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Ruth 4:3-9

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.

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