Revised Literal Translation

Ruth 2

1And Naomiוּֽלְנָעֳמִ֞יu.le.no.'o.MiH5281had a kinsmanמוֹדַ֣עme.yu.da'H3045 H4129of her husband’sלְאִישָׁ֗הּle.'i.ShahH376,a mightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376of wealthחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428,of the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of Elimelechאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhH458;and his nameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034wasBoazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.

2And Ruthר֨וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559unto Naomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281,Let me now goH3212to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,and gleanוַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣הva.'a.la.ko.TahH3950heads of grainבַשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםva.shi.bo.LimH7641afterאַחַ֕ר'a.CharH310himin whose sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869I shall findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580.And she saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559unto her, GoH3212,my daughterבִתִּֽי׃vi.TiH1323.

3And she wentH3212,and cameוַתָּבוֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935,and gleanedוַתְּלַקֵּ֣טva.te.la.KetH3950in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the reapersהַקֹּצְרִ֑יםha.ko.tze.RimH7114:and her hapמִקְרֶ֔הָmik.Re.haH4745was to lightוַיִּ֣קֶרvai.Yi.kerH7136on a partחֶלְקַ֤תchel.KatH2513of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704belongingunto Boazלְבֹ֔עַזle.Vo.'azH1162, who wasof the kindredמִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940of Elimelechאֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'e.li.Me.lekhH458.

4And, behold, Boazבֹ֗עַזVo.'azH1162cameבָּ֚אba'H935from Beth–lehemH1035,and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the reapersלַקּוֹצְרִ֖יםla.kotz.RimH7114,Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068bewith you. And they answeredוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559him, Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee.

5Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Boazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162unto his servantלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288that was setהַנִּצָּ֖בha.ni.TzavH5324over the reapersהַקּֽוֹצְרִ֑יםha.kotz.RimH7114,Whose damselהַנַּעֲרָ֥הha.na.'a.RahH5291is this?

6And the servantהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288that was setהַנִּצָּ֥בha.ni.TzavH5324over the reapersהַקּוֹצְרִ֖יםha.kotz.RimH7114answeredוַיַּ֗עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, It isthe Moabitishמֽוֹאֲבִיָּה֙mo.'a.vi.YahH4125damselנַעֲרָ֤הna.'a.RahH5291that came backהַשָּׁ֥בָהha.Sha.vahH7725with Naomiנָעֳמִ֖יno.'o.MiH5281out of the countryמִשְּׂדֵ֥הmi.se.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124:

7And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,I pray you, let 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'H935,and hath continuedוַֽתַּעֲמ֗וֹדva.ta.'a.ModH5975evenמֵאָ֤זme.'AzH227from the morningהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ha.Bo.kerH1242until now, that she tarriedשִׁבְתָּ֥הּshiv.TahH3427a littleמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592in the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.

8Then saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162unto Ruthר֜וּתrutH7327,Hearestשָׁמַ֣עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085thou not, my daughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323?GoH3212not to gleanלִלְקֹט֙lil.KotH3950in anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704,neither goתַעֲבוּרִ֖יta.'a.vu.RiH5674from hence, but abideתִדְבָּקִ֖יןtid.ba.KinH1692here fast by my maidensנַעֲרֹתָֽי׃na.'a.ro.TaiH5291:

9Letthine eyesעֵינַ֜יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869beon the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֤הba.sa.DehH7704that they do reapיִקְצֹרוּן֙yik.tzo.RunH7114,and goוְהָלַ֣כְתִּve.ha.LakhtH1980thou afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310them: have I not chargedצִוִּ֛יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680the young menהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288that they shall not touchנָגְעֵ֑ךְna.ge.'EkhH5060thee? and when thou art athirstוְצָמִ֗תve.tza.MitH6770,goוְהָלַכְתְּ֙ve.ha.lakhTH1980unto the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627,and drinkוְשָׁתִ֕יתve.sha.TitH8354of thatwhich the young menהַנְּעָרִֽים׃ha.ne.'a.RimH5288have drawnיִשְׁאֲב֖וּןyish.'a.VunH7579.

10Then she fellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307on her faceפָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haH6440,and bowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herself to the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776,and saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him, Why have I foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֤ןchenH2580in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,that thou shouldest take knowledgeלְהַכִּירֵ֔נִיle.ha.ki.Re.niH5234of me, seeing I ama strangerנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237?

11And Boazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, It hath fullyהֻגֵּ֨דhu.GedH5046been shewedהֻגַּ֜דhu.GadH5046me, all that thou hast doneעָשִׂית֙'a.SitH6213unto thy mother in lawחֲמוֹתֵ֔ךְcha.mo.TekhH2545sinceאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of thine husbandאִישֵׁ֑ךְ'i.ShekhH376: and howthou hast leftוַתַּֽעַזְבִ֞יva.ta.'az.ViH5800thy fatherאָּבִ֣יךְ'a.VikhH1and thy motherוְאִמֵּ֗ךְve.'i.MekhH517,and the landוְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ve.'E.retzH776of thy nativityמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔ךְmo.lad.TekhH4138,and art comeH3212unto a peopleעַ֕ם'amH5971which thou knewestיָדַ֖עַתְּya.Da.'atH3045not heretoforeתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃te.Mol shil.ShomH8032 H8543.

12Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068recompenseיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999thy workפָּעֳלֵ֑ךְpo.'o.LekhH6467,and a fullשְׁלֵמָ֗הshe.le.MahH8003rewardמַשְׂכֻּרְתֵּ֜ךְmas.kur.TekhH4909be given thee of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,under whose wingsכְּנָפָֽיו׃ke.na.FavH3671thou art comeבָּ֖אתbatH935to trustלַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.SotH2620.

13Then she saidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559,Let me findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favourחֵ֨ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֤יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,my lordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113;for that thou hast comfortedנִֽחַמְתָּ֔נִיni.cham.Ta.niH5162me, and for that thou hast spokenדִבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696friendlyלֵ֣בlevH3820unto thine handmaidשִׁפְחָתֶ֑ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198,though I be not like unto oneכְּאַחַ֖תke.'a.ChatH259of thine handmaidensשִׁפְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃shif.cho.Tei.khaH8198.

14And Boazבֹ֜עַזVo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto her, At mealtimeלְעֵ֣ת הָאֹ֗כֶלle.'Et ha.'O.khelH400 H6256comeגֹּ֤שִֽׁיGo.shiH5066thou hitherהֲלֹם֙ha.LomH1988,and eatוְאָכַ֣לְתְּve.'a.KhaltH398of the breadהַלֶּ֔חֶםha.Le.chemH3899,and dipוְטָבַ֥לְתְּve.ta.ValtH2881thy morselפִּתֵּ֖ךְpi.TekhH6595in the vinegarבַּחֹ֑מֶץba.Cho.metzH2558.And she satוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙va.Te.shevH3427besideמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6654the reapersהַקּֽוֹצְרִ֔יםha.kotz.RimH7114:and he reachedוַיִּצְבָּט־vai.yitz.bot-H6642her parchedקָלִ֔יka.LiH7039grain,and she did eatוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398,and was sufficedוַתִּשְׂבַּ֖עva.tis.Ba'H7646,and leftוַתֹּתַֽר׃va.to.TarH3498.

15And when she was risen upוַתָּ֖קָםva.Ta.komH6965to gleanלְלַקֵּ֑טle.la.KetH3950,Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680his young menנְעָרָ֜יוne.'a.RavH5288,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Let her gleanתְּלַקֵּ֖טte.la.KetH3950even among the sheavesהָֽעֳמָרִ֛יםho.'o.ma.RimH6016,and reproachתַכְלִימֽוּהָ׃takh.li.Mu.haH3637her not:

16And let fallשֹׁל־shol-H7997also someof the handfulsהַצְּבָתִ֑יםha.tze.va.TimH6653of purposeתָּשֹׁ֥לּוּta.Sho.luH7997for her, and leaveוַעֲזַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.zav.TemH5800them,that she may gleanוְלִקְּטָ֖הve.li.ke.TahH3950them,and rebukeתִגְעֲרוּ־tig.'a.ru-H1605her not.

17So she gleanedוַתְּלַקֵּ֥טva.te.la.KetH3950in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704until evenהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153,and beat outוַתַּחְבֹּט֙va.tach.BotH2251that she had gleanedלִקֵּ֔טָהli.Ke.tahH3950:and it was about an ephahכְּאֵיפָ֥הke.'ei.FahH374of barleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184.

18And she took itupוַתִּשָּׂא֙va.ti.Sa'H5375,and wentוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892:and her mother in lawחֲמוֹתָ֖הּcha.mo.TahH2545sawוַתֵּ֥רֶאva.Te.re'H7200what she had gleanedלִקֵּ֑טָהli.Ke.tahH3950:and she brought forthוַתּוֹצֵא֙va.to.Tze'H3318,and gaveוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414to her that she had reservedהוֹתִ֖רָהho.Ti.rahH3498after she was sufficedמִשָּׂבְעָֽהּ׃mi.sa.ve.'AhH7648.

19And her mother in lawחֲמוֹתָ֜הּcha.mo.TahH2545saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559unto her, Where hast thou gleanedלִקַּ֤טְתְּli.KattH3950to dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117?and whereאֵיפֹ֨ה'ei.FohH375wroughtestעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213thou? blessedבָּר֑וּךְba.RukhH1288be he that did take knowledgeמַכִּירֵ֖ךְma.ki.RekhH5234of thee. And she shewedוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046her mother in lawלַחֲמוֹתָ֗הּla.cha.mo.TahH2545with whom she had wroughtעָשְׂתָה֙'a.se.TahH6213,and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,The man’sהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034with whom I wroughtעָשִׂ֧יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isBoazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.

20And Naomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559unto her daughter in lawלְכַלָּתָ֗הּle.kha.la.TahH3618,Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288behe of Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,who hath not left offעָזַ֣ב'a.ZavH5800his kindnessחַסְדּ֔וֹchas.DoH2617to the livingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416and to the deadהַמֵּתִ֑יםha.me.TimH4191.And Naomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559unto her, The manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376isnear of kinקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138unto us, one of our next kinsmenמִֽגֹּאֲלֵ֖נוּmi.go.'a.Le.nuH1350.

21And Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֑הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,He saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559unto me also, Thou shalt keep fastתִּדְבָּקִ֔יןtid.ba.KinH1692by my young menהַנְּעָרִ֤יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288,until they have endedכִּלּ֔וּki.LuH3615all my harvestהַקָּצִ֖ירha.ka.TzirH7105.

22And Naomiנָעֳמִ֖יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559unto Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327her daughter in lawכַּלָּתָ֑הּka.la.TahH3618, It isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896,my daughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323,that thou go outתֵֽצְאִי֙te.tze.'IH3318with his maidensנַ֣עֲרוֹתָ֔יוna.'a.ro.TavH5291,that they meetיִפְגְּעוּ־yif.ge.'u-H6293thee not in any otherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֥הbe.sa.DehH7704.

23So she kept fastוַתִּדְבַּ֞קva.tid.BakH1692by the maidensבְּנַעֲר֥וֹתbe.na.'a.RotH5291of Boazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162to gleanלְלַקֵּ֔טle.la.KetH3950unto the endכְּל֥וֹתke.LotH3615of barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםha.se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִֽיר־ke.tzir-H7105and of wheatהַֽחִטִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2406harvestוּקְצִ֣ירu.ke.TzirH7105;and dweltוַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427with her mother in lawחֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃cha.mo.TahH2545.

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