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Ruth 4:7-11

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:

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