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Ruth 4:3-8
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.
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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