H9002–/וְ–v

Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thyself, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go down to the floor; make not thyself known to the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.

וְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it shall be, when he lies down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall have lain down, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thyself down; and he will shew thee what thou shalt do.

וִיהִ֣י (וִ) vi. “and”וְהוּא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “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.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And now, my daughter, fear not: all that thou sayest will I do to thee; for all the gate of my people knows that thou art a woman of worth.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And now, truly I am one that has the right of redemption, yet there is one that has the right of redemption who is nearer than I.

וְעַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַ֛ם (וְ) ve. “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.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “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.

וְאֶֽחֳזִי־ (וְ) ve. “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.

וּבֹ֨עַז (וּ) u. “and”וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “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].

וַאֲנִ֨י (וַ) va. “and”וְנֶ֣גֶד (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵֽדְעָה֙ (וְ) ve. “so”וְאָנֹכִ֖י (וְ) ve. “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.

וּ֠מֵאֵת (וּ֠) U. “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.

וְזֹאת֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְזֹ֥את (וְ) ve. “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;

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֛ת (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַחְל֑וֹן (וּ) u. “and”

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.

וְגַ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִשַּׁ֣עַר (וּ) u. “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;

וְהַזְּקֵנִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְלֵאָה֙ (וּ) u. “and”וַעֲשֵׂה־ (וַ) va. “and”וּקְרָא־ (וּ) u. “and”

and let thy house become like the house of Pherez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the seed which Jehovah shall give thee of this young woman.

וִיהִ֤י (וִ) vi. “so”

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!

וְיִקָּרֵ֥א (וְ) ve. “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.

וּלְכַלְכֵּ֖ל (וּ) u. “and”

Now these are the generations of Pherez. Pherez begot Hezron,

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

and Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab,

וְחֶצְרוֹן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְרָ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon,

וְעַמִּֽינָדָב֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנַחְשׁ֖וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

and Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed,

וְשַׂלְמוֹן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֹ֖עַז (וּ) u. “and”

and Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.

וְעֹבֵד֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִשַׁ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

And there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite.

וּשְׁמ֡וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And he had two wives: the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah; and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

וְלוֹ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְחַנָּ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”