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Ruth 3:1-9

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.

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