New American Standard Bible 1995

Ruth 4:5-8

5Then Boazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “On the dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117you buyקְנוֹתְךָ֥ke.not.ChaH7069the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Naomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281,you must also acquireקָנִ֔יתָהka.ni.tiH7069Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125,the widowאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of the deceasedהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191, in orderto raiseלְהָקִ֥יםle.ha.KimH6965up the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the deceasedהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191on his inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.”

6TheclosestH1350relativeH1350saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I cannotלֹ֤א אוּכַל֙lo' 'u.KhalH3201 H3808redeemH1350itfor myself, becauseפֶּן־pen-H6435I wouldjeopardizeאַשְׁחִ֖ית'ash.ChitH7843my own inheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159.RedeemH1350it for yourself; you may havemy rightגְּאֻלָּתִ֔יge.'u.la.TiH1353of redemptionH1353,for I cannotלֹא־ אוּכַ֖לlo'- 'u.KhalH3201 H3808redeemH1350it.”

7Now thisH2088was the customin formerH6440timesH6440in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478concerningH5921the redemptionהַגְּאוּלָּ֤הha.ge.'u.LahH1353and the exchangeהַתְּמוּרָה֙ha.te.mu.RahH8545of landto confirmלְקַיֵּ֣םle.kai.YemH6965anyכָּל־kol-H3605matterדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697:a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376removedשָׁלַ֥ףsha.LafH8025his sandalנַעֲל֖וֹna.'a.LoH5275and gaveוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414it to anotherלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453;and thisH2088was the manner ofattestationהַתְּעוּדָ֖הha.te.'u.DahH8584in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8So theclosestH1350relativeH1350saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Boazלְבֹ֖עַזle.Vo.'azH1162, “Buyקְנֵה־ke.neh-H7069itfor yourself.” And he removedוַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ףvai.yish.LofH8025his sandalנַעֲלֽוֹ׃na.'a.LoH5275.

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