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So take a bath, and, after rubbing your body with sweet oil, put on your best robe, and go down to the grain-floor; but do not let him see you till he has come to the end of his meal.

לָאִ֔ישׁ (לָ) la. “to the”לֶאֱכֹ֥ל (לֶ) le. “to”וְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

But see to it, when he goes to rest, that you take note of the place where he is sleeping, and go in there, and, uncovering his feet, take your place by him; and he will say what you are to do.

לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”

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.

לִשְׁכַּ֖ב (לִ) li “to”

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.

לַֽיהוָה֙ (לַֽ) la. “by”לְבִלְתִּי־ (לְ) le. “to”

And now, my daughter, have no fear; I will do for you whatever you say: for it is clear to all my townspeople that you are a woman of virtue.

לָּ֑ךְ (לָּ֑) La “for <the>”

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.

לְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְ (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לָ֔הּ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “for <the>”

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.

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “to <the>”

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:

לַגֹּאֵ֔ל (לַ) la. “to the”לְאָחִ֖ינוּ (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”לֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ (לֶ) le. “to”

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

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִּ֗י (לִּ֗) L “to <the>”לִגְא֔וֹל (לִ) li “[is] to”

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.

לְהָקִ֥ים (לְ) le. “to”

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.

לִגְאָל (לִ) li “to”לִ֔י (לִ֔) l “for <the>”לְךָ֤ (לְ) le. “for <the>”לִגְאֹֽל׃ (לִ) li “to”

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.

לְפָנִ֨ים (לְ) le. “<to>”לְקַיֵּ֣ם (לְ) le. “to”לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ (לְ) le. “to”

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

לְבֹ֖עַז (לְ) le. “to”לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “for <the>”

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.

לַזְּקֵנִ֜ים (לַ) la. “to the”לֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְ (לֶֽ) le. “[belonged] to”לְכִלְי֖וֹן (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”

And, further, I have taken Ruth, the Moabitess, who was the wife of Mahlon, to be my wife, to keep the name of the dead man living in his heritage, so that his name may not be cut off from among his countrymen, and from the memory of his town: you are wi

לִ֣י (לִ֣) l “for <the>”לְאִשָּׁ֗ה (לְ) le. “to”לְהָקִ֤ים (לְ) le. “to”

May your family be like the family of Perez, the son whom Tamar gave to Judah, from the offspring which the Lord may give you by this young woman.

לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה (לִֽ) li. “to”לְךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

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.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “of”לְאִשָּׁ֔ה (לְ) le. “<into>”לָ֛הּ (לָ֛) la “to <the>”

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.

לָ֛ךְ (לָ֛) la “to <the>”

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.

לָךְ֙ (לָ) lo “for <the>”לְמֵשִׁ֣יב (לְ) le. “<into>”וּלְכַלְכֵּ֖ל (לְ) le. “to”לָ֔ךְ (לָ֔) La “to <the>”

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

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “of”לְאֹמֶֽנֶת׃ (לְ) le. “<into>”

And the women who were her neighbours gave it a name, saying, Naomi has a child; and they gave him the name of Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

ל֨וֹ (ל֨) l “<to> <the>”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְנָעֳמִ֑י (לְ) le. “to”

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

וְלוֹ֙ (ל) L “[belonged] to <the>”לִפְנִנָּה֙ (לִ) li “to”וּלְחַנָּ֖ה (לְ) le. “[belonged] to”

Now this man went up from his town every year to give worship and to make offerings to the Lord of armies in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, were there.

לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֧ת (לְ) le. “to”וְלִזְבֹּ֛חַ (לִ) li “to”לַיהוָ֥ה (לַ) la. “to”לַיהוָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “of”

And when the day came for Elkanah to make his offering, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, their part of the feast:

לִפְנִנָּ֣ה (לִ) li “to”וּֽלְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”