New American Standard Bible 2020

Ruth 3:1-9

1Then her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָ֑הּcha.mo.TahH2545Naomiנָעֳמִ֣יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “My daughterבִּתִּ֞יbi.TiH1323,shall I not seekאֲבַקֶּשׁ־'a.va.kesh-H1245securityמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4494for you, that it may goיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190wellH3190for you?

2Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, is Boazבֹ֙עַז֙vo.'azH1162notour relativeמֹֽדַעְתָּ֔נוּmo.da'.Ta.nuH4130,with whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youngH5291womenH5291you were? Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,he is winnowingזֹרֶ֛הzo.RehH2219barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםha.se.'o.RimH8184at the threshingגֹּ֥רֶןGo.renH1637floorH1637tonightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.

3Washוְרָחַ֣צְתְּ׀ve.ra.ChatztH7364yourself therefore, and anointוָסַ֗כְתְּva.SakhtH5480yourself, and putוְשַׂ֧מְתְּve.SamtH7760on your bestclothesשִׂמְלֹתַ֛יִךְsim.lo.tekhH8071,and goוְיָרַ֣דְתְּve.ya.rad.tiH3381downH3381to the threshingהַגֹּ֑רֶןha.Go.renH1637floorH1637; butdo not revealתִּוָּדְעִ֣יti.va.de.'IH3045yourself to the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376untilעַ֥ד'adH5704he has finishedכַּלֹּת֖וֹka.lo.ToH3615eatingלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and drinkingוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ve.lish.TotH8354.

4And it shall be when he liesH7901downבְשָׁכְב֗וֹve.sha.khe.VoH7901, that you shalltakeH3045noticeH3045of the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֔ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033he liesיִשְׁכַּב־yish.kav-H7901,and you shall goוּבָ֛אתu.VatH935and uncoverוְגִלִּ֥יתve.gi.LitH1540his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmar.ge.lo.TavH4772and lieוְשָׁכָ֑בְתְּve.sha.kha.ve.tiH7901downH7901;then he will tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046you whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you should doתַּעַשִֽׂין׃ta.'a.SinH6213.”

5And she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “Allכֹּ֛לkolH3605that you sayתֹּאמְרִ֥י אֵלַ֖יtom.Ritom.Ri/ /e.La/ie.LaiH559I will doאֶֽעֱשֶֽׂה׃'E.'e.SehH6213.”

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.BoH3820wasH3190cheerfulH3190,he wentוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935to lieלִשְׁכַּ֖בlish.KavH7901downH7901at the endבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the heapהָעֲרֵמָ֑הha.'a.re.MahH6194ofH6194grainH6194;and she cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935secretlyבַלָּ֔טva.LatH3909,and uncoveredוַתְּגַ֥לva.te.GalH1540his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmar.ge.lo.TavH4772and layH7901downוַתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃va.tish.KavH7901.

8And it 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.

9So he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִי־mi-H4310are you?” And she answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I am Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327your slaveאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519.Now spreadוּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤u.fa.ras.TaH6566your garmentכְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙khe.na.Fe.khaH3671overעַל־'al-H5921your slaveאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519,for you are a redeemerגֹאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350.”

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