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Ruth 4:7-11

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;

10moreoverRuthר֣וּתrutH7327theMoabitess,thewifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofMahlonמַחְל֜וֹןmach.LonH4248,haveIpurchasedtobemywifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802,toraiseלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965upthenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthedeadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191uponhisinheritanceנַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159,thatthenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofthedeadהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191benotcutיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772offfromamonghisbrethrenandfromthegateוּמִשַּׁ֣עַרu.mi.Sha.'arH8179ofhisplaceמְקוֹמ֑וֹme.ko.MoH4725: yearewitnessesH5707thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

11Andallthepeopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971thatwereinthegateבַּשַּׁ֛עַרba.Sha.'arH8179andtheeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205saidH559, [Weare]witnessesH5707.Jehovahmakeיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802thatcomethintothyhouseבֵּיתֶ֗ךָbei.Te.khaH1004likeRachelכְּרָחֵ֤ל׀ke.ra.ChelH7354andlikeLeahוּכְלֵאָה֙u.khe.le.'AhH3812,whichtwoשְׁתֵּיהֶם֙she.tei.HemH8147didbuildH1129thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andacquirepowerinEphratah,andmakeH5414thyselfanameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034inBethlehem;

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