198,though Iוְאָנֹכִי֙ve.'a.no.KhiH595amאֶֽהְיֶ֔ה'eh.YehH1961notלֹ֣אlo'H3808like oneכְּאַחַ֖תke.'a.ChatH259of your servant girlsשִׁפְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃shif.cho.Tei.khaH8198.”

14At mealtimeלְעֵ֣ת הָאֹ֗כֶלle.'Et ha.'O.khelH6256 H400Boazבֹ֜עַזVo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to her, “Come overגֹּ֤שִֽׁיGo.shiH5066hereהֲלֹם֙ha.LomH1988;haveוְאָכַ֣לְתְּve.'a.KhaltH398someמִן־min-H4480breadהַלֶּ֔חֶםha.Le.chemH3899and dipוְטָבַ֥לְתְּve.ta.ValtH2881itפִּתֵּ֖ךְpi.TekhH6595into the vinegar sauceבַּחֹ֑מֶץba.Cho.metzH2558.”So she sat downוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙va.Te.shevH3427besideמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6654the harvestersהַקּֽוֹצְרִ֔יםha.kotz.RimH7114,and he offeredוַיִּצְבָּט־vai.yitz.bot-H6642herroasted grainקָלִ֔יka.LiH7039,and she ateוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398and was satisfiedוַתִּשְׂבַּ֖עva.tis.Ba'H7646and had some left overוַתֹּתַֽר׃va.to.TarH3498.

15When Ruth got upוַתָּ֖קָםva.Ta.komH6965to gleanלְלַקֵּ֑טle.la.KetH3950,Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162אֶת־'et-H853orderedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680his young menנְעָרָ֜יו לֵאמֹ֗רne.'a.Rav le.MorH5288 H559, “Even ifגַּ֣םgamH1571she gathersתְּלַקֵּ֖טte.la.KetH3950amongבֵּ֧יןbeinH996the sheavesהָֽעֳמָרִ֛יםho.'o.ma.RimH6016,do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808insult herתַכְלִימֽוּהָ׃takh.li.Mu.haH3637.

16Ratherוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571,pull outH7997for her some stalksfromמִן־min-H4480the bundlesהַצְּבָתִ֑יםha.tze.va.TimH6653and leave themוַעֲזַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.zav.TemH5800for her to gatherוְלִקְּטָ֖הve.li.ke.TahH3950.Do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808rebukeתִגְעֲרוּ־tig.'a.ru-H1605her.”

17So Ruth gathered grainוַתְּלַקֵּ֥טva.te.la.KetH3950in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153.And when she beat outוַתַּחְבֹּט֙va.tach.BotH2251אֵ֣ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had gleanedלִקֵּ֔טָהli.Ke.tahH3950,it wasוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961about an ephahכְּאֵיפָ֥הke.'ei.FahH374of barleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184.

18She picked up the grainוַתִּשָּׂא֙va.ti.Sa'H5375and went intoוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935the townהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,where her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָ֖הּcha.mo.TahH2545אֵ֣ת'etH853sawוַתֵּ֥רֶאva.Te.re'H7200whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had gleanedלִקֵּ֑טָהli.Ke.tahH3950.And she brought outוַתּוֹצֵא֙va.to.Tze'H3318whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had savedהוֹתִ֖רָהho.Ti.rahH3498from her mealמִשָּׂבְעָֽהּ׃mi.sa.ve.'AhH7648and gave itוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414to Naomiאֵ֥ת'etH853.

19Then her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָ֜הּcha.mo.TahH2545askedוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559her, “Whereאֵיפֹ֨ה'ei.FohH375did you gleanלִקַּ֤טְתְּli.KattH3950todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,and whereוְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahH575did you workעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213?Blessedבָּר֑וּךְba.RukhH1288beיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961the manwho noticed youמַכִּירֵ֖ךְma.ki.RekhH5234.”So she toldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046her mother-in-lawלַחֲמוֹתָ֗הּla.cha.mo.TahH2545אֵ֤ת'etH853whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had workedעָשְׂתָה֙'a.se.TahH6213עִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973. “The nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I workedעָשִׂ֧יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213withעִמּ֛וֹi.MoH5973todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117is Boazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162,”she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559.

20Then Naomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to her daughter-in-lawלְכַלָּתָ֗הּle.kha.la.TahH3618, “May heהוּא֙hu'H1931be blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288by the LORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834has notלֹא־lo'-H3808withdrawnעָזַ֣ב'a.ZavH5800His kindnessחַסְדּ֔וֹchas.DoH2617fromאֶת־'et-H854the livingהַחַיִּ֖ים וְאֶת־ha.chai.Yim ve.'EtH2416 H854or the deadהַמֵּתִ֑יםha.me.TimH4191.”Naomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281continuedוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559, “The manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376is a close relativeקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138.Heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is one of ourkinsman-redeemersמִֽגֹּאֲלֵ֖נוּmi.go.'a.Le.nuH1350.”

21Then Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֑הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “He alsoגַּ֣ם׀ כִּי־gam ki-H1571 H3588told meאָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֗י'a.Mar 'e.LaiH559 H413, ‘Stayתִּדְבָּקִ֔יןtid.ba.KinH1692withעִם־'im-H5973my young menהַנְּעָרִ֤יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834untilעַ֣ד אִם־'ad 'im-H5704 H518they have finished gatheringכִּלּ֔וּki.LuH3615אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605myharvestהַקָּצִ֖ירha.ka.TzirH7105אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834.’”

22And Naomiנָעֳמִ֖יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413her daughter-in-lawכַּלָּתָ֑הּka.la.TahH3618Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327, “My daughterבִּתִּ֗י כִּ֤יbi.Ti kiH1323 H3588,it is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896for you to workתֵֽצְאִי֙te.tze.'IH3318withעִם־'im-H5973his young womenנַ֣עֲרוֹתָ֔יוna.'a.ro.TavH5291,so that nothingוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808will happenיִפְגְּעוּ־yif.ge.'u-H6293to youin anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֥הbe.sa.DehH7704.”

23So Ruth stayed closeוַתִּדְבַּ֞קva.tid.BakH1692to the servant girlsבְּנַעֲר֥וֹתbe.na.'a.RotH5291of Boazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162to gleanלְלַקֵּ֔טle.la.KetH3950grain untilעַד־'ad-H5704the barleyקְצִֽיר־ הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםke.tzir- ha.se.'o.RimH8184 H7105and wheatהַֽחִטִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2406harvestsוּקְצִ֣ירu.ke.TzirH7105were finishedכְּל֥וֹתke.LotH3615.And she livedוַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427withאֶת־'et-H854her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃cha.mo.TahH2545.

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