Revised Version 1895

Ruth 2

1AndNaomiוּֽלְנָעֳמִ֞יu.le.no.'o.MiH5281had a kinsman ofherH5281husband’sלְאִישָׁ֗הּle.'i.ShahH376, amightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376ofwealthחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428, of thefamilyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940ofElimelechאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhH458; and hisnameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034wasBoazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.

2AndRuthר֨וּתrutH7327theMoabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559untoNaomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281,LetH4994meH413nowH4994goH4994to thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704, andgleanוַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣הva.'a.la.ko.TahH3950among theearsבַשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםva.shi.bo.LimH7641of cornafterאַחַ֕ר'a.CharH310him inwhoseH834sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869I shallfindאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580. AndsheH834saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559untoherH413,GoH4994, mydaughterבִתִּֽי׃vi.TiH1323.

3Andsheאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wentH935, andcameH935andgleanedוַתְּלַקֵּ֣טva.te.la.KetH3950in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310the reapers: andherH935hap was to light on theportionחֶלְקַ֤תchel.KatH2513of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704belonging untoBoazלְבֹ֔עַזle.Vo.'azH1162, who was of thefamilyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940ofElimelechאֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'e.li.Me.lekhH458.

4And,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,Boazבֹ֗עַזVo.'azH1162cameבָּ֚אba'H935from Beth-lehem, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the reapers, TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068be withyouעִמָּכֶ֑ם'i.ma.KhemH5973. And theyansweredוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559him, TheLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee.

5Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Boazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162unto hisservantלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288that wassetהַנִּצָּ֖בha.ni.TzavH5324over the reapers,Whoseלְמִ֖יle.MiH4310damsel is this? r

6And theservantהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288that wassetהַנִּצָּ֥בha.ni.TzavH5324over the reapersansweredH559andsaidH559, It is the Moabitish damsel thatcameH7725backH7725withNaomiנָעֳמִ֖יno.'o.MiH5281outעַל־'al-H5921of thecountryמִשְּׂדֵ֥הmi.se.DehH7704ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124:

7AndsheH310saidH559,LetH4994meH4994gleanאֲלַקֳטָה־'a.la.ko.tah-H3950, IprayH4994youH5704, andgatherוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.TiH622afterH310the reapers among the sheaves:soH935sheH310cameH935, and hathcontinuedH559evenH5704from themorningהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ha.Bo.kerH1242untilH5704nowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258, save thatsheH310tarried alittleמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592in thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.

8Thensaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162untoRuthר֜וּתrutH7327, Hearest thounotH3808, mydaughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323?GoH5674notH3808togleanלִלְקֹט֙lil.KotH3950inanotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704,neitherH3808passתַעֲבוּרִ֖יta.'a.vu.RiH5674from hence, but abidehereמִזֶּ֑הmi.ZehH2088fastתִדְבָּקִ֖יןtid.ba.KinH1692by mymaidensנַעֲרֹתָֽי׃na.'a.ro.TaiH5291.

9LetH1980thineeyesעֵינַ֜יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869be on thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֤הba.sa.DehH7704that theydoH6680reapיִקְצֹרוּן֙yik.tzo.RunH7114, andgoוְהָלַ֣כְתִּve.ha.LakhtH1980thouafterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310them: have InotH3808chargedH6680theyoungהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288that they shallnotH3808touchנָגְעֵ֑ךְna.ge.'EkhH5060thee? and when thou art athirst,goוְהָלַכְתְּ֙ve.ha.lakhTH1980unto thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627, anddrinkוְשָׁתִ֕יתve.sha.TitH8354of thatwhichH834theyoungהַנְּעָרִֽים׃ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288havedrawnH5060.

10ThensheH6440fellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307onherH413faceפָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haH6440, andbowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herselfH7812to thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776, andsaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559unto him,Whyמַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'H4069have Ifoundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֤ןchenH2580in thysightH5869, that thou shouldesttakeלְהַכִּירֵ֔נִיle.ha.ki.Re.niH5234knowledgeH5869ofmeH413, seeing I am astrangerנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237?

11AndBoazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162answeredH559andsaidH559untoherH3605, It hathfullyH5046been shewedmeאֶל־'el-H413,allH3605that thou hastdoneעָשִׂית֙'a.SitH6213unto thymotherוְאִמֵּ֗ךְve.'i.MekhH517in lawsinceאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310thedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of thinehusbandאִישֵׁ֑ךְ'i.ShekhH376: andhowאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou hastleftוַתַּֽעַזְבִ֞יva.ta.'az.ViH5800thyfatherאָּבִ֣יךְ'a.VikhH1and thymotherH517, and thelandוְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ve.'E.retzH776of thy nativity, and art come unto apeopleעַ֕ם'amH5971whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou knewestnotלֹא־lo'-H3808heretofore.

12TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068recompense thyworkפָּעֳלֵ֑ךְpo.'o.LekhH6467, and afullשְׁלֵמָ֗הshe.le.MahH8003rewardיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999be given thee of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wingsכְּנָפָֽיו׃ke.na.FavH3671thou artcomeבָּ֖אתbatH935totakeלַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.SotH2620refugeH2620.

13Thensheכִּ֣יkiH3588saidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559,Letאֶֽהְיֶ֔ה'eh.YehH1961meH5921findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672graceחֵ֨ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֤יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, mylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113; for that thou hastcomfortedנִֽחַמְתָּ֔נִיni.cham.Ta.niH5162meH5921, and for that thou hastspokenדִבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696kindlyלֵ֣בlevH3820unto thine handmaid,thoughוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588I benotלֹ֣אlo'H3808as one of thine handmaidens.

14And at meal-timeBoazבֹ֜עַזVo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559untoherH398,Comeגֹּ֤שִֽׁיGo.shiH5066hither, andeatH398of thebreadהַלֶּ֔חֶםha.Le.chemH3899, anddipוְטָבַ֥לְתְּve.ta.ValtH2881thymorselפִּתֵּ֖ךְpi.TekhH6595in thevinegarבַּחֹ֑מֶץba.Cho.metzH2558. AndsheH6256satוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙va.Te.shevH3427besideמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6654the reapers: and they reachedherH398parchedקָלִ֔יka.LiH7039corn, andsheH6256dideatH398, and was sufficed, andleftוַתֹּתַֽר׃va.to.TarH3498thereof.

15And whensheH3808wasrisenH6965upH6965togleanלְלַקֵּ֑טle.la.KetH3950,Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680hisyoungH5288menH5288,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,LetH3808herH996gleanתְּלַקֵּ֖טte.la.KetH3950evenגַּ֣םgamH1571among the sheaves, and reproachherH996notH3808.

16And also pulloutH4480someH4480forherH1571from thebundlesהַצְּבָתִ֑יםha.tze.va.TimH6653, andleaveוַעֲזַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.zav.TemH5800it, andletH3808herH1571gleanוְלִקְּטָ֖הve.li.ke.TahH3950, andrebukeתִגְעֲרוּ־tig.'a.ru-H1605herH1571notH3808.

17SoH1961sheH834gleanedוַתְּלַקֵּ֥טva.te.la.KetH3950in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704untilH5704evenH5704; andsheH834beatוַתַּחְבֹּט֙va.tach.BotH2251outH2251thatsheH834hadgleanedלִקֵּ֔טָהli.Ke.tahH3950, and it wasaboutH1961anephahכְּאֵיפָ֥הke.'ei.FahH374ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184.

18AndsheH834tookH5375itupH5375, andwentH3318intoH935thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892: andherH5414mother in lawsawוַתֵּ֥רֶאva.Te.re'H7200whatH834sheH834hadgleanedלִקֵּ֑טָהli.Ke.tahH3950: andsheH834broughtH935forthH3318andgaveH5414toherH5414thatsheH834hadleftהוֹתִ֖רָהho.Ti.rahH3498afterH3318sheH834was sufficed.

19AndherH5046mother in lawsaidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559untoherH5046,WhereH834hast thougleanedלִקַּ֤טְתְּli.KattH3950todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117? andwhereH834wroughtest thou?blessedבָּר֑וּךְba.RukhH1288be he thatdidH6213takeיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961knowledge of thee. AndsheH834shewedherH5046mother in law withwhomH834sheH834had wrought, andsaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Theman’sהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034withwhomH834I wroughttodayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isBoazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.

20AndNaomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281saidH559untoherH559daughter in law,Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be he of theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, who hathnotלֹא־lo'-H3808leftעָזַ֣ב'a.ZavH5800off hiskindnessחַסְדּ֔וֹchas.DoH2617to thelivingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416and to thedeadהַמֵּתִ֑יםha.me.TimH4191. AndNaomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281saidH559untoherH559, Themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376is nigh of kin untousH559, one of ournearH7138kinsmenH7138.

21AndRuthר֣וּתrutH7327theMoabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֑הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559,Yeaכִּי־ki-H3588, hesaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559untomeאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, Thou shalt keepfastתִּדְבָּקִ֔יןtid.ba.KinH1692by myyoungH5288menH5288,untilעַ֣ד'adH5704they haveendedכִּלּ֔וּki.LuH3615allכָּל־kol-H3605myharvestהַקָּצִ֖ירha.ka.TzirH7105.

22AndNaomiנָעֳמִ֖יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559untoRuthר֣וּתrutH7327herאֶל־'el-H413daughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323in law, It isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896, mydaughterH1323, that thougoתֵֽצְאִי֙te.tze.'IH3318outH3318with hismaidensנַ֣עֲרוֹתָ֔יוna.'a.ro.TavH5291, and that theymeetיִפְגְּעוּ־yif.ge.'u-H6293theenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808inanyH312otherH312fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֥הbe.sa.DehH7704.

23SoH3427sheH5704keptfastוַתִּדְבַּ֞קva.tid.BakH1692by themaidensבְּנַעֲר֥וֹתbe.na.'a.RotH5291ofBoazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162togleanלְלַקֵּ֔טle.la.KetH3950unto theendכְּל֥וֹתke.LotH3615ofbarleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםha.se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִֽיר־ke.tzir-H7105and ofwheatהַֽחִטִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2406harvestוּקְצִ֣ירu.ke.TzirH7105; andsheH5704dweltH3427withherH5704mother in law.

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