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Ruth 4:9-13
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.YomH5707H3117.”
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-H935H413your homeבֵּיתֶ֗ךָbei.Te.khaH1004like Rachelכְּרָחֵ֤ל׀ke.ra.ChelH7354and Leahוּכְלֵאָה֙u.khe.le.'AhH3812,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834together built upבָּנ֤וּ שְׁתֵּיהֶם֙ba.Nu she.tei.HemH1129H8147אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.May you beוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213prosperousחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428in Ephrathahבְּאֶפְרָ֔תָהbe.'ef.Ra.tahH672and famousוּקְרָא־ שֵׁ֖םu.ke.ra'- shemH7121H8034in BethlehemH1035.
12And may your houseבֵֽיתְךָ֙vei.te.KhaH1004becomeוִיהִ֤יvi.HiH1961like the houseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004of Perezפֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzH6557,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Tamarתָמָ֖רta.MarH8559boreיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205to Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,because ofמִן־min-H4480the offspringהַזֶּ֗רַעha.Ze.ra'H2233אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will giveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414youbyמִן־min-H4480thisהַזֹּֽאת׃ha.ZotH2063young womanהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'a.RahH5291.”
13So Boazבֹּ֤עַזBo.'azH1162אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947Ruthרוּת֙rutH7327,and she becameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802.And when he had relations withוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935herאֵלֶ֑יהָ'e.Lei.haH413,the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068enabledוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414herto conceiveהֵרָי֖וֹןhe.ra.YonH2032,and she gave birth toוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.
Commentaries on Ruth 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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