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\par }\ChapOne{1}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
it
came
to
pass
in
the
days
when
the
judges
judged,
that
there
was
a
famine
in
the
land.
And
a
certain
man
of
Beth-lehem-judah
went
to
sojourn
in
the
country
of
Moab,
he,
and
his
wife,
and
his
two
sons.
\VS{2}And
the
name
of
the
man
was
Elimelech,
and
the
name
of
his
wife
Naomi,
and
the
name
of
his
two
sons
Mahlon
and
Chilion,
Ephrathites
of
Beth-lehem-judah.
And
they
came
into
the
country
of
Moab,
and
continued
there.
\VS{3}And
Elimelech,
Naomi’s
husband,
died;
and
she
was
left,
and
her
two
sons.
\VS{4}And
they
took
them
wives
of
the
women
of
Moab;
the
name
of
the
one
was
Orpah,
and
the
name
of
the
other
Ruth:
and
they
dwelt
there
about
ten
years.
\VS{5}And
Mahlon
and
Chilion
died
both
of
them;
and
the
woman
was
left
of
her
two
children
and
of
her
husband.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}Then
she
arose
with
her
daughters-in-law,
that
she
might
return
from
the
country
of
Moab:
for
she
had
heard
in
the
country
of
Moab
how
that
Jehovah
had
visited
his
people
in
giving
them
bread.
\VS{7}And
she
went
forth
out
of
the
place
where
she
was,
and
her
two
daughters-in-law
with
her;
and
they
went
on
the
way
to
return
unto
the
land
of
Judah.
\VS{8}And
Naomi
said
unto
her
two
daughters-in-law,
Go,
return
each
of
you
to
her
mother’s
house:
Jehovah
deal
kindly
with
you,
as
ye
have
dealt
with
the
dead,
and
with
me.
\VS{9}Jehovah
grant
you
that
ye
may
find
rest,
each
of
you
in
the
house
of
her
husband.
Then
she
kissed
them,
and
they
lifted
up
their
voice,
and
wept.
\VS{10}And
they
said
unto
her,
Nay,
but
we
will
return
with
thee
unto
thy
people.
\VS{11}And
Naomi
said,
Turn
again,
my
daughters:
why
will
ye
go
with
me?
have
I
yet
sons
in
my
womb,
that
they
may
be
your
husbands?
\VS{12}Turn
again,
my
daughters,
go
your
way;
for
I
am
too
old
to
have
a
husband.
If
I
should
say,
I
have
hope,
if
I
should
even
have
a
husband to-night,
and
should
also
bear
sons;
\VS{13}would
ye
therefore
tarry
till
they
were
grown?
would
ye
therefore
stay
from
having
husbands?
nay,
my
daughters,
for
it
grieveth
me
much
for
your
sakes,
for
the
hand
of
Jehovah
is
gone
forth
against
me.
\VS{14}And
they
lifted
up
their
voice,
and
wept
again:
and
Orpah
kissed
her
mother-in-law,
but
Ruth
clave
unto
her.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}And
she
said,
Behold,
thy
sister-in-law
is
gone
back
unto
her
people,
and
unto
her
god:
return
thou
after
thy
sister-in-law.
\VS{16}And
Ruth
said,
Entreat
me
not
to
leave
thee,
and
to
return
from
following
after
thee,
for
whither
thou
goest,
I
will
go;
and
where
thou
lodgest,
I
will
lodge;
thy
people
shall
be
my
people,
and
thy
God
my
God;
\VS{17}where
thou
diest,
will
I
die,
and
there
will
I
be
buried:
Jehovah
do
so
to
me,
and
more
also,
if aught
but
death
part
thee
and
me.
\VS{18}And
when
she
saw
that
she
was
stedfastly
minded
to
go
with
her,
she
left
off
speaking
unto
her.
\par }{\PP \VS{19}So
they
two
went
until
they
came
to
Beth-lehem.
And
it
came
to
pass,
when
they
were
come
to
Beth-lehem,
that
all
the
city
was
moved
about
them,
and
{\ADD{
the
women}}
said,
Is
this
Naomi?
\VS{20}And
she
said
unto
them,
Call
me
not
Naomi,
call
me
Mara;
for
the
Almighty
hath
dealt
very
bitterly
with
me.
\VS{21}I
went
out
full,
and
Jehovah
hath
brought
me
home
again
empty;
why
call
ye
me
Naomi,
seeing
Jehovah
hath
testified
against
me,
and
the
Almighty
hath
afflicted
me?
\VS{22}So
Naomi
returned,
and
Ruth
the
Moabitess,
her
daughter-in-law,
with
her,
who
returned
out
of
the
country
of
Moab:
and
they
came
to
Beth-lehem
in
the
beginning
of
barley
harvest.

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
Naomi
had
a
kinsman
of
her
husband’s,
a
mighty
man
of
wealth,
of
the
family
of
Elimelech,
and
his
name
was
Boaz.
\VS{2}And
Ruth
the
Moabitess
said
unto
Naomi,
Let
me
now
go
to
the
field,
and
glean
among
the
ears
of
grain
after
him
in
whose
sight
I
shall
find
favor.
And
she
said
unto
her,
Go,
my
daughter.
\VS{3}And
she
went,
and
came
and
gleaned
in
the
field
after
the
reapers:
and
her
hap
was
to
light
on
the
portion
of
the
field belonging
unto
Boaz,
who
was
of
the
family
of
Elimelech.
\VS{4}And,
behold,
Boaz
came
from
Beth-lehem,
and
said
unto
the
reapers,
Jehovah
be
with
you.
And
they
answered
him,
Jehovah
bless
thee.
\VS{5}Then
said
Boaz
unto
his
servant
that
was
set
over
the
reapers,
Whose
damsel
is
this?
\VS{6}And
the
servant
that
was
set
over
the
reapers
answered
and
said,
It
is
the
Moabitish
damsel
that
came
back
with
Naomi
out
of
the
country
of
Moab:
\VS{7}and
she
said,
Let
me
glean,
I
pray
you,
and
gather
after
the
reapers
among
the
sheaves.
So
she
came,
and
hath
continued
even
from
the
morning
until
now,
save
that
she
tarried
a
little
in
the
house.
\par }{\PP \VS{8}Then
said
Boaz
unto
Ruth,
Hearest
thou
not,
my
daughter?
Go
not
to
glean
in
another
field,
neither
pass
from
hence,
but
abide
here
fast
by
my
maidens.
\VS{9}Let
thine
eyes
be
on
the
field
that
they
do
reap,
and
go
thou
after
them:
have
I
not
charged
the
young
men
that
they
shall
not
touch
thee?
and
when
thou
art
athirst,
go
unto
the
vessels,
and
drink
of
that
which
the
young
men
have
drawn.
\VS{10}Then
she
fell
on
her
face,
and
bowed
herself
to
the
ground,
and
said
unto
him,
Why
have
I
found
favor
in
thy
sight,
that
thou shouldest
take
knowledge
of
me,
seeing
I
am
a
foreigner?
\VS{11}And
Boaz
answered
and
said
unto
her,
It
hath
fully
been
showed
me,
all
that
thou
hast
done
unto
thy
mother-in-law
since
the
death
of
thy
husband;
and
how
thou
hast
left
thy
father
and
thy
mother,
and
the
land
of
thy
nativity,
and
art
come
unto
a
people
that
thou
knewest
not
heretofore.
\VS{12}Jehovah
recompense
thy
work,
and
a
full
reward
be
given
thee
of
Jehovah,
the
God
of
Israel,
under
whose
wings
thou
art
come
to
take
refuge.
\VS{13}Then
she
said,
Let
me
find
favor
in
thy
sight,
my
lord,
for
that
thou
hast
comforted
me,
and
for
that
thou
hast
spoken
kindly
unto
thy
handmaid,
though
I
be
not
as
one
of
thy
handmaidens.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}And
at meal-time
Boaz
said
unto
her,
Come
hither,
and
eat
of
the
bread,
and
dip
thy
morsel
in
the
vinegar.
And
she
sat
beside
the
reapers,
and
they
reached
her
parched
grain,
and
she
did
eat,
and
was
sufficed,
and
left
thereof.
\VS{15}And
when
she
was
risen
up
to
glean,
Boaz
commanded
his
young
men,
saying,
Let
her
glean
even
among
the
sheaves,
and
reproach
her
not.
\VS{16}And
also
pull
out
some
for
her
from
the
bundles,
and
leave
it,
and
let
her
glean,
and
rebuke
her
not.
\par }{\PP \VS{17}So
she
gleaned
in
the
field
until
even;
and
she
beat
out
that
which
she
had
gleaned,
and
it
was
about
an
ephah
of
barley.
\VS{18}And
she
took
it
up,
and
went
into
the
city;
and
her
mother-in-law
saw
what
she
had
gleaned:
and
she
brought
forth
and
gave
to
her
that
which
she
had
left
after
she
was
sufficed.
\VS{19}And
her
mother-in-law
said
unto
her,
Where
hast
thou
gleaned to-day?
and
where
hast
thou
wrought?
blessed
be
he
that
did
take
knowledge
of
thee.
And
she
showed
her
mother-in-law
with
whom
she
had
wrought,
and
said,
The
man’s
name
with
whom
I
wrought to-day
is
Boaz.
\VS{20}And
Naomi
said
unto
her
daughter-in-law,
Blessed
be
he
of
Jehovah,
who
hath
not
left
off
his
kindness
to
the
living
and
to
the
dead.
And
Naomi
said
unto
her,
The
man
is
nigh
of
kin
unto
us,
one
of
our
near
kinsmen.
\VS{21}And
Ruth
the
Moabitess
said,
Yea,
he
said
unto
me,
Thou shalt
keep
fast
by
my
young
men,
until
they
have
ended
all
my
harvest.
\VS{22}And
Naomi
said
unto
Ruth
her
daughter-in-law,
It
is
good,
my
daughter,
that
thou
go
out
with
his
maidens,
and
that
they
meet
thee
not
in
any
other
field.
\VS{23}So
she
kept
fast
by
the
maidens
of
Boaz,
to
glean
unto
the
end
of
barley
harvest
and
of
wheat
harvest;
and
she
dwelt
with
her
mother-in-law.

\par }\Chap{3}{\PP \VerseOne{1}And
Naomi
her
mother-in-law
said
unto
her,
My
daughter,
shall
I
not
seek
rest
for
thee,
that
it
may
be
well
with
thee?
\VS{2}And
now
is
not
Boaz
our
kinsman,
with
whose
maidens
thou wast?
Behold,
he
winnoweth
barley to-night
in
the threshing-floor.
\VS{3}Wash
thyself
therefore,
and
anoint
thee,
and
put
thy
raiment
upon
thee,
and
get
thee
down
to
the threshing-floor,
but
make
not
thyself
known
unto
the
man,
until
he
shall
have
done
eating
and
drinking.
\VS{4}And
it
shall
be,
when
he
lieth
down,
that
thou shalt
mark
the
place
where
he
shall
lie,
and
thou shalt
go
in,
and
uncover
his
feet,
and
lay
thee
down;
and
he
will
tell
thee
what
thou shalt
do.
\VS{5}And
she
said
unto
her,
All
that
thou
sayest
I
will
do.
\par }{\PP \VS{6}And
she
went
down
unto
the threshing-floor,
and
did
according
to
all
that
her
mother-in-law
bade
her.
\VS{7}And
when
Boaz
had
eaten
and
drunk,
and
his
heart
was
merry,
he
went
to
lie
down
at
the
end
of
the
heap
of
grain:
and
she
came
softly,
and
uncovered
his
feet,
and
laid
her
down.
\VS{8}And
it
came
to
pass
at
midnight,
that
the
man
was
afraid,
and
turned
himself;
and,
behold,
a
woman
lay
at
his
feet.
\VS{9}And
he
said,
Who
art
thou?
And
she
answered,
I
am
Ruth
thy
handmaid:
spread
therefore
thy
skirt
over
thy
handmaid;
for
thou
art
a
near
kinsman.
\VS{10}And
he
said,
Blessed
be
thou
of
Jehovah,
my
daughter:
thou
hast
showed
more
kindness
in
the
latter
end
than
at
the
beginning,
inasmuch
as
thou
followedst
not
young
men,
whether
poor
or
rich.
\VS{11}And
now,
my
daughter,
fear
not;
I
will
do
to
thee
all
that
thou
sayest;
for
all
the
city
of
my
people
doth
know
that
thou
art
a
worthy
woman.
\VS{12}And
now
it
is
true
that
I
am
a
near
kinsman;
howbeit
there
is
a
kinsman
nearer
than
I.
\VS{13}Tarry
this
night,
and
it
shall
be
in
the
morning,
that
if
he
will
perform
unto
thee
the
part
of
a
kinsman,
well;
let
him
do
the kinsman’s
part:
but
if
he
will
not
do
the
part
of
a
kinsman
to
thee,
then
will
I
do
the
part
of
a
kinsman
to
thee,
as
Jehovah
liveth:
lie
down
until
the
morning.
\par }{\PP \VS{14}And
she
lay
at
his
feet
until
the
morning:
and
she
rose
up
before
one
could
discern
another.
For
he
said,
Let
it
not
be
known
that
the
woman
came
to
the threshing-floor.
\VS{15}And
he
said,
Bring
the
mantle
that
is
upon
thee,
and
hold
it;
and
she
held
it;
and
he
measured
six
{\ADD{
measures}}
of
barley,
and
laid
it
on
her:
and
he
went
into
the
city.
\VS{16}And
when
she
came
to
her
mother-in-law,
she
said,
Who
art
thou,
my
daughter?
And
she
told
her
all
that
the
man
had
done
to
her.
\VS{17}And
she
said,
These
six
{\ADD{
measures}}
of
barley
gave
he
me;
for
he
said,
Go
not
empty
unto
thy
mother-in-law.
\VS{18}Then
said
she,
Sit
still,
my
daughter,
until
thou
know
how
the
matter
will
fall;
for
the
man
will
not
rest,
until
he
have
finished
the
thing
this
day.

\par }\Chap{4}{\PP \VerseOne{1}Now
Boaz
went
up
to
the
gate,
and
sat
him
down
there:
and,
behold,
the
near
kinsman
of
whom
Boaz
spake
came
by;
unto
whom
he
said,
Ho,
such
a
one!
turn
aside,
sit
down
here.
And
he
turned
aside,
and
sat
down.
\VS{2}And
he
took
ten
men
of
the
elders
of
the
city,
and
said,
Sit
ye
down
here.
And
they
sat
down.
\VS{3}And
he
said
unto
the
near
kinsman,
Naomi,
that
is
come
again
out
of
the
country
of
Moab,
selleth
the
parcel
of
land,
which
was
our
brother
Elimelech’s:
\VS{4}and
I
thought
to
disclose
it
unto
thee,
saying,
Buy
it
before
them
that
sit
here,
and
before
the
elders
of
my
people.
If
thou
wilt
redeem
it,
redeem
it:
but
if
thou
wilt
not
redeem
it,
then
tell
me,
that
I
may
know;
for
there
is
none
to
redeem
it
besides
thee;
and
I
am
after
thee.
And
he
said,
I
will
redeem
it.
\VS{5}Then
said
Boaz,
What
day
thou
buyest
the
field
of
the
hand
of
Naomi,
thou
must
buy
it
also
of
Ruth
the
Moabitess,
the
wife
of
the
dead,
to
raise
up
the
name
of
the
dead
upon
his
inheritance.
\VS{6}And
the
near
kinsman
said,
I
cannot
redeem
it
for
myself,
lest
I
mar
mine
own
inheritance:
take
thou
my
right
of
redemption
on
thee;
for
I
cannot
redeem
it.
\par }{\PP \VS{7}Now
this
was
{\ADD{
the
custom}}
in
former
time
in
Israel
concerning
redeeming
and
concerning exchanging,
to
confirm
all
things:
a
man
drew
off
his
shoe,
and
gave
it
to
his
neighbor;
and
this
was
the
{\ADD{
manner
of}}
attestation
in
Israel.
\VS{8}So
the
near
kinsman
said
unto
Boaz,
Buy
it
for
thyself.
And
he
drew
off
his
shoe.
\VS{9}And
Boaz
said
unto
the
elders,
and
unto
all
the
people,
Ye
are
witnesses
this
day,
that
I
have
bought
all
that
was
Elimelech’s,
and
all
that
was
Chilion’s
and
Mahlon’s,
of
the
hand
of
Naomi.
\VS{10}Moreover
Ruth
the
Moabitess,
the
wife
of
Mahlon,
have
I
purchased
to
be
my
wife,
to
raise
up
the
name
of
the
dead
upon
his
inheritance,
that
the
name
of
the
dead
be
not
cut
off
from
among
his
brethren,
and
from
the
gate
of
his
place:
ye
are
witnesses
this
day.
\VS{11}And
all
the
people
that
were
in
the
gate,
and
the
elders,
said,
We
are
witnesses.
Jehovah
make
the
woman
that
is
come
into
thy
house
like
Rachel
and
like
Leah,
which
two
did
build
the
house
of
Israel:
and
do
thou
worthily
in
Ephrathah,
and
be
famous
in
Beth-lehem:
\VS{12}and
let
thy
house
be
like
the
house
of
Perez,
whom
Tamar
bare
unto
Judah,
of
the
seed
which
Jehovah
shall
give
thee
of
this
young
woman.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}So
Boaz
took
Ruth,
and
she
became
his
wife;
and
he
went
in
unto
her,
and
Jehovah
gave
her
conception,
and
she
bare
a
son.
\VS{14}And
the
women
said
unto
Naomi,
Blessed
be
Jehovah,
who
hath
not
left
thee
this
day
without
a
near
kinsman;
and
let
his
name
be
famous
in
Israel.
\VS{15}And
he
shall
be
unto
thee
a
restorer
of
life,
and
a
nourisher
of
thine
old
age,
for
thy
daughter-in-law,
who
loveth
thee,
who
is
better
to
thee
than
seven
sons,
hath
borne
him.
\VS{16}And
Naomi
took
the
child,
and
laid
it
in
her
bosom,
and
became
nurse
unto
it.
\VS{17}And
the
women
her
neighbors
gave
it
a
name,
saying,
There
is
a
son
born
to
Naomi;
and
they
called
his
name
Obed:
he
is
the
father
of
Jesse,
the
father
of
David.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Now
these
are
the
generations
of
Perez:
Perez
begat
Hezron,
\VS{19}and
Hezron
begat
Ram,
and
Ram
begat
Amminadab,
\VS{20}and
Amminadab
begat
Nahshon,
and
Nahshon
begat
Salmon,
\VS{21}and
Salmon
begat
Boaz,
and
Boaz
begat
Obed,
\VS{22}and
Obed
begat
Jesse,
and
Jesse
begat
David.
\par }