Berean Standard Bible

Ruth 3:1-5

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.

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