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Ruth 4:7-10

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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