New American Standard Bible 2020
Ruth 2
Ruth Gleans in Boaz’s Field
1Now Naomiוּֽלְנָעֳמִ֞יu.le.no.'o.MiH5281hada relativeמוֹדַ֣עme.yu.da'H4129of her husbandלְאִישָׁ֗הּle.'i.ShahH376, amanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376of greatגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368wealthחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428,of the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940ofElimelechאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhH458,whose nameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034was Boazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.
2And Ruthר֨וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559to Naomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281, “Pleaseנָּ֤אna'H4994let me goאֵֽלְכָה־'e.le.khah-H1980to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704andgleanוַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣הva.'a.la.ko.TahH3950among the earsH7641ofH7641grainבַשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםva.shi.bo.LimH7641followingאַחַ֕ר'a.CharH310one in whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869I may findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580.”And she saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “Goלְכִ֥יle.KhiH1980,my daughterבִתִּֽי׃vi.TiH1323.”
3So she leftוַתֵּ֤לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and wentוַתָּבוֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935and gleanedוַתְּלַקֵּ֣טva.te.la.KetH3950in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the reapersהַקֹּצְרִ֑יםha.ko.tze.RimH7114; andshe happenedמִקְרֶ֔הָmik.Re.haH7136H4745toH7136comeH7136to the portionחֶלְקַ֤תchel.KatH2513of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704belonging to Boazלְבֹ֔עַזle.Vo.'azH1162,whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was of the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of Elimelechאֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'e.li.Me.lekhH458.
4Now beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,Boazבֹ֗עַזVo.'azH1162cameבָּ֚אba'H935from BethlehemH1035and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the reapersלַקּוֹצְרִ֖יםla.kotz.RimH7114, “May the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068be with you.” And they saidוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “May the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you.”
6And the servantהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288inH5324H5921chargeH5324H5921of the reapersהַקּוֹצְרִ֖יםha.kotz.RimH7114repliedוַיַּ֗עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “She is the youngנַעֲרָ֤הna.'a.RahH5291Moabiteמֽוֹאֲבִיָּה֙mo.'a.vi.YahH4125womanH5291who returnedהַשָּׁ֥בָהha.Sha.vahH7725with Naomiנָעֳמִ֖יno.'o.MiH5281from the landמִשְּׂדֵ֥הmi.se.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.
7And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, ‘Pleaseנָּא֙na'H4994let me gleanאֲלַקֳטָה־'a.la.ko.tah-H3950and gatherוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.TiH622afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the reapersהַקּוֹצְרִ֑יםha.kotz.RimH7114among the sheavesבָֽעֳמָרִ֔יםvo.'o.ma.RimH6016.’So she cameוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935and has remainedוַֽתַּעֲמ֗וֹדva.ta.'a.ModH5975from the morningהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ha.Bo.kerH1242untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704nowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258;she has been sittingשִׁבְתָּ֥הּshiv.TahH3427in the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for a littleמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592whileH4592.”
8Then Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Ruthר֜וּתrutH7327, “Listenשָׁמַ֣עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085carefullyH3808,my daughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323.Do not goתֵּלְכִי֙te.le.KhiH1980to gleanלִלְקֹט֙lil.KotH3950in anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704;furthermoreוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571,do not goH5674onH5674from thisH2088oneH2088,but joinתִדְבָּקִ֖ין עִם־tid.ba.Kin 'im-H1692H5973my youngH5291womenH5291hereוְכֹ֥הve.KhohH3541.
9Keepyour eyesעֵינַ֜יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869on the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֤הba.sa.DehH7704whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they reapיִקְצֹרוּן֙yik.tzo.RunH7114,and goוְהָלַ֣כְתִּve.ha.LakhtH1980afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310them. Indeedהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808,I have orderedצִוִּ֛יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680the servantsהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288not to touchנָגְעֵ֑ךְna.ge.'EkhH5060you. When you areH6770thirstyוְצָמִ֗תve.tza.MitH6770,goוְהָלַכְתְּ֙ve.ha.lakhTH1980to thewaterH3627jarsH3627and drinkוְשָׁתִ֕יתve.sha.TitH8354from whatמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.SherH834the servantsהַנְּעָרִֽים׃ha.ne.'a.RimH5288drawיִשְׁאֲב֖וּןyish.'a.VunH7579.”
10Then shefellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307on her faceפָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haH6440,bowingH2331to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069have I foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869that you should takeH5234noticeH5234of me, since I am a foreignerנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237?”
11Boazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162repliedוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to her, “Allכֹּ֤לkolH3605that you have doneעָשִׂית֙'a.SitH6213for your mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתֵ֔ךְcha.mo.TekhH2545afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of your husbandאִישֵׁ֑ךְ'i.ShekhH376has been fullyהֻגֵּ֨דhu.GedH5046reportedהֻגַּ֜דhu.GadH5046to me, and how you leftוַתַּֽעַזְבִ֞יva.ta.'az.ViH5800your fatherאָּבִ֣יךְ'a.VikhH1and your motherוְאִמֵּ֗ךְve.'i.MekhH517and the landוְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ve.'E.retzH776of your birthמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔ךְmo.lad.TekhH4138,and cameוַתֵּ֣לְכִ֔יva.Te.le.KhiH1980to a peopleעַ֕ם'amH5971that you did not previouslyתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃te.Mol shil.ShomH8543H8032knowיָדַ֖עַתְּya.Da.'atH3045.
12May the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068rewardיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999yourworkפָּעֳלֵ֑ךְpo.'o.LekhH6467,and may your wagesמַשְׂכֻּרְתֵּ֜ךְmas.kur.TekhH4909be fullשְׁלֵמָ֗הshe.le.MahH8003from the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wingsכְּנָפָֽיו׃ke.na.FavH3671you have comeבָּ֖אתbatH935to takeלַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.SotH2620refugeH2620.”
13Then she saidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559, “I have foundאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֨ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֤יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113,for you have comfortedנִֽחַמְתָּ֔נִיni.cham.Ta.niH5162me and indeedH3588have spokenדִבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696kindlyלֵ֣בlevH3820to your servantH8198,though I amאֶֽהְיֶ֔ה'eh.YehH1961not like oneכְּאַחַ֖תke.'a.ChatH259of your femaleH8198servantsH8198.”
14And at mealtimeלְעֵ֣ת הָאֹ֗כֶלle.'Et ha.'O.khelH6256H400Boazבֹ֜עַזVo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to her, “Comeגֹּ֤שִֽׁיGo.shiH5066hereהֲלֹם֙ha.LomH1988,that you may eatוְאָכַ֣לְתְּve.'a.KhaltH398of the breadהַלֶּ֔חֶםha.Le.chemH3899and dipוְטָבַ֥לְתְּve.ta.ValtH2881your pieceH6595ofH6595breadH6595in the vinegarבַּחֹ֑מֶץba.Cho.metzH2558.”So she satוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙va.Te.shevH3427besideמִן־ מִצַּ֣דmin- mi.TzadH4480H6654the reapersהַקּֽוֹצְרִ֔יםha.kotz.RimH7114;and he servedוַיִּצְבָּט־vai.yitz.bot-H6642her roastedH7039grainקָלִ֔יka.LiH7039,and she ateוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398and wasH7646satisfiedH7646and hadH3498some leftH3498.
15When she gotH6965upH6965to gleanלְלַקֵּ֑טle.la.KetH3950,Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680his servantsנְעָרָ֜יוne.'a.RavH5288,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Let her gleanתְּלַקֵּ֖טte.la.KetH3950evenגַּ֣םgamH1571amongבֵּ֧יןbeinH996the sheavesהָֽעֳמָרִ֛יםho.'o.ma.RimH6016, and do notinsultתַכְלִימֽוּהָ׃takh.li.Mu.haH3637her.
17So she gleanedוַתְּלַקֵּ֥טva.te.la.KetH3950in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153.Then she beatוַתַּחְבֹּט֙va.tach.BotH2251outH2251whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had gleanedלִקֵּ֔טָהli.Ke.tahH3950, and it was about anephahכְּאֵיפָ֥הke.'ei.FahH374of barleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184.
18And she pickedH5375itupH5375and wentוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָ֖הּcha.mo.TahH2545sawוַתֵּ֥רֶאva.Te.re'H7200whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had gleanedלִקֵּ֑טָהli.Ke.tahH3950.She also tookH3318someoutH3318andgaveוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414Naomi whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she hadH3498leftH3498afterH4480she was satisfiedמִשָּׂבְעָֽהּ׃mi.sa.ve.'AhH7648.
19Her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָ֜הּcha.mo.TahH2545then saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559to her, “Whereאֵיפֹ֨ה'ei.FohH375did you gleanלִקַּ֤טְתְּli.KattH3950todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117and whereוְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahH575did you workעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213? May he whotookH5234noticeH5234of you be blessedבָּר֑וּךְba.RukhH1288.”So she toldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046her mother-in-lawלַחֲמוֹתָ֗הּla.cha.mo.TahH2545with whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had workedעָשְׂתָה֙'a.se.TahH6213,and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “The nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376with whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I workedעָשִׂ֧יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117is Boazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.”
20Naomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to her daughter-in-lawלְכַלָּתָ֗הּle.kha.la.TahH3618, “May he be blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288of the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834has not withdrawnעָזַ֣ב'a.ZavH5800His kindnessחַסְדּ֔וֹchas.DoH2617from the livingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416and from the deadהַמֵּתִ֑יםha.me.TimH4191.”Again Naomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “The manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376is our relativeקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138; he is one of ourredeemersמִֽגֹּאֲלֵ֖נוּmi.go.'a.Le.nuH1350.”
21Then Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֑הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Furthermoreגַּ֣ם׀gamH1571,he saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me, ‘You are to stayתִּדְבָּקִ֔יןtid.ba.KinH1692closeH1692to my servantsהַנְּעָרִ֤יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288untilעַ֣ד אִם־'ad 'im-H5704H518they have finishedכִּלּ֔וּki.LuH3615allכָּל־kol-H3605my harvestהַקָּצִ֖ירha.ka.TzirH7105.’”
22And Naomiנָעֳמִ֖יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to her daughter-in-lawכַּלָּתָ֑הּka.la.TahH3618Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327, “It is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896,my daughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323,that you goתֵֽצְאִי֙te.tze.'IH3318outH3318with his youngH5291womenH5291, so that othersdo not assaultיִפְגְּעוּ־yif.ge.'u-H6293you in anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֥הbe.sa.DehH7704.”
23So she stayedH1692closeH1692by the youngH5291womenH5291of Boazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162in order to gleanלְלַקֵּ֔טle.la.KetH3950untilעַד־'ad-H5704the endכְּל֥וֹתke.LotH3615of the barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםha.se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִֽיר־ke.tzir-H7105and the wheatהַֽחִטִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2406harvestוּקְצִ֣ירu.ke.TzirH7105.And she livedוַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427with her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃cha.mo.TahH2545.
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