New American Standard Bible 1995

Ruth 4:1-3

1Now Boazוּבֹ֨עַזu.Vo.'azH1162wentעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927up to the gateהַשַּׁעַר֮ha.sha.'ArH8179and satH3427downוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427thereשָׁם֒shamH8033,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, thecloseH1350relativeH1350of whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Boazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162spokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696was passingעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674by, so he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Turnס֥וּרָהSu.rahH5493asideוַיָּ֖סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493,friendפְּלֹנִ֣י אַלְמֹנִ֑יpe.lo.Ni 'al.mo.NiH6423 H492,sitשְׁבָה־she.vah-H3427downH3427hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311.”And he turnedH5493asideH5493and satH3427downוַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃vai.ye.ShevH3427.

2He tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֧ה'a.sa.RahH6235menH376of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Sitשְׁבוּ־she.vu-H3427downH3427hereפֹ֑הFohH6311.”So they satH3427downוַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃vai.ye.She.vuH3427.

3Then he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to theclosestH1350relativeH1350, “Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281,who has comeH7725backH7725from the landהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124,has to sellמָכְרָ֣הma.khe.RahH4376the pieceחֶלְקַת֙chel.KatH2513of landמִשְּׂדֵ֥הmi.se.DehH7704whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belonged to our brotherלְאָחִ֖ינוּle.'a.Chi.nuH251Elimelechלֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְle.'e.li.Me.lekhH458.

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