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Ruth 4:5-10

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.

8Therefore thekinsmanהַגֹּאֵ֛לha.go.'ElH1350saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toBoazלְבֹ֖עַזle.Vo.'azH1162,Buyקְנֵה־ke.neh-H7069it for thyself. So he drewoffוַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ףvai.yish.LofH8025hisshoeנַעֲלֽוֹ׃na.'a.LoH5275.

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.

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