1 And Naomi וּֽלְנָעֳמִ֞י u.le.no.'o.Mi H5281 had a relation of her husband's, a mighty גִּבּ֣וֹר gi.Bor H1368 man H376 of wealth חַ֔יִל Cha.yil H2428 , of the family H4940 of Elimelech אֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ 'e.li.Me.lekh H458 , and his name וּשְׁמ֖וֹ u.she.Mo H8034 was Boaz בֹּֽעַז׃ Bo.'az H1162 . 2 And Ruth ר֨וּת rut H7327 the Moabitess said H559 to Naomi נָעֳמִ֗י no.'o.Mi H5281 , Let me , I pray , go to the field הַשָּׂדֶה֙ ha.sa.Deh H7704 and glean וַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣ה va.'a.la.ko.Tah H3950 among the ears בַשִׁבֳּלִ֔ים va.shi.bo.Lim H7641 of corn after [ him ] in whose sight I shall find אֶמְצָא־ 'em.tza'- H4672 favour. And she said H559 to her , Go , my daughter בִתִּֽי׃ vi.Ti H1323 . 3 And she went H935 ; and she came H935 and gleaned וַתְּלַקֵּ֣ט va.te.la.Ket H3950 in the fields H7704 after the reapers; and she chanced to light on an allotment of Boaz לְבֹ֔עַז le.Vo.'az H1162 , who was of the family H4940 of Elimelech אֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ 'e.li.Me.lekh H458 . 4 And behold , Boaz בֹ֗עַז Vo.'az H1162 came H935 from Bethlehem ; and he said H559 to the reapers, Jehovah be with you ! And they said H559 to him , Jehovah bless יְבָרֶכְךָ֥ ye.va.rekh.Kha H1288 thee! 5 And Boaz בֹּ֙עַז֙ bo.'az H1162 said H559 to his servant לְנַעֲר֔וֹ le.na.'a.Ro H5288 that was set H5324 over the reapers, Whose maiden is this ? 6 And the servant הַנַּ֛עַר ha.Na.'ar H5288 that was set H5324 over the reapers answered and said H559 , It is the Moabitish maiden who came back H7725 with Naomi נָעֳמִ֖י no.'o.Mi H5281 out of the fields H7704 of Moab מוֹאָֽב׃ mo.'Av H4124 ; 7 and she said H559 , I pray you , let me glean אֲלַקֳטָה־ 'a.la.ko.tah- H3950 and gather וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י ve.'a.saf.Ti H622 among the sheaves after the reapers. And she came H935 , and has continued from the morning הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ ha.Bo.ker H1242 until now עַ֔תָּה 'A.tah H6258 : her sitting H3427 in the house הַבַּ֖יִת ha.Ba.yit H1004 has been little מְעָֽט׃ me.'At H4592 as yet . 8 And Boaz בֹּ֨עַז Bo.'az H1162 said H559 to Ruth ר֜וּת rut H7327 , Hearest thou not , my daughter בִּתִּ֗י bi.Ti H1323 ? Go not to glean לִלְקֹט֙ lil.Kot H3950 in another field בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה be.sa.Deh H7704 , neither go from here H2088 , but keep here H2088 with my maidens . 9 Let thine eyes עֵינַ֜יִךְ 'ei.Na.yikh H5869 be on the field בַּשָּׂדֶ֤ה ba.sa.Deh H7704 which is being reaped, and go וְהָלַ֣כְתִּ ve.ha.Lakht H1980 thou after them ; have I not charged the young הַנְּעָרִ֖ים ha.ne.'a.Rim H5288 men H5288 not to touch נָגְעֵ֑ךְ na.ge.'Ekh H5060 thee? And when H834 thou art athirst, go וְהָלַכְתְּ֙ ve.ha.lakhT H1980 to the vessels הַכֵּלִ֔ים ha.ke.Lim H3627 and drink וְשָׁתִ֕ית ve.sha.Tit H8354 of what the young הַנְּעָרִֽים׃ ha.ne.'a.Rim H5288 men H5288 draw יִשְׁאֲב֖וּן yish.'a.Vun H7579 . 10 Then she fell H5307 on her face פָּנֶ֔יהָ pa.Nei.ha H6440 , and bowed וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ va.tish.Ta.chu H7812 herself to the ground אָ֑רְצָה 'A.re.tzah H776 , and said H559 to him , Why מַדּוּעַ֩ ma.du.a' H4069 have I found H4672 favour in thine eyes H5869 , that thou shouldest regard me , seeing I am a foreigner נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ na.khe.ri.Yah H5237 ? 11 And Boaz בֹּ֙עַז֙ bo.'az H1162 answered and said H559 to her , It has fully been shewn me , all that thou hast done to thy mother-in-law since the death מ֣וֹת Mot H4194 of thy husband אִישֵׁ֑ךְ 'i.Shekh H376 ; and how thou hast left H5800 thy father אָּבִ֣יךְ 'a.Vikh H1 and thy mother וְאִמֵּ֗ךְ ve.'i.Mekh H517 , and the land וְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ ve.'E.retz H776 of thy nativity, and art come to a people עַ֕ם 'am H5971 that thou hast not known H3045 heretofore. 12 Jehovah recompense thy work H6467 , and let thy reward יְשַׁלֵּ֥ם ye.sha.Lem H7999 be וּתְהִ֨י u.te.Hi H1961 full H8003 from Jehovah the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י 'e.lo.Hei H430 of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El H3478 , under whose wings כְּנָפָֽיו׃ ke.na.Fav H3671 thou art come בָּ֖את bat H935 to take לַחֲס֥וֹת la.cha.Sot H2620 refuge H2620 . 13 And she said H559 , Let me find אֶמְצָא־ 'em.tza'- H4672 favour in thine eyes H5869 , my lord אֲדֹנִי֙ 'a.do.Ni H113 ; for that thou hast comforted נִֽחַמְתָּ֔נִי ni.cham.Ta.ni H5162 me , and for that thou hast spoken דִבַּ֖רְתָּ di.Bar.ta H1696 kindly to thy handmaid, though I am not like one כְּאַחַ֖ת ke.'a.Chat H259 of thy handmaidens. 14 And Boaz בֹ֜עַז Vo.'az H1162 said H559 to her at mealtime, Come hither and eat H398 of the bread H3899 , and dip וְטָבַ֥לְתְּ ve.ta.Valt H2881 thy morsel H6595 in the vinegar בַּחֹ֑מֶץ ba.Cho.metz H2558 . And she sat H3427 beside the reapers; and he reached her parched corn, and she ate H398 and was sufficed, and reserved [ some ]. 15 And when she rose H6965 up to glean לְלַקֵּ֑ט le.la.Ket H3950 , Boaz בֹּ֨עַז Bo.'az H1162 commanded וַיְצַו֩ vay.Tzav H6680 his young H5288 men H5288 , saying לֵאמֹ֗ר le.Mor H559 , Let her glean תְּלַקֵּ֖ט te.la.Ket H3950 even among the sheaves, and ye shall not reproach her . 16 And ye shall also וְגַ֛ם ve.Gam H1571 sometimes draw out for her [ some ears] out of the handfuls, and leave וַעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם va.'a.zav.Tem H5800 them that she may glean וְלִקְּטָ֖ה ve.li.ke.Tah H3950 , and rebuke תִגְעֲרוּ־ tig.'a.ru- H1605 her not . 17 And she gleaned וַתְּלַקֵּ֥ט va.te.la.Ket H3950 in the field בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה ba.sa.Deh H7704 until even , and beat וַתַּחְבֹּט֙ va.tach.Bot H2251 out what she had gleaned לִקֵּ֔טָה li.Ke.tah H3950 ; and it was H1961 about an ephah כְּאֵיפָ֥ה ke.'ei.Fah H374 of barley שְׂעֹרִֽים׃ se.'o.Rim H8184 . 18 And she took H5375 [ it ] up , and came H935 into the city הָעִ֔יר ha.'Ir H5892 , and her mother-in-law saw H7200 what she had gleaned לִקֵּ֑טָה li.Ke.tah H3950 ; and she brought H935 forth H3318 and gave H5414 to her that which she had reserved after she was sufficed. 19 And her mother-in-law said H559 to her , Where H834 hast thou gleaned לִקַּ֤טְתְּ li.Katt H3950 to-day? and where H834 hast thou wrought? Blessed H1288 be יְהִ֥י ye.Hi H1961 he that did regard thee! And she told H5046 her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and said H559 , The man's name שֵׁ֤ם shem H8034 with whom I wrought to-day is Boaz בֹּֽעַז׃ Bo.'az H1162 . 20 And Naomi נָעֳמִ֜י no.'o.Mi H5281 said H559 to her daughter-in-law , Blessed H1288 be he of Jehovah , who has not left H5800 off his kindness to the living and to the dead הַמֵּתִ֑ים ha.me.Tim H4191 ! And Naomi נָעֳמִ֗י no.'o.Mi H5281 said H559 to her , The man הָאִ֔ישׁ ha.'Ish H376 is near of kin to us , one H376 of those who have the right of our redemption. 22 And Naomi נָעֳמִ֖י no.'o.Mi H5281 said H559 to Ruth ר֣וּת rut H7327 her daughter-in-law , It is good ט֣וֹב Tov H2896 , my daughter בִּתִּ֗י bi.Ti H1323 , that thou go תֵֽצְאִי֙ te.tze.'I H3318 out with his maidens , that they meet H6293 thee not in any other H312 field בְּשָׂדֶ֥ה be.sa.Deh H7704 . 23 So she kept with the maidens of Boaz בֹּ֙עַז֙ bo.'az H1162 to glean לְלַקֵּ֔ט le.la.Ket H3950 , until the end H3615 of the barley-harvest and of the wheat-harvest. And she dwelt H3427 with her mother-in-law . ← Ruth 1 Ruth 3 → Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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