Revised Literal Translation

Ruth 4:1-4

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.

3And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto the kinsmanלַגֹּאֵ֔לla.go.'ElH1350,Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281,that is come againהַשָּׁ֖בָהha.Sha.vahH7725out of the countryהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124,sellethמָכְרָ֣הma.khe.RahH4376a parcelחֶלְקַת֙chel.KatH2513of landמִשְּׂדֵ֥הmi.se.DehH7704, which wasour brotherלְאָחִ֖ינוּle.'a.Chi.nuH251Elimelech’sלֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְle.'e.li.Me.lekhH458:

4And I thoughtאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to advertiseאֶגְלֶ֧ה אָזְנְךָ֣'eg.Leh 'a.ze.ne.KhaH241 H1540thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Buyקְ֠נֵהKe.nehH7069itbefore the inhabitantsהַֽיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427,and before the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of my peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971.If thou wilt redeemתִּגְאַל֙tig.'AlH1350it,redeemגְּאָ֔לge.'AlH1350it:but if thou wilt not redeemיִגְאַ֜לyig.'AlH1350it, thentellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me, that I may knowוְאֵֽדְעָה֙ve.'e.da'H3045: for there isnone to redeemלִגְא֔וֹלlig.'olH1350itbesideזוּלָֽתְךָ֙zu.la.te.KhaH2108thee; and I amafterאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee. And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will redeemאֶגְאָֽל׃'eg.'AlH1350it.

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