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Ruth 2:17-23

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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