H9001–/וַ–v

So she went down to the grain-floor and did all her mother-in-law had said to her.

וַתֵּ֖רֶד (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּ֕עַשׂ (וַ) va. “and”

Now when Boaz had taken meat and drink, and his heart was glad, he went to take his rest at the end of the mass of grain; then she came softly and, uncovering his feet, went to rest.

וַיֹּ֨אכַל (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּשְׁתְּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּיטַ֣ב (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֕א (וַ) va “and”וַתָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּגַ֥ל (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ (וַ) va. “and”

Now in the middle of the night, the man awaking from his sleep in fear, and lifting himself up, saw a woman stretched at his feet.

וַיְהִי֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּחֱרַ֥ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּפֵ֑ת (וַ) va “and”

And he said, Who are you? And she answering said, I am your servant Ruth: take your servant as wife, for you are a near relation.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤ (וּ) u. “and”

And he said, May the Lord give you his blessing, my daughter: even better than what you did at the first is this last kind act you have done, in not going after young men, with or without wealth.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Take your rest here tonight; and in the morning, if he will do for you what it is right for a relation to do, very well, let him do so: but if he will not, then by the living Lord I myself will do so.

וְהָיָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְ (וּ) u. “and”

And she took her rest at his feet till the morning: and she got up before it was light enough for one to see another. And he said, Let it not come to anyone's knowledge that the woman came to the grain-floor.

וַתִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּ֕קָם (וַ) va. “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he said, Take your robe, stretching it out in your hands: and she did so, and he took six measures of grain and put them into it, and gave it her to take: and she went back to the town.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתֹּ֣אחֶז (וַ) va. “and”וַיָּ֤מָד (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣שֶׁת (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”

And when she came back her mother-in-law said to her, How did it go with you, my daughter? And she gave her an account of all the man had done to her.

וַתָּבוֹא֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּ֨גֶּד־ (וַ) va. “and”

And she said, He gave me these six measures of grain, saying, Do not go back to your mother-in-law with nothing in your hands.

וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

Then she said, Do nothing now, my daughter, till you see what will come of this; for the man will take no rest till he has put this thing through.

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And Boaz went up to the public place of the town, and took his seat there: and the near relation of whom he had been talking came by; and Boaz, crying out to him by name, said, Come and be seated here. And he came and was seated.

וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖סַר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃ (וַ) va “and”

Then he got ten of the responsible men of the town, and said, Be seated here. And they took their seats.

וַיִּקַּ֞ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

Then he said to the near relation, Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is offering for a price that bit of land which was our brother Elimelech's:

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And it was in my mind to give you the chance of taking it, with the approval of those seated here and of the responsible men of my people. If you are ready to do what it is right for a relation to do, then do it: but if you will not do it, say so to me n

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Boaz said, On the day when you take this field, you will have to take with it Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, so that you may keep the name of the dead living in his heritage.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the near relation said, I am not able to do the relation's part, for fear of damaging the heritage I have: you may do it in my place, for I am not able to do it myself.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Now, in earlier times this was the way in Israel when property was taken over by a near relation, or when there was a change of owner. To make the exchange certain one man took off his shoe and gave it to the other; and this was a witness in Israel.

וְנָתַ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”

So the near relation said to Boaz, Take it for yourself. And he took off his shoe.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ף (וַ) va “and”

Then Boaz said to the responsible men and to all the people, You are witnesses today that I have taken at a price from Naomi all the property which was Elimelech's, and everything which was Chilion's and Mahlon's.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”

And all the people who were in the public place, and the responsible men, said, We are witnesses. May the Lord make this woman, who is about to come into your house, like Rachel and Leah, which two were the builders of the house of Israel: and may you ha

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and the Lord made her with child and she gave birth to a son.

וַיִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַתְּהִי־ (וַ) va. “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּ֥לֶד (וַ) va. “and”

And the women said to Naomi, A blessing on the Lord, who has not let you be this day without a near relation, and may his name be great in Israel.

וַתֹּאמַ֤רְנָה (וַ) va. “and”

He will be a giver of new life to you, and your comforter when you are old, for your daughter-in-law, who, in her love for you, is better than seven sons, has given birth to him.

וְהָ֤יָה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it.

וַתִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּשִׁתֵ֣הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּהִי־ (וַ) va. “and”