New American Standard Bible 1995

Ruth 4:7-10

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.

9Then Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to the eldersלַזְּקֵנִ֜יםla.ze.ke.NimH2205and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “You are witnessesעֵדִ֤ים'e.DimH5707todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117that I have boughtקָנִ֙יתִי֙ka.Ni.tiH7069from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of Naomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281allכָּל־kol-H3605that belonged to Elimelechלֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְle.'e.li.Me.lekhH458and allכָּל־kol-H3605that belonged to Chilionלְכִלְי֖וֹןle.khil.YonH3630and Mahlonוּמַחְל֑וֹןu.mach.LonH4248.

10Moreoverוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571,I have acquiredקָנִ֧יתִיka.Ni.tiH7069Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩ha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125,the widowאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Mahlonמַחְל֜וֹןmach.LonH4248,to be my wifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802in order to raiseלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965up the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the deceasedהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191on his inheritanceנַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159, sothat the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the deceasedהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191will not be cutיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772offH3772from his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251or from thecourtוּמִשַּׁ֣עַרu.mi.Sha.'arH8179of his birthplaceמְקוֹמ֑וֹme.ko.MoH4725;you are witnessesעֵדִ֥ים'e.DimH5707todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.”

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