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Ruth 3:6-9

6And she went downוַתֵּ֖רֶדva.Te.redH3381unto the floorהַגֹּ֑רֶןha.Go.renH1637,and didוַתַּ֕עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213according to all that her mother in lawחֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃cha.mo.TahH2545badeצִוַּ֖תָּהtzi.Va.tahH6680her.

7And when Boazבֹּ֤עַזBo.'azH1162had eatenוַיֹּ֨אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drunkוַיֵּשְׁתְּ֙vai.ye.sheTH8354,and his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820was merryוַיִּיטַ֣בvai.yi.TavH3190,he wentוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935to lie downלִשְׁכַּ֖בlish.KavH7901at the endבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the heap of cornהָעֲרֵמָ֑הha.'a.re.MahH6194:and she cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935softlyבַלָּ֔טva.LatH3909,and uncoveredוַתְּגַ֥לva.te.GalH1540his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmar.ge.lo.TavH4772,and laid her downוַתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃va.tish.KavH7901.

8And it came to pass at midnightבַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֔יְלָהba.cha.Tzi ha.Lay.lahH3915 H2677,that the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376was afraidוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729,and turnedוַיִּלָּפֵ֑תvai.yi.la.FetH3943himself: and, behold, a womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802layשֹׁכֶ֖בֶתsho.Khe.vetH7901at his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃mar.ge.lo.TavH4772.

9And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who artthou? And she answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, I amRuthר֣וּתrutH7327thine handmaidאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519:spreadוּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤u.fa.ras.TaH6566therefore thy skirtכְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙khe.na.Fe.khaH3671over thine handmaidאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519; for thou arta near kinsmanגֹאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350.

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