Revised Literal Translation

Ruth 2:17-23

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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