Revised Literal Translation

Ruth 2:4-7

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.

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