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And the people were moved with pity for Benjamin, because the Lord had let his wrath loose on the tribes of Israel.

וְהָעָ֥ם (הָ) ha. “the”

Then the responsible men of the meeting said, What are we to do about wives for the rest of them, seeing that the women of Benjamin are dead?

הָעֵדָ֔ה (הָ) ha. “the”

And they said, See, every year there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh, which is to the north of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway which goes up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ (הַ) ha. “the”הָעֹלָ֥ה (הָ) ha. “which”

And watching; and if the daughters of Shiloh come out to take part in the dances, then come from the vine-gardens and take a wife for every one of you from among the daughters of Shiloh, and go back to the land of Benjamin.

הַכְּרָמִ֔ים (הַ) ha. “the”

So the men of Benjamin did this, and got wives for themselves for every one of their number, taking them away by force from the dance; then they went back to their heritage, building up their towns and living in them.

הַמְּחֹלְל֖וֹת (הַ) ha. “the”הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים (הֶ֣) he. “the”

Then the children of Israel went away from there, every man to his tribe and his family, every man went back to his heritage.

הַהִ֔יא (הַ) ha. “<the>”

In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did what seemed right to him.

הָהֵ֔ם (הָ) ha. “<the>”הַיָּשָׁ֥ר (הַ) hai. “the”

Now there came a time, in the days of the judges, when there was no food in the land. And a certain man went from Beth-lehem-judah, he and his wife and his two sons, to make a living-place in the country of Moab.

הַשֹּׁפְטִ֔ים (הַ) ha. “the”

And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and were there for some time.

הָאִ֣ישׁ (הָ) ha. “the”

And they took two women of Moab as their wives: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth; and they went on living there for about ten years.

הָֽאַחַת֙ (הָֽ) ha. “the”הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית (הַ) ha. “the”

And Mahlon and Chilion came to their end; and the woman was without her two sons and her husband.

הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה (הָֽ) ha. “the”

And she went out of the place where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on their way to go back to the land of Judah.

הַמָּקוֹם֙ (הַ) ha. “the”

And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go back to your mothers' houses: may the Lord be good to you as you have been good to the dead and to me:

הַמֵּתִ֖ים (הַ) ha. “the”

Go back, my daughters, and go on your way; I am so old now that I may not have another husband. If I said, I have hopes, if I had a husband tonight, and might have sons,

הַלַּ֙יְלָה֙ (הַ) ha. “this”

Wherever death comes to you, death will come to me, and there will be my last resting-place; the Lord do so to me and more if we are parted by anything but death.

הַמָּ֔וֶת (הַ) ha. “<the>”

So the two of them went on till they came to Beth-lehem. And when they came to Beth-lehem all the town was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?

הָעִיר֙ (הָ) ha. “the”

So Naomi came back out of the country of Moab, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her; and they came to Beth-lehem in the first days of the grain-cutting.

הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה (הַ) ha. “the”הַשָּׁ֖בָה (הַ) ha. “who”

And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Now let me go into the field and take up the heads of grain after him in whose eyes I may have grace. And she said to her, Go, my daughter.

הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜ה (הַ) ha. “the”הַשָּׂדֶה֙ (הַ) ha. “the”

And she went, and came and took up the heads of grain in the field after the cutters; and by chance she went into that part of the field which was the property of Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.

הַקֹּצְרִ֑ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַשָּׂדֶה֙ (הַ) ha. “the”

Then Boaz said to his servant who was in authority over the cutters, Whose girl is this?

הַנִּצָּ֖ב (הַ) ha. “who”הַקּֽוֹצְרִ֑ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַנַּעֲרָ֥ה (הַ) ha. “the”הַזֹּֽאת׃ (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And the servant who was in authority over the cutters said, It is a Moabite girl who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab;

הַנַּ֛עַר (הַ) ha. “the”הַנִּצָּ֥ב (הַ) ha. “who”הַקּוֹצְרִ֖ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַשָּׁ֥בָה (הַ) ha. “who”

And she said to me, Let me come into the grain-field and take up the grain after the cutters. So she came, and has been here from morning till now, without resting even for a minute.

הַקּוֹצְרִ֑ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ (הַ) ha. “this”הַבַּ֖יִת (הַ) ha. “the”

Keep your eyes on the field they are cutting, and go after them; have I not given orders to the young men not to put a hand on you? And when you are in need of drink go to the vessels and take of what the young men have put there.

הַנְּעָרִ֖ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַכֵּלִ֔ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַנְּעָרִֽים׃ (הַ) ha. “the”

And at meal-time Boaz said to her, Come here, and take some of the bread, and put your bit into the wine. And she took her seat among the grain-cutters: and he gave her dry grain, and she took it, and there was more than enough for her meal.

הָאֹ֗כֶל (הָ) ha. “the”הַלֶּ֔חֶם (הַ) ha. “the”הַקּֽוֹצְרִ֔ים (הַ) ha. “the”

And when she got ready to take up the grain, Boaz gave his young men orders, saying, Let her take it even from among the cut grain, and say nothing to her.

הָֽעֳמָרִ֛ים (הָֽ) ho. “the”