Revised Literal Translation

Ruth 3

1Then Naomiנָעֳמִ֣יno.'o.MiH5281her mother in lawחֲמוֹתָ֑הּcha.mo.TahH2545saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559unto her, My daughterבִּתִּ֞יbi.TiH1323,shall I not seekאֲבַקֶּשׁ־'a.va.kesh-H1245restמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4494for thee, that it may be wellיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190with thee?

2And now isnot Boazבֹ֙עַז֙vo.'azH1162of our kindredמֹֽדַעְתָּ֔נוּmo.da'.Ta.nuH4130,with whose maidensנַעֲרוֹתָ֑יוna.'a.ro.TavH5291thou wast? Behold, he winnowethזֹרֶ֛הzo.RehH2219barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםha.se.'o.RimH8184to nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915in the threshingfloorגֹּ֥רֶןGo.renH1637.

3Washוְרָחַ֣צְתְּ׀ve.ra.ChatztH7364thyself therefore, and anointוָסַ֗כְתְּva.SakhtH5480thee, and putוְשַׂ֧מְתְּve.SamtH7760thy raimentשִׂמְלֹתַ֛יִךְsim.lo.tekhH8071upon thee, and get thee downוְיָרַ֣דְתְּve.ya.rad.tiH3381to the floorהַגֹּ֑רֶןha.Go.renH1637: butmake not thyself knownתִּוָּדְעִ֣יti.va.de.'IH3045unto the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376,until he shall have doneכַּלֹּת֖וֹka.lo.ToH3615eatingלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and drinkingוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ve.lish.TotH8354.

4And it shall be, when he lieth downבְשָׁכְב֗וֹve.sha.khe.VoH7901,that thou shalt markוְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ve.ya.Da.'atH3045the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where he shall lieיִשְׁכַּב־yish.kav-H7901,and thou shalt go inוּבָ֛אתu.VatH935,and uncoverוְגִלִּ֥יתve.gi.LitH1540his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmar.ge.lo.TavH4772,and lay thee downוְשָׁכָ֑בְתְּve.sha.kha.ve.tiH7901;and he will tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046thee what thou shalt doתַּעַשִֽׂין׃ta.'a.SinH6213.

5And she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559unto her, All that thou sayestתֹּאמְרִ֥י אֵלַ֖יtom.Ritom.Ri/ /e.La/ie.LaiH559unto me I will doאֶֽעֱשֶֽׂה׃'E.'e.SehH6213.

6And she went downוַתֵּ֖רֶדva.Te.redH3381unto the floorהַגֹּ֑רֶןha.Go.renH1637,and didוַתַּ֕עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213according to all that her mother in lawחֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃cha.mo.TahH2545badeצִוַּ֖תָּהtzi.Va.tahH6680her.

7And when Boazבֹּ֤עַזBo.'azH1162had eatenוַיֹּ֨אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398and drunkוַיֵּשְׁתְּ֙vai.ye.sheTH8354,and his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820was merryוַיִּיטַ֣בvai.yi.TavH3190,he wentוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935to lie downלִשְׁכַּ֖בlish.KavH7901at the endבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the heap of grainהָעֲרֵמָ֑הha.'a.re.MahH6194:and she cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935softlyבַלָּ֔טva.LatH3909,and uncoveredוַתְּגַ֥לva.te.GalH1540his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmar.ge.lo.TavH4772,and laid her downוַתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃va.tish.KavH7901.

8And it came to pass at midnightבַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֔יְלָהba.cha.Tzi ha.Lay.lahH3915 H2677,that the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376was afraidוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729,and turnedוַיִּלָּפֵ֑תvai.yi.la.FetH3943himself: and, behold, a womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802layשֹׁכֶ֖בֶתsho.Khe.vetH7901at his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃mar.ge.lo.TavH4772.

9And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who artthou? And she answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, I amRuthר֣וּתrutH7327thine handmaidאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519:spreadוּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤u.fa.ras.TaH6566therefore thy skirtכְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙khe.na.Fe.khaH3671over thine handmaidאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519; for thou arta near kinsmanגֹאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350.

10And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבְּרוּכָ֨הbe.ru.KhahH1288bethou of Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,my daughterבִּתִּ֔יbi.TiH1323: forthou hast shewedהֵיטַ֛בְתְּhei.TavtH3190more kindnessחַסְדֵּ֥ךְchas.DekhH2617in the latter endהָאַחֲר֖וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314than at the beginningהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223,inasmuch as thou followedstאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310 H3212notלְבִלְתִּי־le.vil.ti-H1115young menהַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔יםha.Ba.chu.RimH970,whether poorדַּ֖לdalH1800or richעָשִֽׁיר׃'a.ShirH6223.

11And now, my daughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323,fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not; I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to thee all that thou requirestתֹּאמְרִ֖יtom.RiH559:for all the cityשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971doth knowיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045that thou arta virtuousחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428womanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

12And now it is trueאָמְנָ֔ם'a.me.NamH551that I am thynear kinsmanגֹאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350:howbeit there isיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426a kinsmanגֹּאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350nearerקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138than I.

13Tarryלִ֣ינִי׀Li.niH3885this nightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and it shall be in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242, thatif he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsmanיִגְאָלֵ֥ךְyig.'a.LekhH1350,wellטוֹב֙tOvH2896;let him do the kinsman’s partיִגְאָ֔לyig.'AlH1350:but if he willיַחְפֹּ֧ץyach.PotzH2654not do the part of a kinsmanלְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְle.go.'o.LekhH1350to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsmanוּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְu.ge.'al.TikhH1350to thee, asYhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416:lie downשִׁכְבִ֖יshikh.ViH7901until the morningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.

14And she layוַתִּשְׁכַּ֤בva.tish.KavH7901at his feetמַרְגְּלוֹתָיו֙mar.ge.la.tavH4772until the morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242:and she rose upוַתָּ֕קָםva.Ta.komH6965beforeH2958oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376could knowיַכִּ֥ירya.KirH5234anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453.And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Let it not be knownיִוָּדַ֔עyi.va.Da'H3045that a womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802cameבָ֥אָהVa.'ahH935into the floorהַגֹּֽרֶן׃ha.Go.renH1637.

15Also he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Bringהָ֠בִיHa.viH3051the vailהַמִּטְפַּ֧חַתha.mit.Pa.chatH4304that thou hastupon thee, and holdוְאֶֽחֳזִי־ve.'e.cho.zi-H270it. And when she heldוַתֹּ֣אחֶזva.To.chezH270it, he measuredוַיָּ֤מָדvai.Ya.modH4058sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337measuresof barleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184,and laidוַיָּ֣שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896iton her: and she wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

16And when she cameוַתָּבוֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935to her mother in lawחֲמוֹתָ֔הּcha.mo.TahH2545,she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, Who artthou, my daughterבִּתִּ֑יbi.TiH1323?And she toldוַתַּ֨גֶּד־va.Ta.ged-H5046her all that the manהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376had doneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213to her.

17And she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,These sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337measuresof barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֥יםha.se.'o.RimH8184gaveנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414he me; for he saidאָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י'a.Mar'a.Mar/ /'al./i'al.iH559to me, Goתָּב֥וֹאִיta.Vo.'iH935not emptyרֵיקָ֖םrei.KamH7387unto thy mother in lawחֲמוֹתֵֽךְ׃cha.mo.TekhH2545.

18Then saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559she, Sit stillשְׁבִ֣יshe.ViH3427,my daughterבִתִּ֔יvi.TiH1323,until thou knowתֵּֽדְעִ֔יןte.de.'InH3045how the matterדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697will fallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307:for the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376will not be in restיִשְׁקֹט֙yish.KotH8252,untilאִם־'im-H518he have finishedכִּלָּ֥הki.LahH3615the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

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