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Ruth 4:3-4

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.

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