Revised Literal Translation

Ruth 4:13-22

13So Boazבֹּ֤עַזBo.'azH1162tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947Ruthרוּת֙rutH7327,and she was his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802:and when he went inוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto her, Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414her conceptionהֵרָי֖וֹןhe.ra.YonH2032,and she bareוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

14And the womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802saidוַתֹּאמַ֤רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559unto Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281,Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288beYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which hath not leftהִשְׁבִּ֥יתhish.BitH7673thee this dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117without a kinsmanגֹּאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350,that his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034may be famousוְיִקָּרֵ֥אve.yi.ka.Re'H7121in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And he shall be unto thee a restorerלְמֵשִׁ֣יבle.me.ShivH7725of thylifeנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,and a nourisherוּלְכַלְכֵּ֖לu.le.khal.KelH3557of thine old ageשֵׂיבָתֵ֑ךְsei.va.TekhH7872:for thy daughter in lawכַלָּתֵ֤ךְkha.la.TekhH3618,which lovethאֲהֵבַ֙תֶךְ֙'a.he.Va.tekhH157thee, which is betterט֣וֹבָהToahH2896to thee than sevenמִשִּׁבְעָ֖הmi.shiv.'AhH7651sonsבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121,hath bornיְלָדַ֔תּוּye.la.Da.tuH3205him.

16And Naomiנָעֳמִ֤יno.'o.MiH5281tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947the childהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hai.Ye.ledH3206,and laidוַתְּשִׁתֵ֣הוּva.te.shi.Te.huH7896it in her bosomבְחֵיקָ֔הּve.chei.KahH2436,and became nurseלְאֹמֶֽנֶת׃le.'o.Me.netH539unto it.

17And the women her neighboursהַשְּׁכֵנ֥וֹתha.she.khe.NotH7934gaveוַתִּקְרֶאנָה֩va.tik.re.NahH7121it a nameשֵׁם֙shemH8034,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,There is a sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205to Naomiלְנָעֳמִ֑יle.no.'o.MiH5281;and they calledוַתִּקְרֶ֤אנָֽהva.tik.Re.nahH7121his nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Obedעוֹבֵ֔דo.VedH5744: he isthe fatherאֲבִי־'a.vi-H1of Jesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448,the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Davidדָוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

18Now these arethe generationsתּוֹלְד֣וֹתtol.DotH8435of Pharezפָּ֔רֶץPa.retzH6557:Pharezפֶּ֖רֶץPe.retzH6557begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Hezronחֶצְרֽוֹן׃chetz.RonH2696,

19And Hezronוְחֶצְרוֹן֙ve.chetz.rOnH2696begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Ramרָ֔םRamH7410,and Ramוְרָ֖םve.RamH7410begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Amminadabעַמִּֽינָדָֽב׃'a.Mi.na.DavH5992,

20And Amminadabוְעַמִּֽינָדָב֙ve.'a.mi.na.DavH5992begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Nahshonנַחְשׁ֔וֹןnach.ShonH5177,and Nahshonוְנַחְשׁ֖וֹןve.nach.ShonH5177begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Salmonשַׂלְמָֽה׃sal.MahH8009,

21And Salmonוְשַׂלְמוֹן֙ve.sal.mOnH8012begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Boazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162,and Boazוּבֹ֖עַזu.Vo.'azH1162begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Obedעוֹבֵֽד׃o.VedH5744,

22And Obedוְעֹבֵד֙ve.'o.VedH5744begatהוֹלִ֣ידho.LidH3205Jesseיִשָׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448,and Jesseוְיִשַׁ֖יve.yi.ShaiH3448begatהוֹלִ֥ידho.LidH3205Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

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