Revised Version 1895

Ruth 3

1AndNaomiנָעֳמִ֣יno.'o.MiH5281herH559mother in lawsaidH559untoherH559, Mydaughterבִּתִּ֞יbi.TiH1323, shall Inotהֲלֹ֧אha.Lo'H3808seekאֲבַקֶּשׁ־'a.va.kesh-H1245restמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4494for thee, that it may bewellיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190with thee?

2Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258is therenotהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808Boazבֹ֙עַז֙vo.'azH1162ourkinsmanמֹֽדַעְתָּ֔נוּmo.da'.Ta.nuH4130, withwhoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834maidensנַעֲרוֹתָ֑יוna.'a.ro.TavH5291thou wast?Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, he winnowethbarleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםha.se.'o.RimH8184to-night in the threshing-floor.

3Washוְרָחַ֣צְתְּ׀ve.ra.ChatztH7364thyself therefore, andanointוָסַ֗כְתְּva.SakhtH5480thee, andputוְשַׂ֧מְתְּve.SamtH7760on thy raimentuponעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921thee, and get theedownוְיָרַ֣דְתְּve.ya.rad.tiH3381to the threshing-floor: butmakeH7760notאַל־'al-H408thyselfknownתִּוָּדְעִ֣יti.va.de.'IH3045to themanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376,untilעַ֥ד'adH5704he shall have doneeatingלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398anddrinkingוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ve.lish.TotH8354.

4And it shall be, when he liethdownבְשָׁכְב֗וֹve.sha.khe.VoH7901, that thou shalt mark theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he shalllieיִשְׁכַּב־yish.kav-H7901, and thou shaltgoוּבָ֛אתu.VatH935in, anduncoverוְגִלִּ֥יתve.gi.LitH1540hisfeetמַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmar.ge.lo.TavH4772, andlayוְשָׁכָ֑בְתְּve.sha.kha.ve.tiH7901theedownH7901; and he willtellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046theewhatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou shaltdoתַּעַשִֽׂין׃ta.'a.SinH6213.

5Andsheאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834saidH559untoherH3605,AllH3605that thou sayest I willdoאֶֽעֱשֶֽׂה׃'E.'e.SehH6213.

6Andsheאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wentH3381downוַתֵּ֖רֶדva.Te.redH3381unto the threshing-floor, anddidוַתַּ֕עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213according toallH3605thatherH3605mother in law badeherH3605.

7And whenBoazבֹּ֤עַזBo.'azH1162hadeatenוַיֹּ֨אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398anddrunkוַיֵּשְׁתְּ֙vai.ye.sheTH8354, and hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820wasmerryוַיִּיטַ֣בvai.yi.TavH3190, hewentוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935tolieלִשְׁכַּ֖בlish.KavH7901downH7901at theendבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of theheapהָעֲרֵמָ֑הha.'a.re.MahH6194of corn: andsheH3820cameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935softly, anduncoveredוַתְּגַ֥לva.te.GalH1540hisfeetמַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmar.ge.lo.TavH4772, andlaidוַתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃va.tish.KavH7901herH1540downH7901.

8And itcameH1961topassH1961at midnight, that themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376wasafraidוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729, andturnedH1961himselfH376: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, awomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802layשֹׁכֶ֖בֶתsho.Khe.vetH7901at hisfeetמַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃mar.ge.lo.TavH4772.

9And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who art thou? Andsheכִּ֥יkiH3588answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, I amRuthר֣וּתrutH7327thinehandmaidאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519:spreadוּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤u.fa.ras.TaH6566therefore thyskirtכְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙khe.na.Fe.khaH3671over thinehandmaidאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519; for thou art anearעַל־'al-H5921kinsmanגֹאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350.

10And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבְּרוּכָ֨הbe.ru.KhahH1288be thou of theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, mydaughterבִּתִּ֔יbi.TiH1323: thou hast shewedmoreמִן־min-H4480kindnessחַסְדֵּ֥ךְchas.DekhH2617in thelatterהָאַחֲר֖וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314endH314thanH4480at thebeginningהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223, inasmuch as thou followedstnotלְבִלְתִּי־le.vil.ti-H1115youngהַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔יםha.Ba.chu.RimH970menH970,whetherH518poorדַּ֖לdalH1800orrichעָשִֽׁיר׃'a.ShirH6223.

11Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258, mydaughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323,fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372notאַל־'al-H408; I willdoאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to theeallכֹּ֥לkolH3605that thou sayest: forallכָּל־kol-H3605thecityשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971dothknowיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045that thou art a virtuouswomanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

12Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258it istrueאָמְנָ֔ם'a.me.NamH551that I am anearקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138kinsmanגֹאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350: howbeit there is akinsmanגֹּאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350nearerthanמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480I.

13Tarry thisnightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915, and it shall be in themorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242, thatifH518he will perform unto thee the part of akinsmanH1350,wellטוֹב֙tOvH2896;letוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961himdoH518the kinsman’s part: butifH518he willnotלֹ֨אlo'H3808doH518the part of akinsmanH1350to thee, then will IdoH518the part of akinsmanH1350to thee, as theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068liveth:lieשִׁכְבִ֖יshikh.ViH7901downH7901untilעַד־'ad-H5704themorningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.

14AndsheH3588layוַתִּשְׁכַּ֤בva.tish.KavH7901at hisfeetמַרְגְּלוֹתָיו֙mar.ge.la.tavH4772untilH5704themorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242: andsheH3588roseH6965upH6965beforeH5704onecouldאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376discernH3045anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453. For hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,LetH408itnotH408beknownH3045that thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802cameבָ֥אָהVa.'ahH935to the threshing-floor.

15And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,BringH935the mantle that isuponעָלַ֛יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921thee, andholdוְאֶֽחֳזִי־ve.'e.cho.zi-H270it; andsheאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834heldוַתֹּ֣אחֶזva.To.chezH270it: and hemeasuredוַיָּ֤מָדvai.Ya.modH4058sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337measures ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184, andlaidוַיָּ֣שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896it onherעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921: and hewentH935intoH935thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

16And whensheH834cameוַתָּבוֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935toherH3605mother in law,sheH834saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, Who art thou, mydaughterבִּתִּ֑יbi.TiH1323? AndsheH834toldוַתַּ֨גֶּד־va.Ta.ged-H5046herH3605allH3605that themanהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376haddoneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213toherH3605.

17Andsheכִּ֚יkiH3588saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,Theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337measures ofbarleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֥יםha.se.'o.RimH8184gaveנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414hemeH413; for hesaidאָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י'a.Mar'a.Mar/ /'al./i'al.iH559,Goתָּב֥וֹאִיta.Vo.'iH935notאַל־'al-H408emptyרֵיקָ֖םrei.KamH7387unto thy mother in law.

18Thensaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559sheאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,Sitשְׁבִ֣יshe.ViH3427stillH8252, mydaughterבִתִּ֔יvi.TiH1323,untilH5704thouknowתֵּֽדְעִ֔יןte.de.'InH3045howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349thematterדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697willfallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307: for themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376willnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808restH8252,untilH5704he havefinishedכִּלָּ֥הki.LahH3615thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

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