Revised Literal Translation

Ruth 4:7-10

7Now this was the mannerin former timeלְפָנִ֨יםle.fa.NimH6440in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478concerning redeemingהַגְּאוּלָּ֤הha.ge.'u.LahH1353and concerning changingהַתְּמוּרָה֙ha.te.mu.RahH8545,for to confirmלְקַיֵּ֣םle.kai.YemH6965all thingsדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697;a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376plucked offשָׁלַ֥ףsha.LafH8025his shoeנַעֲל֖וֹna.'a.LoH5275,and gaveוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414itto his neighbourלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453: and this wasa testimonyהַתְּעוּדָ֖הha.te.'u.DahH8584in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Therefore the kinsmanהַגֹּאֵ֛לha.go.'ElH1350saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Boazלְבֹ֖עַזle.Vo.'azH1162,Buyקְנֵה־ke.neh-H7069itfor thee. So he drew offוַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ףvai.yish.LofH8025his shoeנַעֲלֽוֹ׃na.'a.LoH5275.

9And Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto the eldersלַזְּקֵנִ֜יםla.ze.ke.NimH2205, and untoall the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, Ye arewitnessesעֵדִ֤ים'e.DimH5707this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,that I have boughtקָנִ֙יתִי֙ka.Ni.tiH7069all that wasElimelech’sלֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְle.'e.li.Me.lekhH458, and all that wasChilion’sלְכִלְי֖וֹןle.khil.YonH3630and Mahlon’sוּמַחְל֑וֹןu.mach.LonH4248,of the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of Naomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281.

10Moreover Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩ha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125,the wifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Mahlonמַחְל֜וֹןmach.LonH4248,have I purchasedקָנִ֧יתִיka.Ni.tiH7069to be my wifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802,to raise upלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the deadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191upon his inheritanceנַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159,that the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the deadהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191be not cut offיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772from amongמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973his brethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251,and from the gateוּמִשַּׁ֣עַרu.mi.Sha.'arH8179of his placeמְקוֹמ֑וֹme.ko.MoH4725: ye arewitnessesעֵדִ֥ים'e.DimH5707this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

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