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Ruth 3:9-14

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.

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