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Ruth 3:1-9

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.

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