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Ruth 2:4-12

4And, behold, Boazבֹ֗עַזVo.'azH1162cameבָּ֚אba'H935from Beth–lehemH1035,and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the reapersלַקּוֹצְרִ֖יםla.kotz.RimH7114,The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068bewith you. And they answeredוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559him, The Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee.

5Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Boazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162unto his servantלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288that was setהַנִּצָּ֖בha.ni.TzavH5324over the reapersהַקּֽוֹצְרִ֑יםha.kotz.RimH7114,Whose damselהַנַּעֲרָ֥הha.na.'a.RahH5291is this?

6And the servantהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288that was setהַנִּצָּ֥בha.ni.TzavH5324over the reapersהַקּוֹצְרִ֖יםha.kotz.RimH7114answeredוַיַּ֗עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, It isthe Moabitishמֽוֹאֲבִיָּה֙mo.'a.vi.YahH4125damselנַעֲרָ֤הna.'a.RahH5291that came backהַשָּׁ֥בָהha.Sha.vahH7725with Naomiנָעֳמִ֖יno.'o.MiH5281out of the countryמִשְּׂדֵ֥הmi.se.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124:

7And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,I pray you, let me gleanאֲלַקֳטָה־'a.la.ko.tah-H3950and gatherוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.TiH622afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the reapersהַקּוֹצְרִ֑יםha.kotz.RimH7114among the sheavesבָֽעֳמָרִ֔יםvo.'o.ma.RimH6016:so she cameוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935,and hath continuedוַֽתַּעֲמ֗וֹדva.ta.'a.ModH5975evenמֵאָ֤זme.'AzH227from the morningהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ha.Bo.kerH1242until now, that she tarriedשִׁבְתָּ֥הּshiv.TahH3427a littleמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592in the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.

8Then saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162unto Ruthר֜וּתrutH7327,Hearestשָׁמַ֣עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085thou not, my daughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323?GoH3212not to gleanלִלְקֹט֙lil.KotH3950in anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704,neither goתַעֲבוּרִ֖יta.'a.vu.RiH5674from hence, but abideתִדְבָּקִ֖יןtid.ba.KinH1692here fast by my maidensנַעֲרֹתָֽי׃na.'a.ro.TaiH5291:

9Letthine eyesעֵינַ֜יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869beon the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֤הba.sa.DehH7704that they do reapיִקְצֹרוּן֙yik.tzo.RunH7114,and goוְהָלַ֣כְתִּve.ha.LakhtH1980thou afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310them: have I not chargedצִוִּ֛יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680the young menהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288that they shall not touchנָגְעֵ֑ךְna.ge.'EkhH5060thee? and when thou art athirstוְצָמִ֗תve.tza.MitH6770,goוְהָלַכְתְּ֙ve.ha.lakhTH1980unto the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627,and drinkוְשָׁתִ֕יתve.sha.TitH8354of thatwhich the young menהַנְּעָרִֽים׃ha.ne.'a.RimH5288have drawnיִשְׁאֲב֖וּןyish.'a.VunH7579.

10Then she fellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307on her faceפָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haH6440,and bowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herself to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Why have I foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֤ןchenH2580in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,that thou shouldest take knowledgeלְהַכִּירֵ֔נִיle.ha.ki.Re.niH5234of me, seeing I ama strangerנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237?

11And Boazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, It hath fullyהֻגֵּ֨דhu.GedH5046been shewedהֻגַּ֜דhu.GadH5046me, all that thou hast doneעָשִׂית֙'a.SitH6213unto thy mother in lawחֲמוֹתֵ֔ךְcha.mo.TekhH2545sinceאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of thine husbandאִישֵׁ֑ךְ'i.ShekhH376: and howthou hast leftוַתַּֽעַזְבִ֞יva.ta.'az.ViH5800thy fatherאָּבִ֣יךְ'a.VikhH1and thy motherוְאִמֵּ֗ךְve.'i.MekhH517,and the landוְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ve.'E.retzH776of thy nativityמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔ךְmo.lad.TekhH4138,and art comeH3212unto a peopleעַ֕ם'amH5971which thou knewestיָדַ֖עַתְּya.Da.'atH3045not heretoforeתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃te.Mol shil.ShomH8032 H8543.

12The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068recompenseיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999thy workפָּעֳלֵ֑ךְpo.'o.LekhH6467,and a fullשְׁלֵמָ֗הshe.le.MahH8003rewardמַשְׂכֻּרְתֵּ֜ךְmas.kur.TekhH4909be given thee of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,under whose wingsכְּנָפָֽיו׃ke.na.FavH3671thou art comeבָּ֖אתbatH935to trustלַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.SotH2620.

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