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Ruth 4:1-3

1Meanwhile, Boazוּבֹ֨עַזu.Vo.'azH1162wentעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927to the gateהַשַּׁעַר֮ha.sha.'ArH8179and sat downוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427thereשָׁם֒shamH8033.Soonוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009the kinsman-redeemerהַגֹּאֵ֤לha.go.'ElH1350of whomבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162hehad spokenדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696came alongעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,and Boaz saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Come overס֥וּרָהSu.rahH5493hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311,my friendפְּלֹנִ֣י אַלְמֹנִ֑יpe.lo.Ni 'al.mo.NiH6423 H492,and sit downשְׁבָה־she.vah-H3427.”So he went overוַיָּ֖סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493and sat downוַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃vai.ye.ShevH3427.

2Then Boaz tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֧ה אֲנָשִׁ֛ים'a.sa.Rah 'a.na.ShimH6235 H582of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sitשְׁבוּ־she.vu-H3427hereפֹ֑הFohH6311,”and they did soוַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃vai.ye.She.vuH3427.

3And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the kinsman-redeemerלַגֹּאֵ֔לla.go.'ElH1350, “Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281,who has returnedהַשָּׁ֖בָהha.Sha.vahH7725from the landהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124,is sellingמָכְרָ֣הma.khe.RahH4376the pieceחֶלְקַת֙chel.KatH2513of landמִשְּׂדֵ֥הmi.se.DehH7704thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belonged to our brotherלְאָחִ֖ינוּle.'a.Chi.nuH251Elimelechלֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְle.'e.li.Me.lekhH458.

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