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Ruth 4:2-5

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.

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