Berean Standard Bible

Ruth 3:1-9

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.”

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