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Ruth 4

Hebrew22 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וּבֹ֨עַזand Boazעָלָ֣הhe went upהַשַּׁעַר֮the gateוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבand he sat downשָׁם֒thereוְהִנֵּ֨הand there!הַגֹּאֵ֤לthe kinsman-redeemerעֹבֵר֙was passing byאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomדִּבֶּר־he had spokenבֹּ֔עַזBoazוַיֹּ֛אמֶרand he saidס֥וּרָהturn aside !שְׁבָה־sit !פֹּ֖הhereפְּלֹנִ֣יa certain oneאַלְמֹנִ֑יa certain oneוַיָּ֖סַרand he turned asideוַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃and he sat down
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וַיִּקַּ֞חand he tookעֲשָׂרָ֧הtenאֲנָשִׁ֛יםmenמִזִּקְנֵ֥יfrom the elders ofהָעִ֖ירthe cityוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidשְׁבוּ־sitפֹ֑הhereוַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃and they sat down
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidלַגֹּאֵ֔לto the kinsman redeemerחֶלְקַת֙the portion ofהַשָּׂדֶ֔הthe fieldאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichלְאָחִ֖ינוּbelonged to brother ourלֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְto Elimelechמָכְרָ֣הshe has soldנָעֳמִ֔יNaomiהַשָּׁ֖בָהwho she returnedמִשְּׂדֵ֥הfrom the region ofמוֹאָֽב׃Moab
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וַאֲנִ֨יand Iאָמַ֜רְתִּיI saidאֶגְלֶ֧הI will uncoverאָזְנְךָ֣ear yourלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingקְ֠נֵהacquire itנֶ֥גֶדbeforeהַֽיֹּשְׁבִים֮the ones sittingוְנֶ֣גֶדand beforeזִקְנֵ֣יthe elders ofעַמִּי֒people myאִם־ifתִּגְאַל֙you will redeemגְּאָ֔לredeemוְאִם־and ifלֹ֨אnotיִגְאַ֜לhe will redeemהַגִּ֣ידָהtell !לִּ֗יto the meוְאֵֽדְעָה֙so let me knowכִּ֣יthatאֵ֤יןthere notזוּלָֽתְךָ֙except youלִגְא֔וֹלis to redeemוְאָנֹכִ֖יand Iאַחֲרֶ֑יךָam after youוַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he saidאָנֹכִ֥יIאֶגְאָֽל׃I will redeem
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidבֹּ֔עַזBoazבְּיוֹם־on the dayקְנוֹתְךָ֥acquiring youהַשָּׂדֶ֖הthe fieldמִיַּ֣דfrom the hand ofנָעֳמִ֑יNaomiוּ֠מֵאֵתand from withר֣וּתRuthהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הthe Moabite womanאֵֽשֶׁת־the wife ofהַמֵּת֙the dead manקָנִ֔יתָהyou have acquiredלְהָקִ֥יםto raise upשֵׁם־the name ofהַמֵּ֖תthe dead manעַל־overנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃inheritance his
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidהַגֹּאֵ֗לthe kinsman-redeemerלֹ֤אnotאוּכַל֙I am ableלִגְאָלto redeem itלִ֔יfor the myselfפֶּן־lestאַשְׁחִ֖יתI should ruinאֶת־obj.נַחֲלָתִ֑יown inheritance myגְּאַל־redeemלְךָ֤for the yourselfאַתָּה֙youאֶת־obj.גְּאֻלָּתִ֔יright of redemption myכִּ֥יforלֹא־notאוּכַ֖לI am ableלִגְאֹֽל׃to redeem it
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וְזֹאת֩and thisלְפָנִ֨יםto beforeבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לwas in Israelעַל־onהַגְּאוּלָּ֤הthe redemptionוְעַל־and onהַתְּמוּרָה֙the exchangeלְקַיֵּ֣םto confirmכָּל־everyדָּבָ֔רmatterשָׁלַ֥ףhe took offאִ֛ישׁanyoneנַעֲל֖וֹsandal hisוְנָתַ֣ןand he gave itלְרֵעֵ֑הוּto neighbor hisוְזֹ֥אתand thisהַתְּעוּדָ֖הwas the attestationבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃in Israel
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וַיֹּ֧אמֶרand he saidהַגֹּאֵ֛לthe kinsman-redeemerלְבֹ֖עַזto Boazקְנֵה־acquire itלָ֑ךְfor the yourselfוַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ףand he took offנַעֲלֽוֹ׃sandal his
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidבֹּ֨עַזBoazלַזְּקֵנִ֜יםto the eldersוְכָל־and allהָעָ֗םthe peopleעֵדִ֤יםare witnessesאַתֶּם֙youהַיּ֔וֹםthis dayכִּ֤יthatקָנִ֙יתִי֙I acquireאֶת־obj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatלֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְbelonged to Elimelechוְאֵ֛תand obj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatלְכִלְי֖וֹןbelonged to Kilionוּמַחְל֑וֹןand Mahlonמִיַּ֖דfrom the hand ofנָעֳמִֽי׃Naomi
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וְגַ֣םand alsoאֶת־obj.ר֣וּתRuthהַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩the Moabite womanאֵ֨שֶׁתthe wife ofמַחְל֜וֹןMahlonקָנִ֧יתִיI acquireלִ֣יfor the myselfלְאִשָּׁ֗הto a wifeלְהָקִ֤יםto raise upשֵׁם־the name ofהַמֵּת֙the dead manעַל־overנַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹinheritance hisוְלֹא־and notיִכָּרֵ֧תit will be cut offשֵׁם־the name ofהַמֵּ֛תthe dead manמֵעִ֥םfrom withאֶחָ֖יוbrothers hisוּמִשַּׁ֣עַרand from the gate ofמְקוֹמ֑וֹplace hisעֵדִ֥יםare witnessesאַתֶּ֖םyouהַיּֽוֹם׃this day
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וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּand they saidכָּל־allהָעָ֧םthe peopleאֲשֶׁר־whichבַּשַּׁ֛עַרwas at the gateוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםand the eldersעֵדִ֑יםwe are witnessesיִתֵּן֩may he makeיְהוָ֨הYahwehאֶֽת־obj.הָאִשָּׁ֜הthe womanהַבָּאָ֣הwho is about to comeאֶל־intoבֵּיתֶ֗ךָhouse yourכְּרָחֵ֤ל׀like Rachelוּכְלֵאָה֙and like Leahאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoבָּנ֤וּthey builtשְׁתֵּיהֶם֙the two of themאֶת־obj.בֵּ֣יתthe house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַעֲשֵׂה־and makeחַ֣יִלwealthבְּאֶפְרָ֔תָהin Ephrathahוּקְרָא־and proclaimשֵׁ֖םa nameבְּבֵ֥יתin Beth-לָֽחֶם׃-lehem
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וִיהִ֤יso may it beבֵֽיתְךָ֙household yourכְּבֵ֣יתlike the household ofפֶּ֔רֶץPerezאֲשֶׁר־whomיָלְדָ֥הshe boreתָמָ֖רTamarלִֽיהוּדָ֑הto Judahמִן־fromהַזֶּ֗רַעthe offspringאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichיִתֵּ֤ןhe will giveיְהוָה֙Yahwehלְךָ֔to the youמִן־fromהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הthe young womanהַזֹּֽאת׃the this
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וַיִּקַּ֨חand he tookבֹּ֤עַזBoazאֶת־obj.רוּת֙Ruthוַתְּהִי־and she becameל֣וֹof himלְאִשָּׁ֔הinto a wifeוַיָּבֹ֖אand he wentאֵלֶ֑יהָinto herוַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he gaveיְהוָ֥הYahwehלָ֛הּto the herהֵרָי֖וֹןconceptionוַתֵּ֥לֶדand she boreבֵּֽן׃a son
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וַתֹּאמַ֤רְנָהand they saidהַנָּשִׁים֙the womenאֶֽל־toנָעֳמִ֔יNaomiבָּר֣וּךְbe blessedיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֲ֠שֶׁרwhoלֹ֣אnotהִשְׁבִּ֥יתhe has caused to ceaseלָ֛ךְto the youגֹּאֵ֖לa kinsman-redeemerהַיּ֑וֹםthis dayוְיִקָּרֵ֥אand may it be proclaimedשְׁמ֖וֹname hisבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃in Israel
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וְהָ֤יָהand he will becomeלָךְ֙for the youלְמֵשִׁ֣יבinto one who restoresנֶ֔פֶשׁlifeוּלְכַלְכֵּ֖לand to sustainאֶת־obj.שֵׂיבָתֵ֑ךְold age yourכִּ֣יforכַלָּתֵ֤ךְdaughter-in-law yourאֲֽשֶׁר־whoאֲהֵבַ֙תֶךְ֙she loves youיְלָדַ֔תּוּshe has given birth to himאֲשֶׁר־whoהִיא֙sheט֣וֹבָהis goodלָ֔ךְto the youמִשִּׁבְעָ֖הmore than sevenבָּנִֽים׃sons
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וַתִּקַּ֨חand she tookנָעֳמִ֤יNaomiאֶת־obj.הַיֶּ֙לֶד֙the childוַתְּשִׁתֵ֣הוּand she placed himבְחֵיקָ֔הּon bosom herוַתְּהִי־and she becameל֖וֹof himלְאֹמֶֽנֶת׃into a nurse
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וַתִּקְרֶאנָה֩and they calledל֨וֹto the himהַשְּׁכֵנ֥וֹתthe female neighborsשֵׁם֙a nameלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingיֻלַּד־he has been bornבֵּ֖ןa sonלְנָעֳמִ֑יto Naomiוַתִּקְרֶ֤אנָֽהand they calledשְׁמוֹ֙name hisעוֹבֵ֔דObedה֥וּאheאֲבִי־was the father ofיִשַׁ֖יJesseאֲבִ֥יthe father ofדָוִֽד׃ פDavid
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וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙and theseתּוֹלְד֣וֹתare the descendants ofפָּ֔רֶץPerezפֶּ֖רֶץPerezהוֹלִ֥ידhe fatheredאֶת־obj.חֶצְרֽוֹן׃Hezron
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וְחֶצְרוֹן֙and Hezronהוֹלִ֣ידhe fatheredאֶת־obj.רָ֔םRamוְרָ֖םand Ramהוֹלִ֥ידhe fatheredאֶת־obj.עַמִּֽינָדָֽב׃Amminadab
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וְעַמִּֽינָדָב֙and Amminadabהוֹלִ֣ידhe fatheredאֶת־obj.נַחְשׁ֔וֹןNahshonוְנַחְשׁ֖וֹןand Nahshonהוֹלִ֥ידhe fatheredאֶת־obj.שַׂלְמָֽה׃Salmah
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וְשַׂלְמוֹן֙and Salmonהוֹלִ֣ידhe fatheredאֶת־obj.בֹּ֔עַזBoazוּבֹ֖עַזand Boazהוֹלִ֥ידhe fatheredאֶת־obj.עוֹבֵֽד׃Obed
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וְעֹבֵד֙and Obedהוֹלִ֣ידhe fatheredאֶת־obj.יִשָׁ֔יJesseוְיִשַׁ֖יand Jesseהוֹלִ֥ידhe fatheredאֶת־obj.דָּוִֽד׃David

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