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Ruth 4:2-5

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.

4Iוַאֲנִ֨יva.'a.NiH589thoughtאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I should informאֶגְלֶ֧ה'eg.LehH1540youאָזְנְךָ֣'a.ze.ne.KhaH241thatלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559you may buy it backקְ֠נֵהKe.nehH7069in the presence ofנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048those seated hereהַֽיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427and in the presence ofוְנֶ֣גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of my peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971.Ifאִם־'im-H518you want to redeem itתִּגְאַל֙tig.'AlH1350,do soגְּאָ֔לge.'AlH1350.But if youוְאִם־ve.'im-H518will notלֹ֨אlo'H3808redeemיִגְאַ֜לyig.'AlH1350it,tellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046meso I may knowוְאֵֽדְעָה֙ve.'e.da'H3045,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588there isno oneאֵ֤ין'einH369but youזוּלָֽתְךָ֙zu.la.te.KhaH2108to redeemלִגְא֔וֹלlig.'olH1350it,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.KhiH595amnext after youאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.” “Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595will redeemאֶגְאָֽל׃'eg.'AlH1350it,”he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

5Then Boazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “On the dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117you buyקְנוֹתְךָ֥ke.not.ChaH7069the landהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704fromמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027Naomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281and also fromוּ֠מֵאֵתU.me.'etH854Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125,you must also acquireקָנִ֔יתָהka.ni.tiH7069the widowאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of the deceasedהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191in order to raiseלְהָקִ֥יםle.ha.KimH6965up the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the deceasedהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191onעַל־'al-H5921his inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.”

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