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OET-LV RUTH Chapter 4

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4 And_Boˊaz he _went _up the_gate and_he/it _sat _down//remained//lived there and_BEHOLD/LO/SEE the_kinsman-redeemer was_passing _by whom he _had _spoken Boˊaz and_he/it _said turn_aside sit here a _certain _one a _certain _one and_he _turned _aside and_he _sat _down.

2 And_he/it _took ten men of_the _elders _of the_city and_he/it _said sit here and_they _sat _down.

3 And_he/it _said to_redeemer the _portion _of the_field which belonged_to_brother _of_our to_ʼElīmelek Nāˊₒmī she _has _sold who_she _returned from_the _region _of Mōʼāⱱ.

4 And_I I _said I _will _uncover ear _of_your to_say acquire_it before those_sitting and_before the _elders _of my _people _of_my if you _will _redeem redeem and_if not he _will _redeem tell to/for_me so_that _I _may _know[fn] if/because there_is_not except_you to_redeem and_I am_after_you and_he/it _said I I _will _redeem.

5 And_ Boˊaz _he/it _said in/on_day acquire_you the_field from_the _hand _of Nāˊₒmī and_from_with Rūt the _Mōʼāⱱite_woman the _wife _of the _dead_man you _have _acquired[fn] to_raise _up the _name _of the _dead_man over inheritance _of_his.

6 And_he/it _said the_kinsman-redeemer not I _am _able mmm[fn] to_me lest I _should _ruin DOM inheritance _of_my _own redeem to/for_yourself(m) you DOM of _redemption _of_my _right if/because not I _am _able to_redeem_it.

7 And_this formerly_former _times was_in_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) on the_redemption and_on the_exchanging to_confirm every _of matter anyone he _drew _off sandal _of_his and_he/it _gave to_neighbour _of_his and_this was_the_attestation in_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

8 And_he/it _said the_kinsman-redeemer to_Boˊaz acquire_it to/for_you(fs) and_he _drew _off sandal _of_his.

9 And_ Boˊaz _he/it _said to_elders and_all the_people are_witnesses you(pl) the_day if/because _that I _acquire DOM all _of that belonged_to_ʼElīmelek and_DOM all _of that belonged_to_Kilion and_Maḩlōn from_the _hand _of Nāˊₒmī.

10 And_also DOM Rūt the _Mōʼāⱱite_woman the _wife _of Maḩlōn I _acquire to_me to/for_(a)_woman to_raise _up the _name _of the _dead_man over inheritance _of_his and_not the _name _of it _will _be _cut _off of_the _dead_man from_with brothers _of_his and_from_the _gate _of his _place _of_his are_witnesses you(pl) the_day.

11 And_ all _of _they _said the_people which was_at_gate and_the_elders we _are_witnesses YHWH may _he _make DOM the_woman who_is_about _to _come into house _of_your like_Rāḩēl and_like_Lēʼāh who they _built the _two _of_of _them DOM the _house _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_make wealth in_ʼEfrātāh and_proclaim a _name in_house _of leḩem.

12 And_let _it _be household _of_your like_the _household _of Pereʦ whom Tāmār she _bore to_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) from the_offspring which YHWH he _will _give to/for_yourself(m) from the _young_woman (the)_this.

13 And_ Boˊaz _he/it _took DOM Rūt and_it _became to_him/it to/for_(a)_woman and_he _went to_her/it and_ YHWH _he/it _gave to/for_her/it conception and_she/it _gave _birth a _son.

14 And_they _said the_women to Nāˊₒmī YHWH be_blessed who not he _has _caused _to _cease to/for_you(fs) a _kinsman-redeemer the_day his/its_name and_may _it _be _proclaimed in_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

15 And_it _was to/for_you(fs) (into)_one_who_restores life and_to_sustain DOM age _of_your _old if/because daughter-in-law _of_your who she_loves _you she_has _given _birth _to _him who she is_good to/for_you(fs) more_than _seven sons.

16 And_ Nāˊₒmī _she/it _took DOM the_child and_she_placed _him on_bosom _of_her and_it _became to_him/it (into)_a_nurse.

17 And_they _called to_him/it the_female_neighbours a _name to_say he _has _been _born a _son to_Nāˊₒmī and_they _called his/its_name ˊŌⱱēd he was_the _father _of Yishay/(Jesse) the _father _of Dāvid.

18 and_these are_the _descendants _of Pereʦ Pereʦ he _fathered DOM Ḩeʦrōn.

19 And_Ḩeʦrōn he _fathered DOM Rām and_Rām he _fathered DOM ˊAmminādāⱱ.

20 And_ˊAmminādāⱱ he _fathered DOM Naḩshōn and_Naḩshōn he _fathered DOM Salmah.

21 And_Salmōn he _fathered DOM Boˊaz and_Boˊaz he _fathered DOM ˊŌⱱēd.

22 And_ˊŌⱱēd he _fathered DOM Yishay and_Yishay he _fathered DOM Dāvid.

4:4 OSHB variant note: ו/אדע: (x-qere) ’וְ/אֵֽדְעָה֙’: lemma_c/3045 n_1.1.1 morph_HC/Vqh1cs id_08fbk וְ/אֵֽדְעָה֙

4:5 OSHB variant note: קניתי: (x-qere) ’קָנִ֔יתָה’: lemma_7069 n_0.1 morph_HVqp2ms id_08cqw קָנִ֔יתָה

4:6 OSHB variant note: ל/גאול: (x-qere) ’לִ/גְאָל’: lemma_l/1350 a morph_HR/Vqc id_08Ynf לִ/גְאָל

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