Revised Literal Translation

Ruth 4:9-13

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.

11And all the peopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971that werein the gateבַּשַּׁ֛עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, We arewitnessesעֵדִ֑ים'e.DimH5707.Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068makeיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414the womanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802that is comeהַבָּאָ֣הha.ba.'AhH935into thine houseבֵּיתֶ֗ךָbei.Te.khaH1004like Rachelכְּרָחֵ֤ל׀ke.ra.ChelH7354and like Leahוּכְלֵאָה֙u.khe.le.'AhH3812,which twoשְׁתֵּיהֶם֙she.tei.HemH8147did buildבָּנ֤וּba.NuH1129the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and doוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213thou worthilyחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428in Ephratahבְּאֶפְרָ֔תָהbe.'ef.Ra.tahH672,and be famousוּקְרָא־ שֵׁ֖םu.ke.ra'- shemH8034 H7121in Beth–lehemH1035:

12And let thy houseבֵֽיתְךָ֙vei.te.KhaH1004be like the houseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004of Pharezפֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzH6557,whom Tamarתָמָ֖רta.MarH8559bareיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205unto Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,of the seedהַזֶּ֗רַעha.Ze.ra'H2233which Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall giveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414thee of this young womanהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'a.RahH5291.

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.

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