H9001–/וַ–v

And she went down to the floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law had bidden her.

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

And Boaz ate and drank, and his heart was merry, and he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn. Then she went softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid herself down.

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”

And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was startled, and turned himself; and behold, a woman lay at his feet.

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

And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth, thy handmaid: spread thy skirt over thy handmaid; for thou hast the right of redemption.

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

And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter! Thou hast shewn more kindness at the end than at the first, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Stay over to-night, and it shall be in the morning, if he will redeem thee, well -- let him redeem; but if he like not to redeem thee, then will I redeem thee, [ergänzt: as] Jehovah liveth. Lie down until the morning.

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

And she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the threshing-floor.

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

And he said, Bring the cloak that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And she held it, and he measured six [ergänzt: measures] of barley, and laid [ergänzt: it] on her; and he went into the city.

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

And she came to her mother-in-law; and she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.

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

And she said, These six [ergänzt: measures] of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty to thy mother-in-law.

וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

Then she said, Be still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest until he have completed the matter this day.

וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And Boaz went up to the gate, and sat down there. And behold, he that had the right of redemption, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. And he said, Thou, such a one, turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside and sat down.

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

And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit down here. And they sat down.

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

And he said to him that had the right of redemption: Naomi, who is come back out of the country of Moab, sells the allotment that was our brother Elimelech's.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And I thought I would apprise thee of it and say, Buy [ergänzt: it] in the presence of the inhabitants, and in the presence of the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem [ergänzt: it], redeem; but if thou wilt not redeem, tell me, that I may know; for there is none to redeem besides thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem [ergänzt: it].

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Boaz said, On the day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy [ergänzt: it] also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he that had the right of redemption said, I cannot redeem [ergänzt: it] for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance. Redeem thou for thyself what I should redeem, for I cannot redeem [ergänzt: it].

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Now this [ergänzt: was the custom] in former time in Israel concerning redemption and concerning exchange, to confirm the whole matter: a man drew off his sandal, and gave it to his neighbour, and this was the [ergänzt: mode of] attestation in Israel.

וְנָתַ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And he that had the right of redemption said to Boaz, Buy for thyself; and he drew off his sandal.

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

And Boaz said to the elders and 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;

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”

And all the people that were in the gate and the elders said, [ergänzt: We are] witnesses. Jehovah make the woman that cometh into thy house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel; and acquire power in Ephratah, and make thyself a name in Bethlehem;

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in unto her, and Jehovah gave her conception, and she bore 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, Blessed be Jehovah who hath not left thee this day without one that has the right of redemption, and may his name be famous in Israel!

וַתֹּאמַ֤רְנָה (וַ) va. “and”

And he shall be to thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age; for thy daughter-in-law who loves thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, has borne him.

וְהָ֤יָה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse to it.

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