Revised Literal Translation

Ruth 4:1-2

1Then wentH5927Boazוּבֹ֨עַזu.Vo.'azH1162upH5927to the gateהַשַּׁעַר֮ha.sha.'ArH8179,and sat him downוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427there: and, behold, the kinsmanהַגֹּאֵ֤לha.go.'ElH1350of whom Boazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162spakeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696cameעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674by; unto whom he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,HoH1945,suchפְּלֹנִ֣יpe.lo.NiH6423a oneאַלְמֹנִ֑י'al.mo.NiH492!turn asideס֥וּרָהSu.rahH5493,sit downשְׁבָה־she.vah-H3427here. And he turned asideוַיָּ֖סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493,and sat downוַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃vai.ye.ShevH3427.

2And he tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֧ה'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֛ים'a.na.ShimH582of the eldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sit ye downשְׁבוּ־she.vu-H3427here. And they sat downוַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃vai.ye.She.vuH3427.

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