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Ruth 4:2-5

2And he tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֧ה'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֛ים'a.na.ShimH582of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sit ye downשְׁבוּ־she.vu-H3427here. And they sat downוַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃vai.ye.She.vuH3427.

3And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto the kinsmanלַגֹּאֵ֔לla.go.'ElH1350,Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281,that is come againהַשָּׁ֖בָהha.Sha.vahH7725out of the countryהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124,sellethמָכְרָ֣הma.khe.RahH4376a parcelחֶלְקַת֙chel.KatH2513of landמִשְּׂדֵ֥הmi.se.DehH7704, which wasour brotherלְאָחִ֖ינוּle.'a.Chi.nuH251Elimelech’sלֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְle.'e.li.Me.lekhH458:

4And I thoughtאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to advertiseאֶגְלֶ֧ה אָזְנְךָ֣'eg.Leh 'a.ze.ne.KhaH241 H1540thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Buyקְ֠נֵהKe.nehH7069itbefore the inhabitantsהַֽיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427,and before the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of my peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971.If thou wilt redeemתִּגְאַל֙tig.'AlH1350it,redeemגְּאָ֔לge.'AlH1350it:but if thou wilt not redeemיִגְאַ֜לyig.'AlH1350it, thentellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me, that I may knowוְאֵֽדְעָה֙ve.'e.da'H3045: for there isnone to redeemלִגְא֔וֹלlig.'olH1350itbesideזוּלָֽתְךָ֙zu.la.te.KhaH2108thee; and I amafterאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee. And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will redeemאֶגְאָֽל׃'eg.'AlH1350it.

5Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Boazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162,What dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117thou buyestקְנוֹתְךָ֥ke.not.ChaH7069the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Naomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281,thou must buyקָנִ֔יתָהka.ni.tiH7069italso of Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125,the wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of the deadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191,to raise upלְהָקִ֥יםle.ha.KimH6965the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the deadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191upon his inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

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