New American Standard Bible 2020

Ruth 4:2-5

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.

4So I thoughtאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that I wouldinformאֶגְלֶ֧ה אָזְנְךָ֣'eg.Leh 'a.ze.ne.KhaH241 H1540you, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Buyקְ֠נֵהKe.nehH7069itbeforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048those who are sittingהַֽיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427here,and beforeוְנֶ֣גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of my peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971.Ifאִם־'im-H518you will redeemH1350it,redeemH1350it;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not, tellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me so that I may knowוְאֵֽדְעָה֙ve.'e.da'H3045; forthereH369isH369noH369oneH369exceptזוּלָֽתְךָ֙zu.la.te.KhaH2108you to redeemH1350it,and I am afterאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you.’” And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will redeemH1350it.”

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.KimH6965upH6965the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the deceasedהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191on his inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.”

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