Revised Literal Translation

Ruth 3:3-4

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.

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