New American Standard Bible 1995

Ruth 3:6-9

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.”

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