Revised Version 1895

Ruth 4

1NowH2009Boazוּבֹ֨עַזu.Vo.'azH1162wentH5927upH5927to thegateהַשַּׁעַר֮ha.sha.'ArH8179, andsatH3427himdownוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427there: and,beholdH2009, thenearשָׁם֒shamH8033kinsmanהַגֹּאֵ֤לha.go.'ElH1350ofwhomH834Boazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162spakecameH5927by; untowhomH834hesaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ho,suchH834a one!turnס֥וּרָהSu.rahH5493asideוַיָּ֖סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493,sitשְׁבָה־she.vah-H3427downH3427hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311. And heturnedH5493asideH5493, andsatH3427downוַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃vai.ye.ShevH3427.

2And hetookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֧ה'a.sa.RahH6235menH376of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Sitשְׁבוּ־she.vu-H3427yedownוַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃vai.ye.She.vuH3427hereפֹ֑הFohH6311. And theysatH3427downH3427.

3And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559unto the nearkinsmanH251,Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281, that iscomeH7725againH7725out of thecountryהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124, selleth the parcel oflandמִשְּׂדֵ֥הmi.se.DehH7704,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was ourbrotherלְאָחִ֖ינוּle.'a.Chi.nuH251Elimelech’s:

4And Ithoughtאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to disclose it unto thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Buyקְ֠נֵהKe.nehH7069itbeforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048them thatsitהַֽיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427hereH1350, andbeforeוְנֶ֣גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of mypeopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971.Ifאִם־'im-H518thou wiltredeemתִּגְאַל֙tig.'AlH1350it,redeemגְּאָ֔לge.'AlH1350it: butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thou wiltnotלֹ֨אlo'H3808redeemיִגְאַ֜לyig.'AlH1350it, thentellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046meH5046, that I mayknowוְאֵֽדְעָה֙ve.'e.da'H3045: for there isnoneאֵ֤ין'einH369toredeemלִגְא֔וֹלlig.'olH1350it beside thee; and I amafterאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee. And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willredeemאֶגְאָֽל׃'eg.'AlH1350it.

5Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Boazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162,WhatH5921dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117thou buyest thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofNaomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281, thoumustH4191buyH7069it also ofRuthר֣וּתrutH7327theMoabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125, thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of thedeadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191, toraiseלְהָקִ֥יםle.ha.KimH6965upH6965thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191uponH5921hisinheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.

6And thenearH3808kinsmanH1350saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, IcannotH3808redeemH1350it for myself,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435I mar mine owninheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159: take thou myrightגְּאֻלָּתִ֔יge.'u.la.TiH1353ofredemptionH1353on thee; for IcannotH3808redeemH1350it.

7NowH5414this was thecustomH1697informerלְפָנִ֨יםle.fa.NimH6440time inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, for toconfirmלְקַיֵּ֣םle.kai.YemH6965allכָּל־kol-H3605things; amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376drewשָׁלַ֥ףsha.LafH8025offH5921hisshoeנַעֲל֖וֹna.'a.LoH5275, andgaveH5414it to his neighbour: and this was themannerH1697ofattestationהַתְּעוּדָ֖הha.te.'u.DahH8584inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8SoH1350the nearkinsmanH1350saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoBoazלְבֹ֖עַזle.Vo.'azH1162,Buyקְנֵה־ke.neh-H7069it for thyself. And hedrewוַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ףvai.yish.LofH8025off hisshoeנַעֲלֽוֹ׃na.'a.LoH5275.

9AndBoazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto theeldersלַזְּקֵנִ֜יםla.ze.ke.NimH2205, and untoallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, Ye arewitnessesעֵדִ֤ים'e.DimH5707thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, that I haveboughtקָנִ֙יתִי֙ka.Ni.tiH7069allכָּל־kol-H3605that was Elimelech’s, andallכָּל־kol-H3605that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of thehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofNaomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281.

10Moreoverוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327theMoabitessהַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩ha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125, thewifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofMahlonמַחְל֜וֹןmach.LonH4248, have Ipurchasedקָנִ֧יתִיka.Ni.tiH7069to be mywifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802, toraiseלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965upH6965thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thedeadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191uponעַל־'al-H5921hisinheritanceנַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159, that thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thedeadהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191benotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808cutיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772offH3772from among hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, and from thegateוּמִשַּׁ֣עַרu.mi.Sha.'arH8179of hisplaceמְקוֹמ֑וֹme.ko.MoH4725: ye arewitnessesעֵדִ֥ים'e.DimH5707thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

11Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971that were in thegateבַּשַּׁ֛עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, and theeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Weאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834arewitnessesעֵדִ֑ים'e.DimH5707. TheLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068makeיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802that iscomeהַבָּאָ֣הha.ba.'AhH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thinehouseבֵּיתֶ֗ךָbei.Te.khaH1004likeRachelכְּרָחֵ֤ל׀ke.ra.ChelH7354and likeLeahוּכְלֵאָה֙u.khe.le.'AhH3812,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834twoשְׁתֵּיהֶם֙she.tei.HemH8147didH6213buildבָּנ֤וּba.NuH1129thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: anddoH6213thou worthily inEphrathahבְּאֶפְרָ֔תָהbe.'ef.Ra.tahH672, and befamousשֵׁ֖םshemH8034in Beth-lehem:

12andletH5414thyhouseבֵֽיתְךָ֙vei.te.KhaH1004be like thehouseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004ofPerezפֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzH6557,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Tamarתָמָ֖רta.MarH8559bare untoJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063, of theseedהַזֶּ֗רַעha.Ze.ra'H2233whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallgiveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414thee of thisyoungהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'a.RahH5291womanH5291.

13SoH3947Boazבֹּ֤עַזBo.'azH1162tookH3947Ruthרוּת֙rutH7327, and shebecameוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802; and hewentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935in untoherH413, and theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414herH413conceptionהֵרָי֖וֹןhe.ra.YonH2032, and she bare asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.

14And thewomenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802saidוַתֹּאמַ֤רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559untoNaomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281,Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834hathnotH3808left thee thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117withoutH3808anearH3808kinsmanH1350, andletH1350hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034befamousH8034inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And he shall be unto thee arestorerלְמֵשִׁ֣יבle.me.ShivH7725oflifeנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, and a nourisher of thineoldH1121ageH1121: for thy daughter in law,whichאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834loveth thee,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834isbetterט֣וֹבָהToahH2896to theethanH2896sevenמִשִּׁבְעָ֖הmi.shiv.'AhH7651sonsבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121, hathborneיְלָדַ֔תּוּye.la.Da.tuH3205him.

16AndNaomiנָעֳמִ֤יno.'o.MiH5281tookH3947thechildהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hai.Ye.ledH3206, andlaidוַתְּשִׁתֵ֣הוּva.te.shi.Te.huH7896it inherH3947bosomבְחֵיקָ֔הּve.chei.KahH2436, andbecameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961nurseלְאֹמֶֽנֶת׃le.'o.Me.netH539unto it.

17And thewomenהַשְּׁכֵנ֥וֹתha.she.khe.NotH7934herוַתִּקְרֶאנָה֩va.tik.re.NahH7121neighboursgaveH3205it anameשֵׁם֙shemH8034,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, There is asonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121bornH3205toNaomiלְנָעֳמִ֑יle.no.'o.MiH5281; and theycalledוַתִּקְרֶ֤אנָֽהva.tik.Re.nahH7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Obedעוֹבֵ֔דo.VedH5744: he is thefatherאֲבִי־'a.vi-H1ofJesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448, thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofDavidדָוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.

18Nowtheseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428are thegenerationsתּוֹלְד֣וֹתtol.DotH8435ofPerezפָּ֔רֶץPa.retzH6557:Perezפֶּ֖רֶץPe.retzH6557begatHezronחֶצְרֽוֹן׃chetz.RonH2696;

19andHezronוְחֶצְרוֹן֙ve.chetz.rOnH2696begatRamרָ֔םRamH7410, andRamוְרָ֖םve.RamH7410begatAmminadabעַמִּֽינָדָֽב׃'a.Mi.na.DavH5992;

20andAmminadabוְעַמִּֽינָדָב֙ve.'a.mi.na.DavH5992begatNahshonנַחְשׁ֔וֹןnach.ShonH5177, andNahshonוְנַחְשׁ֖וֹןve.nach.ShonH5177begatSalmonשַׂלְמָֽה׃sal.MahH8009;

21andSalmonוְשַׂלְמוֹן֙ve.sal.mOnH8012begatBoazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162, andBoazוּבֹ֖עַזu.Vo.'azH1162begatObedעוֹבֵֽד׃o.VedH5744;

22andObedוְעֹבֵד֙ve.'o.VedH5744begatJesseיִשָׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, andJesseוְיִשַׁ֖יve.yi.ShaiH3448begatDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

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