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Ruth 4:5-8

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.”

6The kinsman-redeemerהַגֹּאֵ֗לha.go.'ElH1350repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I cannotלֹ֤א אוּכַל֙lo' 'u.KhalH3808 H3201redeem itלִגְאָלlig.'ol-H1350myself,orפֶּן־pen-H6435I would jeopardizeאַשְׁחִ֖ית'ash.ChitH7843אֶת־'et-H853my own inheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159.Take my right of redemptionגְּאַל־ אַתָּה֙ גְּאֻלָּתִ֔יge.'al- 'a.Tah ge.'u.la.TiH1353 H1350 H859אֶת־'et-H853,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I cannotלֹא־ אוּכַ֖לlo'- 'u.KhalH3808 H3201redeem itלִגְאֹֽל׃lig.'OlH1350.”

7Nowוְזֹאת֩ve.zoTH2063in former timesלְפָנִ֨יםle.fa.NimH6440in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,concerningעַל־'al-H5921the redemptionהַגְּאוּלָּ֤ה וְעַל־ha.ge.'u.Lah ve.'al-H1353 H5921or exchange of propertyהַתְּמוּרָה֙ha.te.mu.RahH8545,to make anyכָּל־kol-H3605matterדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697legally bindingלְקַיֵּ֣םle.kai.YemH6965a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376would removeשָׁלַ֥ףsha.LafH8025his sandalנַעֲל֖וֹna.'a.LoH5275and give itוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414to the other partyלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,and thisוְזֹ֥אתve.ZotH2063wasa confirmationהַתְּעוּדָ֖הha.te.'u.DahH8584in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8So the kinsman-redeemerהַגֹּאֵ֛לha.go.'ElH1350removedוַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ףvai.yish.LofH8025his sandalנַעֲלֽוֹ׃na.'a.LoH5275and saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Boazלְבֹ֖עַזle.Vo.'azH1162, “Buyקְנֵה־ke.neh-H7069it for yourself.”

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