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[1]Then wentH5927 BoazH1162 upH5927[H8804] to the gateH8179, and sat him downH3427[H8799] there: and, behold, the kinsmanH1350[H8802] of whom BoazH1162 spakeH1696[H8765] cameH5674[H8802] by; unto whom he saidH559[H8799], HoH1945, suchH6423 a oneH492! turn asideH5493[H8798], sit downH3427[H8798] here. And he turned asideH5493[H8799], and sat downH3427.[H8799]
[2]And he tookH3947[H8799] tenH6235 menH582 of the eldersH2205 of the cityH5892, and saidH559[H8799], Sit ye downH3427[H8798] here. And they sat downH3427.[H8799]
[3]And he saidH559[H8799] unto the kinsmanH1350[H8802], NaomiH5281, that is come againH7725[H8804] out of the countryH7704 of MoabH4124, sellethH4376[H8804] a parcelH2513 of landH7704, which was our brotherH251 Elimelech'sH458:
[4]And I thoughtH559[H8804] to advertiseH1540[H8799][H241] thee, sayingH559[H8800], BuyH7069[H8798] it before the inhabitantsH3427[H8802], and before the eldersH2205 of my peopleH5971. If thou wilt redeemH1350[H8799] it, redeemH1350[H8798] it: but if thou wilt not redeemH1350[H8799] it, then tellH5046[H8685] me, that I may knowH3045[H8799]: for there is none to redeemH1350[H8800] it besideH2108 thee; and I am afterH310 thee. And he saidH559[H8799], I will redeemH1350 itH8799.
[5]Then saidH559[H8799] BoazH1162, What dayH3117 thou buyestH7069[H8800] the fieldH7704 of the handH3027 of NaomiH5281, thou must buyH7069[H8804] it also of RuthH7327 the MoabitessH4125, the wifeH802 of the deadH4191[H8801], to raise upH6965[H8687] the nameH8034 of the deadH4191[H8801] upon his inheritanceH5159.
[6]And the kinsmanH1350[H8802] saidH559[H8799], I cannotH3201[H8799] redeemH1350[H8800] it for myself, lest I marH7843[H8686] mine own inheritanceH5159: redeemH1350[H8798] thou my rightH1353 to thyself; for I cannotH3201[H8799] redeemH1350 itH8800.
[7]Now this was the manner in former timeH6440 in IsraelH3478 concerning redeemingH1353 and concerning changingH8545, for to confirmH6965[H8763] all thingsH1697; a manH376 plucked offH8025[H8804] his shoeH5275, and gaveH5414[H8804] it to his neighbourH7453: and this was a testimonyH8584 in IsraelH3478.
[8]Therefore the kinsmanH1350[H8802] saidH559[H8799] unto BoazH1162, BuyH7069[H8798] it for thee. So he drew offH8025[H8799] his shoeH5275.
[9]And BoazH1162 saidH559[H8799] unto the eldersH2205, and unto all the peopleH5971, Ye are witnessesH5707 this dayH3117, that I have boughtH7069[H8804] all that was Elimelech'sH458, and all that was Chilion'sH3630 and Mahlon'sH4248, of the handH3027 of NaomiH5281.
[10]Moreover RuthH7327 the MoabitessH4125, the wifeH802 of MahlonH4248, have I purchasedH7069[H8804] to be my wifeH802, to raise upH6965[H8687] the nameH8034 of the deadH4191[H8801] upon his inheritanceH5159, that the nameH8034 of the deadH4191[H8801] be not cut offH3772[H8735] from amongH5973 his brethrenH251, and from the gateH8179 of his placeH4725: ye are witnessesH5707 this dayH3117.
[11]And all the peopleH5971 that were in the gateH8179, and the eldersH2205, saidH559[H8799], We are witnessesH5707. The LORDH3068 makeH5414[H8799] the womanH802 that is comeH935[H8802] into thine houseH1004 like RachelH7354 and like LeahH3812, which twoH8147 did buildH1129[H8804] the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478: and doH6213[H8798] thou worthilyH2428 in EphratahH672, and be famousH7121[H8798][H8034] in BethlehemH1035:
[12]And let thy houseH1004 be like the houseH1004 of PharezH6557, whom TamarH8559 bareH3205[H8804] unto JudahH3063, of the seedH2233 which the LORDH3068 shall giveH5414[H8799] thee of this young womanH5291.
[13]So BoazH1162 tookH3947[H8799] RuthH7327, and she was his wifeH802: and when he went inH935[H8799] unto her, the LORDH3068 gaveH5414[H8799] her conceptionH2032, and she bareH3205[H8799] a sonH1121.
[14]And the womenH802 saidH559[H8799] unto NaomiH5281, BlessedH1288[H8803] be the LORDH3068, which hath not leftH7673[H8689] thee this dayH3117 without a kinsmanH1350[H8802], that his nameH8034 may be famousH7121[H8735] in IsraelH3478.
[15]And he shall be unto thee a restorerH7725[H8688] of thy lifeH5315, and a nourisherH3557[H8771] of thine old ageH7872: for thy daughter in lawH3618, which lovethH157[H8804] thee, which is betterH2896 to thee than sevenH7651 sonsH1121, hath bornH3205 himH8804.
[16]And NaomiH5281 tookH3947[H8799] the childH3206, and laidH7896[H8799] it in her bosomH2436, and became nurseH539 unto itH8802.
[17]And the women her neighboursH7934 gaveH7121[H8799] it a nameH8034, sayingH559[H8800], There is a sonH1121 bornH3205[H8795] to NaomiH5281; and they calledH7121[H8799] his nameH8034 ObedH5744: he is the fatherH1 of JesseH3448, the fatherH1 of DavidH1732.
[18]Now these are the generationsH8435 of PharezH6557: PharezH6557 begatH3205[H8689] HezronH2696,
[19]And HezronH2696 begatH3205[H8689] RamH7410, and RamH7410 begatH3205[H8689] AmminadabH5992,
[20]And AmminadabH5992 begatH3205[H8689] NahshonH5177, and NahshonH5177 begatH3205[H8689] SalmonH8009,
[21]And SalmonH8012 begatH3205[H8689] BoazH1162, and BoazH1162 begatH3205[H8689] ObedH5744,
[22]And ObedH5744 begatH3205[H8689] JesseH3448, and JesseH3448 begatH3205[H8689] DavidH1732.
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