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Ruth 4:5-10

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.

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