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וַתֹּאמֶר֩and she saidר֨וּתRuthהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜הthe Moabite womanאֶֽל־toנָעֳמִ֗יNaomiאֵֽלְכָה־let me goנָּ֤אpleaseהַשָּׂדֶה֙the fieldוַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣הso I may gleanבַשִׁבֳּלִ֔יםamong the ears of grainאַחַ֕רbehindאֲשֶׁ֥רthe one whomאֶמְצָא־I will findחֵ֖ןfavorבְּעֵינָ֑יוin view hisוַתֹּ֥אמֶרand she saidלָ֖הּto the herלְכִ֥יgoבִתִּֽי׃O daughter my
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וַתֵּ֤לֶךְand she wentוַתָּבוֹא֙and she cameוַתְּלַקֵּ֣טand she gleanedבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הin the fieldאַחֲרֵ֖יbehindהַקֹּצְרִ֑יםthe harvestersוַיִּ֣קֶרand it chanced onמִקְרֶ֔הָchance herחֶלְקַ֤תthe portion ofהַשָּׂדֶה֙the fieldלְבֹ֔עַזof Boazאֲשֶׁ֖רwhoמִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַתwas from the clan ofאֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃Elimelech
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וַתֹּ֗אמֶרand she saidאֲלַקֳטָה־let me gleanנָּא֙pleaseוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יand I will gatherבָֽעֳמָרִ֔יםamong the sheavesאַחֲרֵ֖יbehindהַקּוֹצְרִ֑יםthe harvestersוַתָּב֣וֹאand she cameוַֽתַּעֲמ֗וֹדand she has stayedמֵאָ֤זfrom thenהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙this morningוְעַד־and untilעַ֔תָּהnowזֶ֛הthisשִׁבְתָּ֥הּsitting sheהַבַּ֖יִתthe houseמְעָֽט׃little
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidבֹּ֨עַזBoazאֶל־toר֜וּתRuthהֲל֧וֹא¿ notשָׁמַ֣עַתְּhave you heardבִּתִּ֗יO daughter myאַל־may notתֵּלְכִי֙you goלִלְקֹט֙to gleanבְּשָׂדֶ֣הin a fieldאַחֵ֔רanotherוְגַ֛םand alsoלֹ֥אnotתַעֲבוּרִ֖יyou must pass onמִזֶּ֑הfrom this fieldוְכֹ֥הand thusתִדְבָּקִ֖יןyou will stay !עִם־withנַעֲרֹתָֽי׃female servants my
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עֵינַ֜יִךְeyes yourבַּשָּׂדֶ֤הbe on the fieldאֲשֶׁר־whichיִקְצֹרוּן֙they are harvesting !וְהָלַ֣כְתִּand you will goאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ןbehind themהֲל֥וֹא¿ notצִוִּ֛יתִיhave I commandedאֶת־obj.הַנְּעָרִ֖יםthe young menלְבִלְתִּ֣יto notנָגְעֵ֑ךְto touch youוְצָמִ֗תand you will be thirstyוְהָלַכְתְּ֙and you will goאֶל־toהַכֵּלִ֔יםthe vesselsוְשָׁתִ֕יתand you will drinkמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רsome of that whichיִשְׁאֲב֖וּןthey will draw !הַנְּעָרִֽים׃the young men
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וַיַּ֤עַןand he answeredבֹּ֙עַז֙Boazוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidלָ֔הּto the herהֻגֵּ֨דcertainly to be toldהֻגַּ֜דit has been toldלִ֗יto the meכֹּ֤לallאֲשֶׁר־thatעָשִׂית֙you have doneאֶת־withחֲמוֹתֵ֔ךְmother-in-law yourאַחֲרֵ֖יafterמ֣וֹתthe death ofאִישֵׁ֑ךְhusband yourוַתַּֽעַזְבִ֞יand you leftאָּבִ֣יךְfather yourוְאִמֵּ֗ךְand mother yourוְאֶ֙רֶץ֙and the land ofמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔ךְkindred yourוַתֵּ֣לְכִ֔יand you cameאֶל־toעַ֕םa peopleאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichלֹא־notיָדַ֖עַתְּyou knewתְּמ֥וֹלyesterdayשִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃three days ago
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וַ֠תֹּאמֶרand she saidאֶמְצָא־I am findingחֵ֨ןfavorבְּעֵינֶ֤יךָin view yourאֲדֹנִי֙O lord myכִּ֣יforנִֽחַמְתָּ֔נִיyou have comforted meוְכִ֥יand forדִבַּ֖רְתָּyou have spokenעַל־toלֵ֣בthe heart ofשִׁפְחָתֶ֑ךָmaidservant yourוְאָנֹכִי֙and Iלֹ֣אnotאֶֽהְיֶ֔הI amכְּאַחַ֖תlike one ofשִׁפְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃maidservants your
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidלָ֨הto the herבֹ֜עַזBoazלְעֵ֣תto the time ofהָאֹ֗כֶלthe mealגֹּ֤שִֽׁיapproachהֲלֹם֙hereוְאָכַ֣לְתְּand you will eatמִן־some ofהַלֶּ֔חֶםthe foodוְטָבַ֥לְתְּand you will dipפִּתֵּ֖ךְportion yourבַּחֹ֑מֶץin the vinegarוַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙and she sat downמִצַּ֣דfrom the side ofהַקּֽוֹצְרִ֔יםthe harvestersוַיִּצְבָּט־and he held outלָ֣הּto the herקָלִ֔יroasted grainוַתֹּ֥אכַלand she ateוַתִּשְׂבַּ֖עand she was satisfiedוַתֹּתַֽר׃and she had excess
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וַתִּשָּׂא֙and she lifted it upוַתָּב֣וֹאand she wentהָעִ֔ירthe cityוַתֵּ֥רֶאand she sawחֲמוֹתָ֖הּmother-in-law herאֵ֣תobj.אֲשֶׁר־that whichלִקֵּ֑טָהshe had gleanedוַתּוֹצֵא֙and she took it outוַתִּתֶּן־and she gaveלָ֔הּto the herאֵ֥תobj.אֲשֶׁר־that whichהוֹתִ֖רָהshe had left overמִשָּׂבְעָֽהּ׃from abundance her
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וַתֹּאמֶר֩and she saidלָ֨הּto the herחֲמוֹתָ֜הּmother-in-law herאֵיפֹ֨הwhere?לִקַּ֤טְתְּdid you gleanהַיּוֹם֙this dayוְאָ֣נָהand where?עָשִׂ֔יתdid you workיְהִ֥יmay he beמַכִּירֵ֖ךְthe one who paid regard to youבָּר֑וּךְblessedוַתַּגֵּ֣דand she toldלַחֲמוֹתָ֗הּto mother-in-law herאֵ֤תobj.אֲשֶׁר־whomעָשְׂתָה֙she had workedעִמּ֔וֹwith himוַתֹּ֗אמֶרand she saidשֵׁ֤םthe name ofהָאִישׁ֙the manאֲשֶׁ֨רwhomעָשִׂ֧יתִיI workedעִמּ֛וֹwith himהַיּ֖וֹםthis dayבֹּֽעַז׃is Boaz
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וַתֹּ֨אמֶרand she saidנָעֳמִ֜יNaomiלְכַלָּתָ֗הּto daughter-in-law herבָּר֥וּךְbe blessedהוּא֙heלַיהוָ֔הby Yahwehאֲשֶׁר֙whoלֹא־notעָזַ֣בhe has forsakenחַסְדּ֔וֹcovenant loyalty hisאֶת־withהַחַיִּ֖יםthe livingוְאֶת־and withהַמֵּתִ֑יםthe deadוַתֹּ֧אמֶרand she saidלָ֣הּto the herנָעֳמִ֗יNaomiקָר֥וֹבis nearלָ֙נוּ֙to the usהָאִ֔ישׁthe manמִֽגֹּאֲלֵ֖נוּis one of kinsman-redeemers ourהֽוּא׃he
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וַתֹּ֖אמֶרand she saidר֣וּתRuthהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֑הthe Moabite womanגַּ֣ם׀alsoכִּי־thatאָמַ֣רhe saidאֵלַ֗יto meעִם־withהַנְּעָרִ֤יםthe servantsאֲשֶׁר־whoלִי֙belong to the meתִּדְבָּקִ֔יןyou will stay !עַ֣דuntilאִם־ifכִּלּ֔וּthey have completedאֵ֥תobj.כָּל־allהַקָּצִ֖ירthe harvestאֲשֶׁר־whichלִֽי׃belongs to the me
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