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1Meanwhile Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom [he] had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down. 1וּבֹ֨עַז עָלָ֣ה הַשַּׁעַר֮ וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב שָׁם֒ וְהִנֵּ֨ה הַגֹּאֵ֤ל עֹבֵר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּר־ בֹּ֔עַז וַיֹּ֛אמֶר ס֥וּרָה שְׁבָה־ פֹּ֖ה פְּלֹנִ֣י אַלְמֹנִ֑י וַיָּ֖סַר וַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃
2Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so. 2וַיִּקַּ֞ח עֲשָׂרָ֧ה אֲנָשִׁ֛ים מִזִּקְנֵ֥י הָעִ֖יר וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁבוּ־ פֹ֑ה וַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃
3And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling a piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech. 3וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לַגֹּאֵ֔ל חֶלְקַת֙ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְאָחִ֖ינוּ לֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ מָכְרָ֣ה נָעֳמִ֔י הַשָּׁ֖בָה מִשְּׂדֵ֥ה מוֹאָֽב׃
4I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem [it], tell me so I may know, because [there is] no one but you to redeem [it], and I [am] next after you.” “I will redeem [it],” he replied. 4וַאֲנִ֨י אָמַ֜רְתִּי אֶגְלֶ֧ה אָזְנְךָ֣ לֵאמֹ֗ר קְ֠נֵה נֶ֥גֶד הַֽיֹּשְׁבִים֮ וְנֶ֣גֶד זִקְנֵ֣י עַמִּי֒ אִם־ תִּגְאַל֙ גְּאָ֔ל וְאִם־ לֹ֨א יִגְאַ֜ל הַגִּ֣ידָה לִּ֗י [ואדע] (וְאֵֽדְעָה֙) כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין זוּלָֽתְךָ֙ לִגְא֔וֹל וְאָנֹכִ֖י אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָנֹכִ֥י אֶגְאָֽל׃
5Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.” 5וַיֹּ֣אמֶר בֹּ֔עַז בְּיוֹם־ קְנוֹתְךָ֥ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה מִיַּ֣ד נָעֳמִ֑י וּ֠מֵאֵת ר֣וּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה אֵֽשֶׁת־ הַמֵּת֙ [קניתי] (קָנִ֔יתָה) לְהָקִ֥ים שֵׁם־ הַמֵּ֖ת עַל־ נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃
6The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.” 6וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַגֹּאֵ֗ל לֹ֤א אוּכַל֙ [לגאול־] (לִגְאָל־) לִ֔י פֶּן־ אַשְׁחִ֖ית אֶת־ נַחֲלָתִ֑י גְּאַל־ לְךָ֤ אַתָּה֙ אֶת־ גְּאֻלָּתִ֔י כִּ֥י לֹא־ אוּכַ֖ל לִגְאֹֽל׃
7(Now in former times in Israel, concerning the redemption or exchange of property, to make any matter legally binding a man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party, and this [was] a confirmation in Israel.) 7וְזֹאת֩ לְפָנִ֨ים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל עַל־ הַגְּאוּלָּ֤ה וְעַל־ הַתְּמוּרָה֙ לְקַיֵּ֣ם כָּל־ דָּבָ֔ר שָׁלַ֥ף אִ֛ישׁ נַעֲל֖וֹ וְנָתַ֣ן לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ וְזֹ֥את הַתְּעוּדָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
8So the kinsman-redeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz, “Buy [it] for yourself.” 8וַיֹּ֧אמֶר הַגֹּאֵ֛ל לְבֹ֖עַז קְנֵה־ לָ֑ךְ וַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ף נַעֲלֽוֹ׃
9At this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. 9וַיֹּאמֶר֩ בֹּ֨עַז לַזְּקֵנִ֜ים וְכָל־ הָעָ֗ם עֵדִ֤ים אַתֶּם֙ הַיּ֔וֹם כִּ֤י קָנִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־ כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְאֵ֛ת כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְכִלְי֖וֹן וּמַחְל֑וֹן מִיַּ֖ד נָעֳמִֽי׃
10Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.” 10וְגַ֣ם אֶת־ ר֣וּת הַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩ אֵ֨שֶׁת מַחְל֜וֹן קָנִ֧יתִי לִ֣י לְאִשָּׁ֗ה לְהָקִ֤ים שֵׁם־ הַמֵּת֙ עַל־ נַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹ וְלֹא־ יִכָּרֵ֧ת שֵׁם־ הַמֵּ֛ת מֵעִ֥ם אֶחָ֖יו וּמִשַּׁ֣עַר מְקוֹמ֑וֹ עֵדִ֥ים אַתֶּ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם׃
11“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem. 11וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ כָּל־ הָעָ֧ם אֲשֶׁר־ בַּשַּׁ֛עַר וְהַזְּקֵנִ֖ים עֵדִ֑ים יִתֵּן֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֶֽת־ הָאִשָּׁ֜ה הַבָּאָ֣ה אֶל־ בֵּיתֶ֗ךָ כְּרָחֵ֤ל ׀ וּכְלֵאָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּנ֤וּ שְׁתֵּיהֶם֙ אֶת־ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַעֲשֵׂה־ חַ֣יִל בְּאֶפְרָ֔תָה וּקְרָא־ שֵׁ֖ם בְּבֵ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃
12And may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring the LORD will give you by this young woman.” 12וִיהִ֤י בֵֽיתְךָ֙ כְּבֵ֣ית פֶּ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־ יָלְדָ֥ה תָמָ֖ר לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה מִן־ הַזֶּ֗רַע אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ לְךָ֔ מִן־ הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת׃
13So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. And he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. 13וַיִּקַּ֨ח בֹּ֤עַז אֶת־ רוּת֙ וַתְּהִי־ ל֣וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֖א אֵלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה לָ֛הּ הֵרָי֖וֹן וַתֵּ֥לֶד בֵּֽן׃
14Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed [be] the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel. 14וַתֹּאמַ֤רְנָה הַנָּשִׁים֙ אֶֽל־ נָעֳמִ֔י בָּר֣וּךְ יְהוָ֔ה אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹ֣א הִשְׁבִּ֥ית לָ֛ךְ גֹּאֵ֖ל הַיּ֑וֹם וְיִקָּרֵ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
15He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.” 15וְהָ֤יָה לָךְ֙ לְמֵשִׁ֣יב נֶ֔פֶשׁ וּלְכַלְכֵּ֖ל אֶת־ שֵׂיבָתֵ֑ךְ כִּ֣י כַלָּתֵ֤ךְ אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־ אֲהֵבַ֙תֶךְ֙ יְלָדַ֔תּוּ אֲשֶׁר־ הִיא֙ ט֣וֹבָה לָ֔ךְ מִשִּׁבְעָ֖ה בָּנִֽים׃
16And Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a nurse to him. 16וַתִּקַּ֨ח נָעֳמִ֤י אֶת־ הַיֶּ֙לֶד֙ וַתְּשִׁתֵ֣הוּ בְחֵיקָ֔הּ וַתְּהִי־ ל֖וֹ לְאֹמֶֽנֶת׃
17The neighbor women said, “A son has been born to Naomi,” and they named him Obed. He [became] the father of Jesse, the father of David. 17וַתִּקְרֶאנָה֩ ל֨וֹ הַשְּׁכֵנ֥וֹת שֵׁם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יֻלַּד־ בֵּ֖ן לְנָעֳמִ֑י וַתִּקְרֶ֤אנָֽה שְׁמוֹ֙ עוֹבֵ֔ד ה֥וּא אֲבִי־ יִשַׁ֖י אֲבִ֥י דָוִֽד׃ פ
18Now these [are] the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron, 18וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ תּוֹלְד֣וֹת פָּ֔רֶץ פֶּ֖רֶץ הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־ חֶצְרֽוֹן׃
19Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab, 19וְחֶצְרוֹן֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ רָ֔ם וְרָ֖ם הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־ עַמִּֽינָדָֽב׃
20Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon, 20וְעַמִּֽינָדָב֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ נַחְשׁ֔וֹן וְנַחְשׁ֖וֹן הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־ שַׂלְמָֽה׃
21Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed, 21וְשַׂלְמוֹן֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ בֹּ֔עַז וּבֹ֖עַז הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־ עוֹבֵֽד׃
22Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David. 22וְעֹבֵד֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־ יִשָׁ֔י וְיִשַׁ֖י הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת־ דָּוִֽד׃
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