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Ruth 3:9-14

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.”

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