New American Standard Bible 2020

Ruth 4:1-3

1Now Boazוּבֹ֨עַזu.Vo.'azH1162wentH5927upH5927to the gateהַשַּׁעַר֮ha.sha.'ArH8179and satH3427downוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427thereשָׁם֒shamH8033,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,the redeemerהַגֹּאֵ֤לha.go.'ElH1350of whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Boazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162spokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696was passingH5674byH5674,so he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ComeH5493overH5493hereH5493,friendפְּלֹנִ֣י אַלְמֹנִ֑יpe.lo.Ni 'al.mo.NiH6423 H492,sitשְׁבָה־she.vah-H3427downH3427hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311.”And he cameH5493overH5493and satH3427downוַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃vai.ye.ShevH3427.

2Then he 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.

3And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the redeemerלַגֹּאֵ֔לla.go.'ElH1350, “Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281,who has returnedהַשָּׁ֖בָהha.Sha.vahH7725from the landהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124,has to sellמָכְרָ֣הma.khe.RahH4376the plotחֶלְקַת֙chel.KatH2513of landמִשְּׂדֵ֥הmi.se.DehH7704whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belonged to our brotherלְאָחִ֖ינוּle.'a.Chi.nuH251Elimelechלֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְle.'e.li.Me.lekhH458.

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