1AndNaomiנָעֳמִ֣יno.'o.MiH5281hermother-in-lawsaidH559toher,Mydaughterבִּתִּ֞יbi.TiH1323,shallInotseekאֲבַקֶּשׁ־'a.va.kesh-H1245restמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4494forthee,thatitmaybewellיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190withthee? 2AndnowH6258,isnotBoazבֹ֙עַז֙vo.'azH1162ofourkindred,withwhosemaidensthou wast?Behold,heiswinnowingזֹרֶ֛הzo.RehH2219barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםha.se.'o.RimH8184inthethreshing-floor to-night. 3Washוְרָחַ֣צְתְּ׀ve.ra.ChatztH7364thyselftherefore,andanointוָסַ֗כְתְּva.SakhtH5480thyself,andputוְשַׂ֧מְתְּve.SamtH7760thy raimentuponthee,andgoוְיָרַ֣דְתְּve.ya.rad.tiH3381downtothefloorהַגֹּ֑רֶןha.Go.renH1637;makeH7760notthyselfknownH3045tothemanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376,untilheshallhavedoneeatingלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398anddrinkingוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ve.lish.TotH8354. 4Anditshallbeוִיהִ֣יvi.HiH1961,whenheliesH7901downבְשָׁכְב֗וֹve.sha.khe.VoH7901,thatthou shalt marktheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereH834heshallhavelainH7901downיִשְׁכַּב־yish.kav-H7901,andthou shaltgoוּבָ֛אתu.VatH935in,anduncoverוְגִלִּ֥יתve.gi.LitH1540hisfeet,andlayוְשָׁכָ֑בְתְּve.sha.kha.ve.tiH7901thyselfdownH7901;andhewillshew theewhatthou shaltdo. 5AndshesaidH559toher,Allthatthou sayestwillIdo. 6AndshewentH3381downוַתֵּ֖רֶדva.Te.redH3381tothefloorהַגֹּ֑רֶןha.Go.renH1637,anddidaccordingtoallthathermother-in-lawhadbiddenher. 7AndBoazבֹּ֤עַזBo.'azH1162ateH398anddrankוַיֵּשְׁתְּ֙vai.ye.sheTH8354,andhisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820wasmerry,andhewentH935tolieלִשְׁכַּ֖בlish.KavH7901downattheendבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097oftheheapהָעֲרֵמָ֑הha.'a.re.MahH6194ofcorn.ThenshewentH935softly,anduncoveredוַתְּגַ֥לva.te.GalH1540hisfeet,andlaidוַתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃va.tish.KavH7901herselfdownH7901. 8Anditcametopassatmidnight,thatthemanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376wasH1961startled,andturnedhimself;andbehold,awomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802layH7901athisfeet. 9AndhesaidH559,Whoart thou?Andsheanswered,IamRuthר֣וּתrutH7327, thyhandmaid:spreadוּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤u.fa.ras.TaH6566thyskirtכְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙khe.na.Fe.khaH3671overthyhandmaid;forthou hasttherightofredemption. 10AndhesaidH559,BlessedH1288bethouofJehovah,mydaughterבִּתִּ֔יbi.TiH1323! Thou hast shewnmoreמִן־min-H4480kindnessattheendthanatthefirstH7223, inasmuchasthou followedstnotyoungהַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔יםha.Ba.chu.RimH970menH970,whetherpoorדַּ֖לdalH1800orrichעָשִֽׁיר׃'a.ShirH6223. 11AndnowH6258,mydaughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323,fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not:allthatthou sayestwillIdotothee;forallthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofmypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971knowsיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045thatthou artawomanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofworth. 12AndnowH6258,trulyIamoneH4480thathastherightofredemption,yetthereisoneH4480thathastherightofredemptionwhoisnearerthanI. 13Stayלִ֣ינִי׀Li.niH3885overto-night,anditshallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961inthemorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,ifhewillredeemיִגְאָלֵ֥ךְyig.'a.LekhH1350thee,well—lethimredeemיִגְאָ֔לyig.'AlH1350;butifhelikenottoredeemלְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְle.go.'o.LekhH1350thee,thenwillIredeemוּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְu.ge.'al.TikhH1350thee, [as]Jehovahliveth.Lieשִׁכְבִ֖יshikh.ViH7901downuntilthemorningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242. 14AndshelayH7901athisfeetuntilthemorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242;andsheroseH6965upbeforeoneH376couldknowH3045another.AndhesaidH559,LetitnotbeknownH3045thatawomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802cameH935intothethreshing-floor. 15AndhesaidH559,BringH935thecloakthatthou hastuponthee,andholdוְאֶֽחֳזִי־ve.'e.cho.zi-H270it.Andsheheldוַתֹּ֣אחֶזva.To.chezH270it,andhemeasuredH4058sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337[measures]ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184,andlaid[it]onher;andhewentH935intothecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892. 16AndshecameH935tohermother-in-law;andshesaidH559,Whoart thou,mydaughterבִּתִּ֑יbi.TiH1323?AndshetoldH5046herallthatthemanהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376haddonetoher. 17AndshesaidH559,Thesesixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337[measures]ofbarleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֥יםha.se.'o.RimH8184gaveH5414heme;forhesaidH559tome,Goתָּב֥וֹאִיta.Vo.'iH935notemptyרֵיקָ֖םrei.KamH7387tothymother-in-law. 18ThenshesaidH559,Bestill,mydaughterבִתִּ֔יvi.TiH1323,untilthouknowתֵּֽדְעִ֔יןte.de.'InH3045howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349thematterדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697willfallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307;forthemanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376willnotrestuntilhehavecompletedH3615thematterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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