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Ruth 2

1AndNaomiוּֽלְנָעֳמִ֞יu.le.no.'o.MiH5281had akinsmanמוֹדַ֣עme.yu.da'H4129 H3045of herhusband’sלְאִישָׁ֗הּle.'i.ShahH376, amightyגִּבּ֣וֹרgi.BorH1368manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376ofwealthחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428, of thefamilyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940ofElimelechאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ'e.li.Me.lekhH458; and hisnameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034wasBoazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.

2AndRuthר֨וּתrutH7327theMoabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559toNaomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281, Let me nowgoH3212to thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704, andgleanוַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣הva.'a.la.ko.TahH3950ears ofgrainבַשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםva.shi.bo.LimH7641afterאַחַ֕ר'a.CharH310him in whosesightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869I shallfindאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580. And shesaidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to her,GoH3212, mydaughterבִתִּֽי׃vi.TiH1323.

3And shewentH3212, andcameוַתָּבוֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935, andgleanedוַתְּלַקֵּ֣טva.te.la.KetH3950in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310thereapersהַקֹּצְרִ֑יםha.ko.tze.RimH7114: and shehappenedמִקְרֶ֔הָmik.Re.haH4745tocomeוַיִּ֣קֶרvai.Yi.kerH7136to apartחֶלְקַ֤תchel.KatH2513of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704belonging toBoazלְבֹ֔עַזle.Vo.'azH1162, who was of thekindredמִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַתmi.mish.Pa.chatH4940ofElimelechאֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃'e.li.Me.lekhH458.

4And, behold,Boazבֹ֗עַזVo.'azH1162cameבָּ֚אba'H935fromBethlehemH1035, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thereapersלַקּוֹצְרִ֖יםla.kotz.RimH7114, TheLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068be with you. And theyansweredוַיֹּ֥אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559him, TheLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֥ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee.

5Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Boazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162to hisservantלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288that wassetהַנִּצָּ֖בha.ni.TzavH5324over thereapersהַקּֽוֹצְרִ֑יםha.kotz.RimH7114, Whosedamselהַנַּעֲרָ֥הha.na.'a.RahH5291is this?

6And theservantהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288that wassetהַנִּצָּ֥בha.ni.TzavH5324over thereapersהַקּוֹצְרִ֖יםha.kotz.RimH7114answeredוַיַּ֗עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, It is theMoabitishמֽוֹאֲבִיָּה֙mo.'a.vi.YahH4125damselנַעֲרָ֤הna.'a.RahH5291that camebackהַשָּׁ֥בָהha.Sha.vahH7725withNaomiנָעֳמִ֖יno.'o.MiH5281from thecountryמִשְּׂדֵ֥הmi.se.DehH7704ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124:

7And shesaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, I pray you, let megleanאֲלַקֳטָה־'a.la.ko.tah-H3950andgatherוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.TiH622afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310thereapersהַקּוֹצְרִ֑יםha.kotz.RimH7114among thesheavesבָֽעֳמָרִ֔יםvo.'o.ma.RimH6016: so shecameוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935, and hathcontinuedוַֽתַּעֲמ֗וֹדva.ta.'a.ModH5975evenמֵאָ֤זme.'AzH227from themorningהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ha.Bo.kerH1242until now, that shetarriedשִׁבְתָּ֥הּshiv.TahH3427alittleמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592in thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.

8Thensaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162toRuthר֜וּתrutH7327,Hearestשָׁמַ֣עַתְּsha.Ma.'atH8085thou not, mydaughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323?GoH3212not togleanלִלְקֹט֙lil.KotH3950inanotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704, neithergoתַעֲבוּרִ֖יta.'a.vu.RiH5674from here, butabideתִדְבָּקִ֖יןtid.ba.KinH1692here close by mymaidensנַעֲרֹתָֽי׃na.'a.ro.TaiH5291:

9Let thyeyesעֵינַ֜יִךְ'ei.Na.yikhH5869be on thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֤הba.sa.DehH7704that they arereapingיִקְצֹרוּן֙yik.tzo.RunH7114, andgoוְהָלַ֣כְתִּve.ha.LakhtH1980thouafterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן'a.cha.rei.HenH310them: have I notchargedצִוִּ֛יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680the youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֖יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288that they shall nottouchנָגְעֵ֑ךְna.ge.'EkhH5060thee? and when thou artthirstyוְצָמִ֗תve.tza.MitH6770,goוְהָלַכְתְּ֙ve.ha.lakhTH1980to thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֔יםha.ke.LimH3627, anddrinkוְשָׁתִ֕יתve.sha.TitH8354of that which the youngmenהַנְּעָרִֽים׃ha.ne.'a.RimH5288havedrawnיִשְׁאֲב֖וּןyish.'a.VunH7579.

10Then shefellוַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.PolH5307on herfaceפָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haH6440, andbowedוַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuH7812herself to thegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776, andsaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, Why have Ifoundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֤ןchenH2580in thyeyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, that thou shouldest takeknowledgeלְהַכִּירֵ֔נִיle.ha.ki.Re.niH5234of me, seeing I am astrangerנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237?

11AndBoazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, It hathfullyהֻגֵּ֨דhu.GedH5046beenshownהֻגַּ֜דhu.GadH5046to me, all that thou hastdoneעָשִׂית֙'a.SitH6213to thy mother inlawחֲמוֹתֵ֔ךְcha.mo.TekhH2545sinceאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310thedeathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of thyhusbandאִישֵׁ֑ךְ'i.ShekhH376: and how thou hastleftוַתַּֽעַזְבִ֞יva.ta.'az.ViH5800thyfatherאָּבִ֣יךְ'a.VikhH1and thymotherוְאִמֵּ֗ךְve.'i.MekhH517, and thelandוְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ve.'E.retzH776of thynativityמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔ךְmo.lad.TekhH4138, and hastcomeH3212to apeopleעַ֕ם'amH5971which thouknewestיָדַ֖עַתְּya.Da.'atH3045notbeforeתְּמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃te.Mol shil.ShomH8543 H8032.

12TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068recompenseיְשַׁלֵּ֥םye.sha.LemH7999thyworkפָּעֳלֵ֑ךְpo.'o.LekhH6467, and afullשְׁלֵמָ֗הshe.le.MahH8003rewardמַשְׂכֻּרְתֵּ֜ךְmas.kur.TekhH4909be given thee of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, under whosewingsכְּנָפָֽיו׃ke.na.FavH3671thou hastcomeבָּ֖אתbatH935totrustלַחֲס֥וֹתla.cha.SotH2620.

13Then shesaidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559, Let mefindאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favourחֵ֨ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֤יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, mylordאֲדֹנִי֙'a.do.NiH113; for that thou hastcomfortedנִֽחַמְתָּ֔נִיni.cham.Ta.niH5162me, and for that thou hastspokenדִבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696kindlyלֵ֣בlevH3820to thyhandmaidשִׁפְחָתֶ֑ךָshif.cha.Te.khaH8198, though I am not likeoneכְּאַחַ֖תke.'a.ChatH259of thyhandmaidensשִׁפְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃shif.cho.Tei.khaH8198.

14AndBoazבֹ֜עַזVo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to her, Atmealtimeלְעֵ֣ת הָאֹ֗כֶלle.'Et ha.'O.khelH6256 H400comeגֹּ֤שִֽׁיGo.shiH5066thouhereהֲלֹם֙ha.LomH1988, andeatוְאָכַ֣לְתְּve.'a.KhaltH398of thebreadהַלֶּ֔חֶםha.Le.chemH3899, anddipוְטָבַ֥לְתְּve.ta.ValtH2881thymorselפִּתֵּ֖ךְpi.TekhH6595in thevinegarבַּחֹ֑מֶץba.Cho.metzH2558. And shesatוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙va.Te.shevH3427besideמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6654thereapersהַקּֽוֹצְרִ֔יםha.kotz.RimH7114: and hereachedוַיִּצְבָּט־vai.yitz.bot-H6642for herroastedקָלִ֔יka.LiH7039grain, and sheateוַתֹּ֥אכַלva.To.khalH398, and wassatisfiedוַתִּשְׂבַּ֖עva.tis.Ba'H7646, andleftוַתֹּתַֽר׃va.to.TarH3498.

15And when she hadrisenוַתָּ֖קָםva.Ta.komH6965togleanלְלַקֵּ֑טle.la.KetH3950,Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680his youngmenנְעָרָ֜יוne.'a.RavH5288,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Let hergleanתְּלַקֵּ֖טte.la.KetH3950even among thesheavesהָֽעֳמָרִ֛יםho.'o.ma.RimH6016, andreproachתַכְלִימֽוּהָ׃takh.li.Mu.haH3637her not:

16And letfallשֹׁל־shol-H7997also some of thehandfulsהַצְּבָתִ֑יםha.tze.va.TimH6653ofpurposeתָּשֹׁ֥לּוּta.Sho.luH7997for her, andleaveוַעֲזַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.zav.TemH5800them, that she maygleanוְלִקְּטָ֖הve.li.ke.TahH3950them, andrebukeתִגְעֲרוּ־tig.'a.ru-H1605her not.

17So shegleanedוַתְּלַקֵּ֥טva.te.la.KetH3950in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704untileveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153, and beatoutוַתַּחְבֹּט֙va.tach.BotH2251that which she hadgleanedלִקֵּ֔טָהli.Ke.tahH3950: and it was about anephahכְּאֵיפָ֥הke.'ei.FahH374ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184.

18And she took itupוַתִּשָּׂא֙va.ti.Sa'H5375, andwentוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935into thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892: and her mother inlawחֲמוֹתָ֖הּcha.mo.TahH2545sawוַתֵּ֥רֶאva.Te.re'H7200what she hadgleanedלִקֵּ֑טָהli.Ke.tahH3950: and she broughtoutוַתּוֹצֵא֙va.to.Tze'H3318, andgaveוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414to her what she hadreservedהוֹתִ֖רָהho.Ti.rahH3498after she wassatisfiedמִשָּׂבְעָֽהּ׃mi.sa.ve.'AhH7648.

19And her mother inlawחֲמוֹתָ֜הּcha.mo.TahH2545saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559to her, Where hast thougleanedלִקַּ֤טְתְּli.KattH3950todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117? andwhereאֵיפֹ֨ה'ei.FohH375hast thoulabouredעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213?blessedבָּר֑וּךְba.RukhH1288be he that tookknowledgeמַכִּירֵ֖ךְma.ki.RekhH5234of thee. And sheshowedוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046her mother inlawלַחֲמוֹתָ֗הּla.cha.mo.TahH2545with whom she hadwroughtעָשְׂתָה֙'a.se.TahH6213, andsaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Theman’sהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034with whom Iwroughtעָשִׂ֧יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isBoazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.

20AndNaomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to her daughter inlawלְכַלָּתָ֗הּle.kha.la.TahH3618,Blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288be he of theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, who hath notwithheldעָזַ֣ב'a.ZavH5800hiskindnessחַסְדּ֔וֹchas.DoH2617to thelivingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416and to thedeadהַמֵּתִ֑יםha.me.TimH4191. AndNaomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, Themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376is near ofkinקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138to us, one of our nextkinsmenמִֽגֹּאֲלֵ֖נוּmi.go.'a.Le.nuH1350.

21AndRuthר֣וּתrutH7327theMoabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֑הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, Hesaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me also, Thou shalt keepcloseתִּדְבָּקִ֔יןtid.ba.KinH1692by my youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֤יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288, until they haveendedכִּלּ֔וּki.LuH3615all myharvestהַקָּצִ֖ירha.ka.TzirH7105.

22AndNaomiנָעֳמִ֖יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559toRuthר֣וּתrutH7327her daughter inlawכַּלָּתָ֑הּka.la.TahH3618, It isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896, mydaughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323, that thou shouldest gooutתֵֽצְאִי֙te.tze.'IH3318with hismaidensנַ֣עֲרוֹתָ֔יוna.'a.ro.TavH5291, that theymeetיִפְגְּעוּ־yif.ge.'u-H6293thee not in anyotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֥הbe.sa.DehH7704.

23So she keptcloseוַתִּדְבַּ֞קva.tid.BakH1692by themaidensבְּנַעֲר֥וֹתbe.na.'a.RotH5291ofBoazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162togleanלְלַקֵּ֔טle.la.KetH3950to theendכְּל֥וֹתke.LotH3615ofbarleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםha.se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִֽיר־ke.tzir-H7105and ofwheatהַֽחִטִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2406harvestוּקְצִ֣ירu.ke.TzirH7105; anddweltוַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427with her mother inlawחֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃cha.mo.TahH2545.

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