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Ruth 4:3-9

3AndhesaidH559tohimthathadtherightofredemption:Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281,whoiscomebackH7725outofthecountryH7704ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124,sellsH4376theallotmentthatwasourbrotherלְאָחִ֖ינוּle.'a.Chi.nuH251Elimelech's.

4AndIthoughtIwouldapprise theeofitandsayH559,BuyH7069[it]inthepresenceoftheinhabitantsH3427,andinthepresenceoftheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofmypeopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971.Ifthou wiltredeemתִּגְאַל֙tig.'AlH1350[it],redeemגְּאָ֔לge.'AlH1350;butifthou wiltnotredeemיִגְאַ֜לyig.'AlH1350,tellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me,thatImayknowוְאֵֽדְעָה֙ve.'e.da'H3045;forthereisnonetoredeemלִגְא֔וֹלlig.'olH1350besidesthee;andIamafterthee.AndhesaidH559,Iwillredeemאֶגְאָֽל׃'eg.'AlH1350[it].

5AndBoazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162saidH559,Onthedayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117thou buyestthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704ofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofNaomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281, thoumustbuyH7069[it]alsoofRuthר֣וּתrutH7327theMoabitess,thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802ofthedeadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191,toraiseלְהָקִ֥יםle.ha.KimH6965upthenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191uponhisinheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

6Andhethathadtherightגְּאֻלָּתִ֔יge.'u.la.TiH1353ofredemptionH1353saidH559,IcannotredeemH1350[it]formyself,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435Imar mine owninheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159.RedeemH1350thouforthyselfwhatIshouldredeemH1350,forIcannotredeemH1350[it].

7Nowthis[wasthecustom]informertimeinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478concerningredemptionהַגְּאוּלָּ֤הha.ge.'u.LahH1353andconcerningexchange,toconfirmthewholematterדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697:amanH376drewH8025offhissandalנַעֲל֖וֹna.'a.LoH5275,andgaveH5414ittohisneighbour,andthiswasthe[modeof]attestationinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8AndhethathadtherightofredemptionsaidH559toBoazלְבֹ֖עַזle.Vo.'azH1162,BuyH7069forthyself;andhedrewH8025offhissandalנַעֲלֽוֹ׃na.'a.LoH5275.

9AndBoazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162saidH559totheeldersלַזְּקֵנִ֜יםla.ze.ke.NimH2205andallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, YearewitnessesH5707thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatIhaveboughtH7069allthatwasElimelech's,andallthatwasChilion'sandMahlon's,ofthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofNaomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281;

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