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Ruth 4:2-5

2And hetookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947tenעֲשָׂרָ֧ה'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֛ים'a.na.ShimH582of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Sit yedownשְׁבוּ־she.vu-H3427here. And they satdownוַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃vai.ye.She.vuH3427.

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.KhaH1540 H241thee,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.

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