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Ruth 4
1ThenBoazוּבֹ֨עַזu.Vo.'azH1162wentupעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927to thegateהַשַּׁעַר֮ha.sha.'ArH8179, and satdownוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427there: and, behold, thekinsmanהַגֹּאֵ֤לha.go.'ElH1350of whomBoazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162spokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696cameעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674by; to whom hesaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,HoH1945,suchפְּלֹנִ֣יpe.lo.NiH6423anoneאַלְמֹנִ֑י'al.mo.NiH492! turnasideס֥וּרָהSu.rahH5493, sitdownשְׁבָה־she.vah-H3427here. And he turnedasideוַיָּ֖סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493, and satdownוַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃vai.ye.ShevH3427.
3And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to thekinsmanלַגֹּאֵ֔לla.go.'ElH1350,Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281, that hast comeagainהַשָּׁ֖בָהha.Sha.vahH7725out of thecountryהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124,sellethמָכְרָ֣הma.khe.RahH4376aparcelחֶלְקַת֙chel.KatH2513oflandמִשְּׂדֵ֥הmi.se.DehH7704, which was ourbrotherלְאָחִ֖ינוּle.'a.Chi.nuH251Elimelech’sלֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְle.'e.li.Me.lekhH458:
4And Ithoughtאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559totellאֶגְלֶ֧ה אָזְנְךָ֣'eg.Leh 'a.ze.ne.KhaH1540H241thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Buyקְ֠נֵהKe.nehH7069it before theinhabitantsהַֽיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427, and before theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of mypeopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971. If thou wiltredeemתִּגְאַל֙tig.'AlH1350it,redeemגְּאָ֔לge.'AlH1350it : but if thou wilt notredeemיִגְאַ֜לyig.'AlH1350it, thentellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me, that I mayknowוְאֵֽדְעָה֙ve.'e.da'H3045: for there is none toredeemלִגְא֔וֹלlig.'olH1350itbesidesזוּלָֽתְךָ֙zu.la.te.KhaH2108thee; and I amafterאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee. And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willredeemאֶגְאָֽל׃'eg.'AlH1350it .
5Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Boazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162, Whatdayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117thoubuyestקְנוֹתְךָ֥ke.not.ChaH7069thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofNaomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281, thou mustbuyקָנִ֔יתָהka.ni.tiH7069it also ofRuthר֣וּתrutH7327theMoabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125, thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of thedeadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191, to raiseupלְהָקִ֥יםle.ha.KimH6965thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thedeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191upon hisinheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.
6And thekinsmanהַגֹּאֵ֗לha.go.'ElH1350saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Icannotאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201redeemלִגְאָלlig.'ol-H1350it for myself, lest Imarאַשְׁחִ֖ית'ash.ChitH7843my owninheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159:redeemגְּאַל־ge.'al-H1350thou myrightגְּאֻלָּתִ֔יge.'u.la.TiH1353to thyself; for Icannotאוּכַ֖ל'u.KhalH3201redeemלִגְאֹֽל׃lig.'OlH1350it .
7Now this was the manner in formertimeלְפָנִ֨יםle.fa.NimH6440inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478concerningredeemingהַגְּאוּלָּ֤הha.ge.'u.LahH1353and concerningchangingהַתְּמוּרָה֙ha.te.mu.RahH8545, forconfirmingלְקַיֵּ֣םle.kai.YemH6965allthingsדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697; amanאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376tookoffשָׁלַ֥ףsha.LafH8025hisshoeנַעֲל֖וֹna.'a.LoH5275, andgaveוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414it to hisneighbourלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453: and this was atestimonyהַתְּעוּדָ֖הha.te.'u.DahH8584inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
9AndBoazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to theeldersלַזְּקֵנִ֜יםla.ze.ke.NimH2205, and to all thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, Ye arewitnessesעֵדִ֤ים'e.DimH5707thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117, that I haveboughtקָנִ֙יתִי֙ka.Ni.tiH7069all that wasElimelech’sלֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְle.'e.li.Me.lekhH458, and all that wasChilion’sלְכִלְי֖וֹןle.khil.YonH3630andMahlon’sוּמַחְל֑וֹןu.mach.LonH4248, of thehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofNaomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281.
10MoreoverRuthר֣וּתrutH7327theMoabitessהַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩ha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125, thewifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofMahlonמַחְל֜וֹןmach.LonH4248, have Ipurchasedקָנִ֧יתִיka.Ni.tiH7069to be mywifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802, to raiseupלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thedeadהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191upon hisinheritanceנַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159, that thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of thedeadהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191be not cutoffיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772fromamongמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973hisbrethrenאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251, and from thegateוּמִשַּׁ֣עַרu.mi.Sha.'arH8179of hisplaceמְקוֹמ֑וֹme.ko.MoH4725: ye arewitnessesעֵדִ֥ים'e.DimH5707thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.
11And all thepeopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971that were in thegateבַּשַּׁ֛עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, and theeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, We arewitnessesעֵדִ֑ים'e.DimH5707. TheLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068makeיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802that hathcomeהַבָּאָ֣הha.ba.'AhH935into thyhouseבֵּיתֶ֗ךָbei.Te.khaH1004likeRachelכְּרָחֵ֤ל׀ke.ra.ChelH7354and likeLeahוּכְלֵאָה֙u.khe.le.'AhH3812, whichtwoשְׁתֵּיהֶם֙she.tei.HemH8147builtבָּנ֤וּba.NuH1129thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: anddoוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213thouworthilyחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428inEphratahבְּאֶפְרָ֔תָהbe.'ef.Ra.tahH672, and befamousוּקְרָא־ שֵׁ֖םu.ke.ra'- shemH7121H8034inBethlehemH1035:
12And let thyhouseבֵֽיתְךָ֙vei.te.KhaH1004be like thehouseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004ofPharezפֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzH6557, whomTamarתָמָ֖רta.MarH8559boreיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205toJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063, of theseedהַזֶּ֗רַעha.Ze.ra'H2233which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shallgiveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414thee of this youngwomanהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'a.RahH5291.
13SoBoazבֹּ֤עַזBo.'azH1162tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947Ruthרוּת֙rutH7327, and she was hiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802: and when he wentinוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to her, theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414herconceptionהֵרָי֖וֹןhe.ra.YonH2032, and sheboreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.
14And thewomenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802saidוַתֹּאמַ֤רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559toNaomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281,Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, who hath notleftהִשְׁבִּ֥יתhish.BitH7673thee thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117without akinsmanגֹּאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350, that hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034may befamousוְיִקָּרֵ֥אve.yi.ka.Re'H7121inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
15And he shall be to thee arestorerלְמֵשִׁ֣יבle.me.ShivH7725of thylifeנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, and anourisherוּלְכַלְכֵּ֖לu.le.khal.KelH3557of thy oldageשֵׂיבָתֵ֑ךְsei.va.TekhH7872: for thy daughter inlawכַלָּתֵ֤ךְkha.la.TekhH3618, wholovethאֲהֵבַ֙תֶךְ֙'a.he.Va.tekhH157thee, who isbetterט֣וֹבָהToahH2896to thee thansevenמִשִּׁבְעָ֖הmi.shiv.'AhH7651sonsבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121, hathborneיְלָדַ֔תּוּye.la.Da.tuH3205him.
17And the women herneighboursהַשְּׁכֵנ֥וֹתha.she.khe.NotH7934gaveוַתִּקְרֶאנָה֩va.tik.re.NahH7121him anameשֵׁם֙shemH8034,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, There is asonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205toNaomiלְנָעֳמִ֑יle.no.'o.MiH5281; and theycalledוַתִּקְרֶ֤אנָֽהva.tik.Re.nahH7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Obedעוֹבֵ֔דo.VedH5744: he is thefatherאֲבִי־'a.vi-H1ofJesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448, thefatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1ofDavidדָוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.
Commentaries on Ruth 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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