New American Standard Bible 1995

Ruth 3

Boaz Will Redeem Ruth

1Then Naomiנָעֳמִ֣יno.'o.MiH5281her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָ֑הּcha.mo.TahH2545saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “My daughterבִּתִּ֞יbi.TiH1323,shall I not seekאֲבַקֶּשׁ־'a.va.kesh-H1245securityמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4494for you, that it may be wellיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190with you?

2Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258is not Boazבֹ֙עַז֙vo.'azH1162ourkinsmanמֹֽדַעְתָּ֔נוּmo.da'.Ta.nuH4130,with whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834maidsנַעֲרוֹתָ֑יוna.'a.ro.TavH5291you were? Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,he winnowsזֹרֶ֛הzo.RehH2219barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםha.se.'o.RimH8184at the threshingגֹּ֥רֶןGo.renH1637floorH1637tonightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

3Washוְרָחַ֣צְתְּ׀ve.ra.ChatztH7364yourself therefore, and anointוָסַ֗כְתְּva.SakhtH5480yourself and putוְשַׂ֧מְתְּve.SamtH7760on your bestclothesשִׂמְלֹתַ֛יִךְsim.lo.tekhH8071,and goוְיָרַ֣דְתְּve.ya.rad.tiH3381downH3381to the threshingהַגֹּ֑רֶןha.Go.renH1637floorH1637; butdo not makeתִּוָּדְעִ֣יti.va.de.'IH3045yourself knownH3045to the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376untilעַ֥ד'adH5704he has finishedכַּלֹּת֖וֹka.lo.ToH3615eatingלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and drinkingוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ve.lish.TotH8354.

4It shall be when he liesH7901downבְשָׁכְב֗וֹve.sha.khe.VoH7901, that you shallnoticeוְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ve.ya.Da.'atH3045the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֔ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033he liesיִשְׁכַּב־yish.kav-H7901,and you shall goוּבָ֛אתu.VatH935and uncoverוְגִלִּ֥יתve.gi.LitH1540his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmar.ge.lo.TavH4772and lieוְשָׁכָ֑בְתְּve.sha.kha.ve.tiH7901downH7901;then he will tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046you whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you shall doתַּעַשִֽׂין׃ta.'a.SinH6213.”

5She saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “Allכֹּ֛לkolH3605that you sayתֹּאמְרִ֥י אֵלַ֖יtom.Ritom.Ri/ /e.La/ie.LaiH559I will doאֶֽעֱשֶֽׂה׃'E.'e.SehH6213.”

6So she wentH3381downוַתֵּ֖רֶדva.Te.redH3381to the threshingהַגֹּ֑רֶןha.Go.renH1637floorH1637and didוַתַּ֕עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213according to allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃cha.mo.TahH2545had commandedצִוַּ֖תָּהtzi.Va.tahH6680her.

7When Boazבֹּ֤עַזBo.'azH1162had eatenוַיֹּ֨אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drunkוַיֵּשְׁתְּ֙vai.ye.sheTH8354andhis heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820was merryוַיִּיטַ֣בvai.yi.TavH3190,he wentוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935to lieלִשְׁכַּ֖בlish.KavH7901downH7901at the endבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the heapהָעֲרֵמָ֑הha.'a.re.MahH6194of grainH6194;and she cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935secretlyבַלָּ֔טva.LatH3909,and uncoveredוַתְּגַ֥לva.te.GalH1540his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmar.ge.lo.TavH4772and layH7901downוַתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃va.tish.KavH7901.

8It happenedוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961in the middleבַּחֲצִ֣יba.cha.TziH2677of the nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915that the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376was startledוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729andbentH3943forwardH3943;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,a womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802was lyingשֹׁכֶ֖בֶתsho.Khe.vetH7901at his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃mar.ge.lo.TavH4772.

9He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִי־mi-H4310are you?” And she answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I am Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327your maidאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519.So spreadH5203your coveringכְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙khe.na.Fe.khaH3671overעַל־'al-H5921your maidאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519, for you are acloseH1350relativeH1350.”

10Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “May you be blessedבְּרוּכָ֨הbe.ru.KhahH1288of the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,my daughterבִּתִּ֔יbi.TiH1323.You have shownH3190your lastהָאַחֲר֖וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314kindnessחַסְדֵּ֥ךְchas.DekhH2617to be betterH3190thanמִן־min-H4480the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223by not goingלֶ֗כֶתLe.khetH1980afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310youngהַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔יםha.Ba.chu.RimH970menH970,whetherאִם־'im-H518poorדַּ֖לdalH1800orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518richעָשִֽׁיר׃'a.ShirH6223.

11Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,my daughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323,do not fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372.I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213for you whateverכֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־kol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834youaskתֹּאמְרִ֖יtom.RiH559,for allכָּל־kol-H3605my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971in thecityשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179knowיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045that you area womanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802of excellenceחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428.

12Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258it is trueאָמְנָ֔ם'a.me.NamH551I am acloseH1350relativeH1350;howeverוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571,thereיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426is arelativeH1350closerקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138thanמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480I.

13Remainלִ֣ינִי׀Li.niH3885this nightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and when morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242comesוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961,ifאִם־'im-H518he willredeemיִגְאָלֵ֥ךְyig.'a.LekhH1350you, goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896;let him redeemיִגְאָ֔לyig.'AlH1350you. But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he does not wishיַחְפֹּ֧ץyach.PotzH2654toredeemלְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְle.go.'o.LekhH1350you, then I will redeemוּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְu.ge.'al.TikhH1350you,as the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416.Lieשִׁכְבִ֖יshikh.ViH7901downH7901untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.”

14So she layוַתִּשְׁכַּ֤בva.tish.KavH7901at his feetמַרְגְּלוֹתָיו֙mar.ge.la.tavH4772untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242and roseוַתָּ֕קָםva.Ta.komH6965beforeבְּטֶ֛רֶםbit.romH2962oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376could recognizeיַכִּ֥ירya.KirH5234anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453;and he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Let it not be knownיִוָּדַ֔עyi.va.Da'H3045that the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802cameבָ֥אָהVa.'ahH935to the threshingהַגֹּֽרֶן׃ha.Go.renH1637floorH1637.”

15Again he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Giveהָ֠בִיHa.viH3051me the cloakהַמִּטְפַּ֧חַתha.mit.Pa.chatH4304that is on you and holdוְאֶֽחֳזִי־ve.'e.cho.zi-H270it.” So she heldוַתֹּ֣אחֶזva.To.chezH270it, and he measuredוַיָּ֤מָדvai.Ya.modH4058sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337measuresof barleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184and laidוַיָּ֣שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896it on her. Thenshe wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

16When she cameוַתָּבוֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935to her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָ֔הּcha.mo.TahH2545,she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Howמִי־mi-H4310did it go, my daughterבִּתִּ֑יbi.TiH1323?”And she toldוַתַּ֨גֶּד־va.Ta.ged-H5046her allכָּל־kol-H3605that the manהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376had doneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213for her.

17She saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337measuresof barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֥יםha.se.'o.RimH8184he gaveנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414to me, for he saidאָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י'a.Mar'a.Mar/ /'al./i'al.iH559, ‘Do not goתָּב֥וֹאִיta.Vo.'iH935to your mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתֵֽךְ׃cha.mo.TekhH2545empty-handedרֵיקָ֖םrei.KamH7387.’”

18Then she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “Waitשְׁבִ֣יshe.ViH3427,my daughterבִתִּ֔יvi.TiH1323,untilעַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834you knowתֵּֽדְעִ֔יןte.de.'InH3045howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349the matterH1697turnsיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307out; for the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376will not restיִשְׁקֹט֙yish.KotH8252untilאִם־'im-H3588 H518he hassettledכִּלָּ֥הki.LahH3615it todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.”

Boaz Will Redeem Ruth

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