Ruth 3

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וַתֹּ֥אמֶרand she saidלָ֖הּto the herנָעֳמִ֣יNaomi חֲמוֹתָ֑הּmother-in-law her בִּתִּ֞יO daughter my הֲלֹ֧א¿ not אֲבַקֶּשׁ־will I seekלָ֛ךְfor the youמָנ֖וֹחַa resting place אֲשֶׁ֥רthat יִֽיטַב־it will go wellלָֽךְ׃for the you

וְעַתָּ֗הand therefore הֲלֹ֥א¿ not בֹ֙עַז֙is Boaz מֹֽדַעְתָּ֔נוּrelative our אֲשֶׁ֥רwhom הָיִ֖יתyou were אֶת־with נַעֲרוֹתָ֑יוfemale servants his הִנֵּה־there!ה֗וּאhe זֹרֶ֛הwill be winnowing אֶת־obj.גֹּ֥רֶןthe threshing floor of הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםthe barleys הַלָּֽיְלָה׃this night

וְרָחַ֣צְתְּ׀and you will wash וָסַ֗כְתְּand you will anoint yourself וְשַׂ֧מְתְּand you will put שִׂמְלֹתַ֛יִךְgarments your עָלַ֖יִךְon yourself וְיָרַ֣דְתְּand you will go down הַגֹּ֑רֶןthe threshing floor אַל־may not תִּוָּדְעִ֣יyou make yourself known לָאִ֔ישׁto the man עַ֥דuntil כַּלֹּת֖וֹfinishes he לֶאֱכֹ֥לto eat וְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃and to drink

וִיהִ֣יand let it be בְשָׁכְב֗וֹwhen lies down he וְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙and you will take note of אֶת־obj.הַמָּקוֹם֙the place אֲשֶׁ֣רwhere יִשְׁכַּב־he will lie down שָׁ֔םthere וּבָ֛אתand you will go וְגִלִּ֥יתand you will uncover מַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוfeet his וְשָׁכָ֑בְתְּand you will lie down וְהוּא֙and he יַגִּ֣ידhe will tellלָ֔ךְto the youאֵ֖תobj.אֲשֶׁ֥רthat which תַּעַשִֽׂין׃you will do !

וַתֹּ֖אמֶרand she said אֵלֶ֑יהָto her כֹּ֛לall אֲשֶׁר־that תֹּאמְרִ֥י אֵלַ֖יyou are saying to me אֶֽעֱשֶֽׂה׃I will do

וַתֵּ֖רֶדand she went down הַגֹּ֑רֶןthe threshing floor וַתַּ֕עַשׂand she did כְּכֹ֥לaccording to all אֲשֶׁר־that צִוַּ֖תָּהshe had commanded her חֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃mother-in-law her

וַיֹּ֨אכַלand he ate בֹּ֤עַזBoaz וַיֵּשְׁתְּ֙and he drank וַיִּיטַ֣בand it was good לִבּ֔וֹheart his וַיָּבֹ֕אand he went לִשְׁכַּ֖בto lie down בִּקְצֵ֣הat the end of הָעֲרֵמָ֑הthe heap וַתָּבֹ֣אand she came בַלָּ֔טin the secrecy וַתְּגַ֥לand she uncovered מַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יוfeet his וַתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃and she lay down

וַיְהִי֙and it was בַּחֲצִ֣יin the middle of הַלַּ֔יְלָהthe night וַיֶּחֱרַ֥דand he trembled הָאִ֖ישׁthe man וַיִּלָּפֵ֑תand he twisted וְהִנֵּ֣הand there!אִשָּׁ֔הa woman שֹׁכֶ֖בֶתwas lying down מַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃feet his

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he said מִי־who?אָ֑תּare you וַתֹּ֗אמֶרand she said אָנֹכִי֙I ר֣וּתam Ruth אֲמָתֶ֔ךָmaidservant your וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤and you will spread out כְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙skirt your עַל־over אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔maidservant your כִּ֥יfor גֹאֵ֖לare a kinsman-redeemer אָֽתָּה׃you

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he said בְּרוּכָ֨הbe blessed אַ֤תְּyou לַֽיהוָה֙by Yahweh בִּתִּ֔יO daughter my הֵיטַ֛בְתְּyou have made good חַסְדֵּ֥ךְloyalty your הָאַחֲר֖וֹןthe latter מִן־more than הָרִאשׁ֑וֹןthe former לְבִלְתִּי־to not לֶ֗כֶתto go אַחֲרֵי֙after הַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔יםthe young men אִם־whether דַּ֖לpoor וְאִם־and or עָשִֽׁיר׃rich

וְעַתָּ֗הand therefore בִּתִּי֙O daughter my אַל־may not תִּ֣ירְאִ֔יyou fear כֹּ֥לall אֲשֶׁר־that תֹּאמְרִ֖יyou are saying אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־I will doלָּ֑ךְfor the youכִּ֤יfor יוֹדֵ֙עַ֙is knowing כָּל־all שַׁ֣עַרthe gate of עַמִּ֔יpeople my כִּ֛יthat אֵ֥שֶׁתare a woman of חַ֖יִלability אָֽתְּ׃you

וְעַתָּה֙and therefore כִּ֣יfor אָמְנָ֔םtruly כִּ֥יthatגֹאֵ֖לam a kinsman-redeemer אָנֹ֑כִיI וְגַ֛םand also יֵ֥שׁthere גֹּאֵ֖לis a kinsman-redeemer קָר֥וֹבnear מִמֶּֽנִּי׃more than I

לִ֣ינִי׀stay הַלַּ֗יְלָהthis night וְהָיָ֤הand it will be בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙in the morning אִם־if יִגְאָלֵ֥ךְhe will redeem you טוֹב֙good יִגְאָ֔לlet him redeem וְאִם־and if לֹ֨אnot יַחְפֹּ֧ץhe will be willing לְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְto redeem you וּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְand I will redeem you אָנֹ֖כִיI חַי־by the life יְהוָ֑הof Yahweh שִׁכְבִ֖יlie down עַד־until הַבֹּֽקֶר׃the morning

וַתִּשְׁכַּ֤בand she lay down מַרְגְּלוֹתָיו֙feet his עַד־until הַבֹּ֔קֶרthe morning וַתָּ֕קָםand she arose בְּטֶ֛רֶםin before יַכִּ֥ירhe recognized אִ֖ישׁanyone אֶת־obj.רֵעֵ֑הוּneighbor his וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said אַל־may not יִוָּדַ֔עit be known כִּי־that בָ֥אָהshe came הָאִשָּׁ֖הthe woman הַגֹּֽרֶן׃the threshing floor

וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he said הָ֠בִיgive הַמִּטְפַּ֧חַתthe shawl אֲשֶׁר־which עָלַ֛יִךְis on you וְאֶֽחֳזִי־and take holdבָ֖הּon the itוַתֹּ֣אחֶזand she took holdבָּ֑הּon the itוַיָּ֤מָדand he measured out שֵׁשׁ־six שְׂעֹרִים֙barleys וַיָּ֣שֶׁתand he put it עָלֶ֔יהָon her וַיָּבֹ֖אand he came הָעִֽיר׃the city

וַתָּבוֹא֙and she came אֶל־to חֲמוֹתָ֔הּmother-in-law her וַתֹּ֖אמֶרand she said מִי־who?אַ֣תְּare you בִּתִּ֑יO daughter my וַתַּ֨גֶּד־and she toldלָ֔הּto the herאֵ֛תobj.כָּל־all אֲשֶׁ֥רthat עָֽשָׂה־he had doneלָ֖הּfor the herהָאִֽישׁ׃the man

וַתֹּ֕אמֶרand she said שֵׁשׁ־the six הַשְּׂעֹרִ֥יםthe barleys הָאֵ֖לֶּהthe these נָ֣תַןhe gaveלִ֑יto the meכִּ֚יfor אָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔יhe said to me אַל־may not תָּב֥וֹאִיyou go רֵיקָ֖םempty אֶל־to חֲמוֹתֵֽךְ׃mother-in-law your

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙and she said שְׁבִ֣יsit down בִתִּ֔יO daughter my עַ֚דuntil אֲשֶׁ֣רthat תֵּֽדְעִ֔יןyou will know !אֵ֖יךְhow?יִפֹּ֣לwill it fall out דָּבָ֑רa matter כִּ֣יfor לֹ֤אnot יִשְׁקֹט֙he will be at peace הָאִ֔ישׁthe man כִּֽי־that אִם־except כִּלָּ֥הhe has finished הַדָּבָ֖רthe matter הַיּֽוֹם׃this day

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