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Ruth 3:12-18

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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