Berean Standard Bible

Ruth 3

1One day Ruth’s mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָ֑הּcha.mo.TahH2545Naomiנָעֳמִ֣יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “My daughterבִּתִּ֞יbi.TiH1323,should I notהֲלֹ֧אha.Lo'H3808seekאֲבַקֶּשׁ־'a.va.kesh-H1245a resting placeמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4494for you,thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834it may be wellיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190with you?

2Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258is notהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808Boazבֹ֙עַז֙vo.'azH1162,withאֶת־'et-H854whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834servant girlsנַעֲרוֹתָ֑יוna.'a.ro.TavH5291you have beenהָיִ֖יתha.YitH1961working,a relative of oursמֹֽדַעְתָּ֔נוּmo.da'.Ta.nuH4130?In factהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,tonightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915heה֗וּאHu'H1931is winnowingזֹרֶ֛הzo.RehH2219אֶת־'et-H853barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםha.se.'o.RimH8184on the threshing floorגֹּ֥רֶןGo.renH1637.

3Therefore wash yourselfוְרָחַ֣צְתְּ׀ve.ra.ChatztH7364,put on perfumeוָסַ֗כְתְּva.SakhtH5480,and wearוְשַׂ֧מְתְּve.SamtH7760your best clothesשִׂמְלֹתַ֛יִךְ עָלַ֖יִךְsim.lo.tekh 'a.La.yikhH8071 H5921.Go downוְיָרַ֣דְתְּve.ya.rad.tiH3381to the threshing floorהַגֹּ֑רֶןha.Go.renH1637,but do notאַל־'al-H408let the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376knowתִּוָּדְעִ֣יti.va.de.'IH3045you are there untilעַ֥ד'adH5704he has finishedכַּלֹּת֖וֹka.lo.ToH3615eatingלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and drinkingוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ve.lish.TotH8354.

4וִיהִ֣יvi.HiH1961When he lies downבְשָׁכְב֗וֹve.sha.khe.VoH7901,noteוְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ve.ya.Da.'atH3045אֶת־'et-H853the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he liesיִשְׁכַּב־ שָׁ֔םyish.kav- ShamH7901 H8033.Then go inוּבָ֛אתu.VatH935and uncoverוְגִלִּ֥יתve.gi.LitH1540his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmar.ge.lo.TavH4772,and lie downוְשָׁכָ֑בְתְּve.sha.kha.ve.tiH7901,and heוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931will explainיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046to youאֵ֖ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you should doתַּעַשִֽׂין׃ta.'a.SinH6213.”

5“I will doאֶֽעֱשֶֽׂה׃'E.'e.SehH6213everythingכֹּ֛לkolH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you sayוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,” Ruthansweredתֹּאמְרִ֥י אֵלַ֖יtom.Ritom.Ri/ /e.La/ie.LaiH559H413.

6So she went downוַתֵּ֖רֶדva.Te.redH3381to the threshing floorהַגֹּ֑רֶןha.Go.renH1637and didוַתַּ֕עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213everythingכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃cha.mo.TahH2545had instructed herצִוַּ֖תָּהtzi.Va.tahH6680to do.

7After Boazבֹּ֤עַזBo.'azH1162had finished eatingוַיֹּ֨אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drinkingוַיֵּשְׁתְּ֙vai.ye.sheTH8354and was in good spiritsוַיִּיטַ֣ב לִבּ֔וֹvai.yi.Tav li.BoH3190 H3820,he wentוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935to lie downלִשְׁכַּ֖בlish.KavH7901at the endבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the heap of grainהָעֲרֵמָ֑הha.'a.re.MahH6194.Then Ruth went in secretlyוַתָּבֹ֣א בַלָּ֔טva.ta.Vo' va.LatH935 H3909,uncoveredוַתְּגַ֥לva.te.GalH1540his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmar.ge.lo.TavH4772,and lay downוַתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃va.tish.KavH7901.

8וַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961At midnightבַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֔יְלָהba.cha.Tzi ha.Lay.lahH2677 H3915,Boazהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376was startledוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729,turned overוַיִּלָּפֵ֑תvai.yi.la.FetH3943,and thereוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009lyingשֹׁכֶ֖בֶתsho.Khe.vetH7901at his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃mar.ge.lo.TavH4772was a womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802!

9“Whoמִי־mi-H4310are youאָ֑תּ'AtH859?”he askedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Iאָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595amyour servantאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327,”she repliedוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559. “Spreadוּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤u.fa.ras.TaH6566the corner of your garmentכְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙khe.na.Fe.khaH3671overעַל־'al-H5921meאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519,forכִּ֥יkiH3588youאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859are a kinsman-redeemerגֹאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350.”

10Then Boaz saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “May the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068blessבְּרוּכָ֨הbe.ru.KhahH1288youאַ֤תְּ'atH859,my daughterבִּתִּ֔יbi.TiH1323.You have shownהֵיטַ֛בְתְּhei.TavtH3190more kindnessחַסְדֵּ֥ךְchas.DekhH2617nowהָאַחֲר֖וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314thanמִן־min-H4480beforeהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223,because you have notלְבִלְתִּי־le.vil.ti-H1115runלֶ֗כֶתLe.khetH1980afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the younger menהַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔יםha.Ba.chu.RimH970,whetherאִם־'im-H518richעָשִֽׁיר׃'a.ShirH6223orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518poorדַּ֖לdalH1800.

11And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372,my daughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323.I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213for youwhateverכֹּ֥לkolH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you requestתֹּאמְרִ֖יtom.RiH559,sinceכִּ֤יkiH3588allכָּל־kol-H3605my fellow townspeopleשַׁ֣עַר עַמִּ֔יSha.'ar 'a.MiH5971 H8179knowיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045thatכִּ֛יkiH3588youאָֽתְּ׃'AtH859are a womanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802of noble characterחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428.

12וְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258Yesכִּ֣יkiH3588,it is trueאָמְנָ֔ם'a.me.NamH551thatכִּ֥יkiH3588Iאָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khiH595amH518a kinsman-redeemerגֹאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350,butוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571there isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426a redeemerגֹּאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350nearerקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138than Iמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480.

13Stay here tonightלִ֣ינִי׀ הַלַּ֗יְלָה וְהָיָ֤הLi.ni ha.Lay.lah ve.ha.YahH3885 H3915 H1961,and in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,ifאִם־'im-H518he wants to redeem youיִגְאָלֵ֥ךְyig.'a.LekhH1350,goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896.Let him redeem youיִגְאָ֔לyig.'AlH1350.But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he does notלֹ֨אlo'H3808wantיַחְפֹּ֧ץyach.PotzH2654to redeem youלְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְle.go.'o.LekhH1350,as surely as the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,Iאָנֹ֖כִי'a.No.khiH595willוּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְu.ge.'al.TikhH1350.Now lie hereשִׁכְבִ֖יshikh.ViH7901untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.”

14So she lay downוַתִּשְׁכַּ֤בva.tish.KavH7901at his feetמַרְגְּלוֹתָיו֙mar.ge.la.tavH4772untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,but she got upוַתָּ֕קָםva.Ta.komH6965beforeH2958anyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853elseרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453could recognize herיַכִּ֥ירya.KirH5234.Then Boaz saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Do notאַל־'al-H408let it be knownיִוָּדַ֔עyi.va.Da'H3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588a womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802cameבָ֥אָהVa.'ahH935to the threshing floorהַגֹּֽרֶן׃ha.Go.renH1637.”

15And he told herוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Bringהָ֠בִיHa.viH3051the shawlהַמִּטְפַּ֧חַתha.mit.Pa.chatH4304אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you are wearingעָלַ֛יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921and holdוְאֶֽחֳזִי־ve.'e.cho.zi-H270it out.”When sheוַתֹּ֣אחֶזva.To.chezH270did so,he poured inוַיָּ֤מָדvai.Ya.modH4058sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337measuresof barleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184and placed itוַיָּ֣שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896on herעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921.Then he wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

16When Ruth returnedוַתָּבוֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָ֔הּcha.mo.TahH2545,Naomi asked herוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “How did it goמִי־ אַ֣תְּmi- 'atH4310 H859,my daughterבִּתִּ֑יbi.TiH1323?”Then Ruth toldוַתַּ֨גֶּד־va.Ta.ged-H5046herאֵ֛ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Boazהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376had doneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213for her.

17And she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “He gaveנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414metheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337measures of barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֥יםha.se.'o.RimH8184,forכִּ֚יkiH3588he saidאָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י'a.Mar'a.Mar/ /'al./i'al.iH559, ‘Do notאַל־'al-H408go backתָּב֥וֹאִיta.Vo.'iH935toH413your mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתֵֽךְ׃cha.mo.TekhH2545empty-handedרֵיקָ֖םrei.KamH7387.’”

18“Waitשְׁבִ֣יshe.ViH3427,my daughterבִתִּ֔יvi.TiH1323,”said Naomiוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “untilעַ֚ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you find outתֵּֽדְעִ֔יןte.de.'InH3045howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349thingsדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697goיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307,forכִּ֣יkiH3588heהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808restיִשְׁקֹט֙yish.KotH8252unlessכִּֽי־ אִם־ki- 'im-H3588 H518he has resolvedכִּלָּ֥הki.LahH3615the matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.”

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