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Ruth 4:7-17

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.

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