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Ruth 3

1ThenNaomiנָעֳמִ֣יno.'o.MiH5281her mother inlawחֲמוֹתָ֑הּcha.mo.TahH2545saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, Mydaughterבִּתִּ֞יbi.TiH1323, shall I notseekאֲבַקֶּשׁ־'a.va.kesh-H1245restמָנ֖וֹחַma.No.achH4494for thee, that it may bewellיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190with thee?

2And now is notBoazבֹ֙עַז֙vo.'azH1162of ourkindredמֹֽדַעְתָּ֔נוּmo.da'.Ta.nuH4130, with whosemaidensנַעֲרוֹתָ֑יוna.'a.ro.TavH5291thou wast? Behold, hewinnowethזֹרֶ֛הzo.RehH2219barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםha.se.'o.RimH8184tonightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915in thethreshingfloorגֹּ֥רֶןGo.renH1637.

3Washוְרָחַ֣צְתְּ׀ve.ra.ChatztH7364thyself therefore, andanointוָסַ֗כְתְּva.SakhtH5480thee, andputוְשַׂ֧מְתְּve.SamtH7760thyraimentשִׂמְלֹתַ֛יִךְsim.lo.tekhH8071upon thee, and godownוְיָרַ֣דְתְּve.ya.rad.tiH3381to thefloorהַגֹּ֑רֶןha.Go.renH1637: but make not thyselfknownתִּוָּדְעִ֣יti.va.de.'IH3045to themanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376, until he shall havefinishedכַּלֹּת֖וֹka.lo.ToH3615eatingלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398anddrinkingוְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ve.lish.TotH8354.

4And it shall be, when he liethdownבְשָׁכְב֗וֹve.sha.khe.VoH7901, that thou shaltmarkוְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ve.ya.Da.'atH3045theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where he shalllieיִשְׁכַּב־yish.kav-H7901, and thou shalt goinוּבָ֛אתu.VatH935, anduncoverוְגִלִּ֥יתve.gi.LitH1540hisfeetמַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmar.ge.lo.TavH4772, and lay theedownוְשָׁכָ֑בְתְּve.sha.kha.ve.tiH7901; and he willtellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046thee what thou shaltdoתַּעַשִֽׂין׃ta.'a.SinH6213.

5And shesaidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, All that thousayestתֹּאמְרִ֥י אֵלַ֖יtom.Ritom.Ri/ /e.La/ie.LaiH559to me I willdoאֶֽעֱשֶֽׂה׃'E.'e.SehH6213.

6And she wentdownוַתֵּ֖רֶדva.Te.redH3381to thefloorהַגֹּ֑רֶןha.Go.renH1637, anddidוַתַּ֕עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213according to all that her mother inlawחֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃cha.mo.TahH2545badeצִוַּ֖תָּהtzi.Va.tahH6680her.

7And whenBoazבֹּ֤עַזBo.'azH1162hadeatenוַיֹּ֨אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398anddrunkוַיֵּשְׁתְּ֙vai.ye.sheTH8354, and hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820wasmerryוַיִּיטַ֣בvai.yi.TavH3190, hewentוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935to liedownלִשְׁכַּ֖בlish.KavH7901at theendבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of the heap ofgrainהָעֲרֵמָ֑הha.'a.re.MahH6194: and shecameוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935softlyבַלָּ֔טva.LatH3909, anduncoveredוַתְּגַ֥לva.te.GalH1540hisfeetמַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוmar.ge.lo.TavH4772, and laid herselfdownוַתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃va.tish.KavH7901.

8And it came to pass atmidnightבַּחֲצִ֣י הַלַּ֔יְלָהba.cha.Tzi ha.Lay.lahH2677 H3915, that themanהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376wasafraidוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729, andturnedוַיִּלָּפֵ֑תvai.yi.la.FetH3943himself: and, behold, awomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802layשֹׁכֶ֖בֶתsho.Khe.vetH7901at hisfeetמַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃mar.ge.lo.TavH4772.

9And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who art thou? And sheansweredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, I amRuthר֣וּתrutH7327thyhandmaidאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519:spreadוּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤u.fa.ras.TaH6566therefore thyskirtכְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙khe.na.Fe.khaH3671over thyhandmaidאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519; for thou art a nearkinsmanגֹאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350.

10And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבְּרוּכָ֨הbe.ru.KhahH1288be thou of theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, mydaughterבִּתִּ֔יbi.TiH1323: for thou hastshownהֵיטַ֛בְתְּhei.TavtH3190morekindnessחַסְדֵּ֥ךְchas.DekhH2617in the latterendהָאַחֲר֖וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314than at thebeginningהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223, inasmuch as thou didst notfollowלְבִלְתִּי־ אַחֲרֵי֙le.vil.ti- 'a.cha.ReiH3212 H310 H1115youngmenהַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔יםha.Ba.chu.RimH970, whetherpoorדַּ֖לdalH1800orrichעָשִֽׁיר׃'a.ShirH6223.

11And now, mydaughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323,fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not; I willdoאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to thee all that thourequirestתֹּאמְרִ֖יtom.RiH559: for all thecityשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971dothknowיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045that thou art avirtuousחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428womanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.

12And now it istrueאָמְנָ֔ם'a.me.NamH551that I am thy nearkinsmanגֹאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350: yet thereisיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426akinsmanגֹּאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350nearerקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138than I.

13Tarryלִ֣ינִי׀Li.niH3885thisnightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915, and it shall be in themorningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242, that if he will perform to thee the part of akinsmanיִגְאָלֵ֥ךְyig.'a.LekhH1350,wellטוֹב֙tOvH2896; let him do the kinsman’spartיִגְאָ֔לyig.'AlH1350: but if hewillיַחְפֹּ֧ץyach.PotzH2654not do the part of akinsmanלְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְle.go.'o.LekhH1350to thee, then will I do the part of akinsmanוּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְu.ge.'al.TikhH1350to thee, as theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416: liedownשִׁכְבִ֖יshikh.ViH7901until themorningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.

14And shelayוַתִּשְׁכַּ֤בva.tish.KavH7901at hisfeetמַרְגְּלוֹתָיו֙mar.ge.la.tavH4772until themorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242: and sheroseוַתָּ֕קָםva.Ta.komH6965beforeH2958oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376couldknowיַכִּ֥ירya.KirH5234anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453. And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Let it not beknownיִוָּדַ֔עyi.va.Da'H3045that awomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802cameבָ֥אָהVa.'ahH935to thefloorהַגֹּֽרֶן׃ha.Go.renH1637.

15Also hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Bringהָ֠בִיHa.viH3051theveilהַמִּטְפַּ֧חַתha.mit.Pa.chatH4304that thou hast upon thee, andholdוְאֶֽחֳזִי־ve.'e.cho.zi-H270it. And when sheheldוַתֹּ֣אחֶזva.To.chezH270it, hemeasuredוַיָּ֤מָדvai.Ya.modH4058sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337measures ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184, andlaidוַיָּ֣שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896it on her: and shewentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

16And when shecameוַתָּבוֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935to her mother inlawחֲמוֹתָ֔הּcha.mo.TahH2545, shesaidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, Who art thou, mydaughterבִּתִּ֑יbi.TiH1323? And shetoldוַתַּ֨גֶּד־va.Ta.ged-H5046her all that themanהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376haddoneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213to her.

17And shesaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Thesesixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337measures ofbarleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֥יםha.se.'o.RimH8184hegaveנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414me; for hesaidאָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י'a.Mar'a.Mar/ /'al./i'al.iH559to me,Goתָּב֥וֹאִיta.Vo.'iH935notemptyרֵיקָ֖םrei.KamH7387to thy mother inlawחֲמוֹתֵֽךְ׃cha.mo.TekhH2545.

18Thensaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559she, Sitstillשְׁבִ֣יshe.ViH3427, mydaughterבִתִּ֔יvi.TiH1323, until thouknowestתֵּֽדְעִ֔יןte.de.'InH3045how thematterדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697willfallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307: for themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376will not be inrestיִשְׁקֹט֙yish.KotH8252,untilאִם־'im-H518he hathfinishedכִּלָּ֥הki.LahH3615thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

Commentaries on Ruth 3

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