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Ruth 4:7-11

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.”

9At this, Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to the eldersלַזְּקֵנִ֜יםla.ze.ke.NimH2205and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “Youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859are witnessesעֵדִ֤ים'e.DimH5707todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117thatכִּ֤יkiH3588I am buyingקָנִ֙יתִי֙ka.Ni.tiH7069אֶת־'et-H853fromמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027Naomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belonged to Elimelechלֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְle.'e.li.Me.lekhH458וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853כָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834,Chilionלְכִלְי֖וֹןle.khil.YonH3630,and Mahlonוּמַחְל֑וֹןu.mach.LonH4248.

10Moreoverוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853,I have acquiredקָנִ֧יתִיka.Ni.tiH7069Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩ha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125,Mahlon’sמַחְל֜וֹןmach.LonH4248widowאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802,as my wifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802,to raise upלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the deceasedהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191throughעַל־'al-H5921his inheritanceנַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159,so that hisהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808disappearיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772from amongמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251or from the gateוּמִשַּׁ֣עַרu.mi.Sha.'arH8179of his homeמְקוֹמ֑וֹme.ko.MoH4725.Youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859are witnesses todayעֵדִ֥ים הַיּֽוֹם׃'e.Dim hai.YomH5707 H3117.”

11“We are witnessesעֵדִ֑ים'e.DimH5707,”saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834at the gateבַּשַּׁ֛עַרba.Sha.'arH8179. “May the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068אֶֽת־'et-H853makeיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414the womanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802enteringהַבָּאָ֣ה אֶל־ha.ba.'Ah 'el-H935 H413your homeבֵּיתֶ֗ךָbei.Te.khaH1004like Rachelכְּרָחֵ֤ל׀ke.ra.ChelH7354and Leahוּכְלֵאָה֙u.khe.le.'AhH3812,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834together built upבָּנ֤וּ שְׁתֵּיהֶם֙ba.Nu she.tei.HemH1129 H8147אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.May you beוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213prosperousחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428in Ephrathahבְּאֶפְרָ֔תָהbe.'ef.Ra.tahH672and famousוּקְרָא־ שֵׁ֖םu.ke.ra'- shemH7121 H8034in BethlehemH1035.

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