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. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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