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¹ Now it came to pass in the days 03117 when the judges 08199 ruled 08199, that there was a famine 07458 in the land 0776. And a certain man 0376 of Bethlehemjudah 01035, 3063 went 03212 to dwell 01481 in the country 07704 of Moab 04124, he, and his wife 0802, and his two 08147 sons 01121. ruled: Heb. judged

² And the name 08034 of the man 0376 was Elimelech 0458, and the name 08034 of his wife 0802 Naomi 05281, and the name 08034 of his two 08147 sons 01121 Mahlon 04248 and Chilion 03630, Ephrathites 0673 of Bethlehemjudah 01035, 3063. And they came 0935 into the country 07704 of Moab 04124, and continued there. continued: Heb. were

³ And Elimelech 0458 Naomi’s 05281 husband 0376 died 04191; and she was left 07604, and her two 08147 sons 01121.

⁴ And they took 05375 for themselves wives 0802 of the women 0802 of Moab 04125; the name 08034 of the one 0259 was Orpah 06204, and the name 08034 of the other 08145 Ruth 07327: and they dwelt 03427 there about ten 06235 years 08141.

⁵ And Mahlon 04248 and Chilion 03630 died 04191 also both 08147 of them; and the woman 0802 was left 07604 without her two 08147 sons 03206 and her husband 0376.

⁶ Then she arose 06965 with her daughters in law 03618, that she might return 07725 from the country 07704 of Moab 04124: for she had heard 08085 in the country 07704 of Moab 04124 how that the LORD 03068 had visited 06485 his people 05971 in giving 05414 them food 03899.

⁷ Therefore she went forth 03318 from the place 04725 where she was, and her two 08147 daughters in law 03618 with her; and they went 03212 on the way 01870 to return 07725 to the land 0776 of Judah 03063.

⁸ And Naomi 05281 said 0559 to her two 08147 daughters in law 03618, Go 03212, return 07725 each 0802 to her mother’s 0517 house 01004: the LORD 03068 deal 06213 kindly 02617 with you, as ye have dealt 06213 with the dead 04191, and with me.

⁹ The LORD 03068 grant 05414 you that ye may find 04672 rest 04496, each 0802 of you in the house 01004 of her husband 0376. Then she kissed 05401 them; and they lifted up 05375 their voice 06963, and wept 01058.

¹⁰ And they said 0559 to her, Surely we will return 07725 with thee to thy people 05971.

¹¹ And Naomi 05281 said 0559, Turn again 07725, my daughters 01323: why will ye go 03212 with me? are there yet any more sons 01121 in my womb 04578, that they may be your husbands 0582?

¹² Turn again 07725, my daughters 01323, go 03212 your way; for I am too old 02204 to have an husband 0376. If I should say 0559, I have 03426 hope 08615, if I should have an husband 0376 also to night 03915, and should also bear 03205 sons 01121; should have…: or were with an husband

¹³ Would ye wait 07663 for them 03860 till they should be grown 01431? would ye restrain 05702 yourselves 03860 from having husbands 0376? nay, my daughters 01323; for it grieveth 04843 me much 03966 for your sakes that the hand 03027 of the LORD 03068 hast gone out 03318 against me. tarry: Heb. hopeit grieveth…: Heb. I have much bitterness

¹⁴ And they lifted up 05375 their voice 06963, and wept again 01058: and Orpah 06204 kissed 05401 her mother in law 02545; but Ruth 07327 clung 01692 to her.

¹⁵ And she said 0559, Behold, thy sister in law 02994 hath gone back 07725 to her people 05971, and to her gods 0430: return 07725 thou after 0310 thy sister in law 02994.

¹⁶ And Ruth 07327 said 0559, Entreat 06293 me not to leave 05800 thee, or to turn away 07725 from following 0310 thee: for where thou goest 03212, I will go 03212; and where thou lodgest 03885, I will lodge 03885: thy people 05971 shall be my people 05971, and thy God 0430 my God 0430: Intreat…: or, Be not against me

¹⁷ Where thou diest 04191, will I die 04191, and there will I be buried 06912: the LORD 03068 do 06213 so to me, and more 03254 also, if any thing but death 04194 shall part 06504 thee and me.

¹⁸ When she saw 07200 that she was steadfastly resolved 0553 to go 03212 with her, then she finished 02308 speaking 01696 to her. was…: Heb. strengthened herself

¹⁹ So they two 08147 went 03212 until they came 0935 to Bethlehem 01035. And it came to pass, when they had come 0935 to Bethlehem 01035, that all the city 05892 was moved 01949 about them, and they said 0559, Is this Naomi 05281?

²⁰ And she said 0559 to them, Call 07121 me not Naomi 05281, call 07121 me Mara 04755: for the Almighty 07706 hath dealt very 03966 bitterly 04843 with me. Naomi: that is, PleasantMara: that is, Bitter

²¹ I went out 01980 full 04392, and the LORD 03068 hath brought me home again 07725 empty 07387: why then call 07121 ye me Naomi 05281, seeing the LORD 03068 hath testified 06030 against me, and the Almighty 07706 hath afflicted 07489 me?

²² So Naomi 05281 returned 07725, and Ruth 07327 the Moabitess 04125, her daughter in law 03618, with her, who returned 07725 from the country 07704 of Moab 04124: and they came 0935 to Bethlehem 01035 in the beginning 08462 of barley 08184 harvest 07105.

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¹ And Naomi 05281 had a kinsman 04129, 3045 of her husband’s 0376, a mighty 01368 man 0376 of wealth 02428, of the family 04940 of Elimelech 0458; and his name 08034 was Boaz 01162. Boaz: Gr. Booz

² And Ruth 07327 the Moabitess 04125 said 0559 to Naomi 05281, Let me now go 03212 to the field 07704, and glean 03950 ears of grain 07641 after 0310 him in whose sight 05869 I shall find 04672 grace 02580. And she said 0559 to her, Go 03212, my daughter 01323.

³ And she went 03212, and came 0935, and gleaned 03950 in the field 07704 after 0310 the reapers 07114: and she happened 04745 to come 07136 to a part 02513 of the field 07704 belonging to Boaz 01162, who was of the kindred 04940 of Elimelech 0458. hap…: Heb. hap happened

⁴ And, behold, Boaz 01162 came 0935 from Bethlehem 01035, and said 0559 to the reapers 07114, The LORD 03068 be with you. And they answered 0559 him, The LORD 03068 bless 01288 thee.

⁵ Then said 0559 Boaz 01162 to his servant 05288 that was set 05324 over the reapers 07114, Whose damsel 05291 is this?

⁶ And the servant 05288 that was set 05324 over the reapers 07114 answered 06030 and said 0559, It is the Moabitish 04125 damsel 05291 that came back 07725 with Naomi 05281 from the country 07704 of Moab 04124:

⁷ And she said 0559, I pray you, let me glean 03950 and gather 0622 after 0310 the reapers 07114 among the sheaves 06016: so she came 0935, and hath continued 05975 even 0227 from the morning 01242 until now, that she tarried 03427 a little 04592 in the house 01004.

⁸ Then said 0559 Boaz 01162 to Ruth 07327, Hearest 08085 thou not, my daughter 01323? Go 03212 not to glean 03950 in another 0312 field 07704, neither go 05674 from here, but abide 01692 here close by my maidens 05291:

⁹ Let thy eyes 05869 be on the field 07704 that they are reaping 07114, and go 01980 thou after 0310 them: have I not charged 06680 the young men 05288 that they shall not touch 05060 thee? and when thou art thirsty 06770, go 01980 to the vessels 03627, and drink 08354 of that which the young men 05288 have drawn 07579.

¹⁰ Then she fell 05307 on her face 06440, and bowed 07812 herself to the ground 0776, and said 0559 to him, Why have I found 04672 grace 02580 in thy eyes 05869, that thou shouldest take knowledge 05234 of me, seeing I am a stranger 05237?

¹¹ And Boaz 01162 answered 06030 and said 0559 to her, It hath fully 05046 been shown 05046 to me, all that thou hast done 06213 to thy mother in law 02545 since 0310 the death 04194 of thy husband 0376: and how thou hast left 05800 thy father 01 and thy mother 0517, and the land 0776 of thy nativity 04138, and hast come 03212 to a people 05971 which thou knewest 03045 not before 08543, 8032.

¹² The LORD 03068 recompense 07999 thy work 06467, and a full 08003 reward 04909 be given thee of the LORD 03068 God 0430 of Israel 03478, under whose wings 03671 thou hast come 0935 to trust 02620.

¹³ Then she said 0559, Let me find 04672 favour 02580 in thy sight 05869, my lord 0113; for that thou hast comforted 05162 me, and for that thou hast spoken 01696 kindly 03820 to thy handmaid 08198, though I am not like one 0259 of thy handmaidens 08198. Let me…: or, I findfriendly: Heb. to the heart

¹⁴ And Boaz 01162 said 0559 to her, At mealtime 06256, 400 come 05066 thou here 01988, and eat 0398 of the bread 03899, and dip 02881 thy morsel 06595 in the vinegar 02558. And she sat 03427 beside 06654 the reapers 07114: and he reached 06642 for her roasted 07039 grain, and she ate 0398, and was satisfied 07646, and left 03498.

¹⁵ And when she had risen 06965 to glean 03950, Boaz 01162 commanded 06680 his young men 05288, saying 0559, Let her glean 03950 even among the sheaves 06016, and reproach 03637 her not: reproach…: Heb. shame her not

¹⁶ And let fall 07997 also some of the handfuls 06653 of purpose 07997 for her, and leave 05800 them, that she may glean 03950 them, and rebuke 01605 her not.

¹⁷ So she gleaned 03950 in the field 07704 until evening 06153, and beat out 02251 that which she had gleaned 03950: and it was about an ephah 0374 of barley 08184.

¹⁸ And she took it up 05375, and went 0935 into the city 05892: and her mother in law 02545 saw 07200 what she had gleaned 03950: and she brought out 03318, and gave 05414 to her what she had reserved 03498 after she was satisfied 07648.

¹⁹ And her mother in law 02545 said 0559 to her, Where hast thou gleaned 03950 to day 03117? and where 0375 hast thou laboured 06213? blessed 01288 be he that took knowledge 05234 of thee. And she showed 05046 her mother in law 02545 with whom she had wrought 06213, and said 0559, The man’s 0376 name 08034 with whom I wrought 06213 to day 03117 is Boaz 01162.

²⁰ And Naomi 05281 said 0559 to her daughter in law 03618, Blessed 01288 be he of the LORD 03068, who hath not withheld 05800 his kindness 02617 to the living 02416 and to the dead 04191. And Naomi 05281 said 0559 to her, The man 0376 is near of kin 07138 to us, one of our next kinsmen 01350. one of…: or, one that hath right to redeem

²¹ And Ruth 07327 the Moabitess 04125 said 0559, He said 0559 to me also, Thou shalt keep close 01692 by my young men 05288, until they have ended 03615 all my harvest 07105.

²² And Naomi 05281 said 0559 to Ruth 07327 her daughter in law 03618, It is good 02896, my daughter 01323, that thou shouldest go out 03318 with his maidens 05291, that they meet 06293 thee not in any other 0312 field 07704. meet…: or, fall upon thee

²³ So she kept close 01692 by the maidens 05291 of Boaz 01162 to glean 03950 to the end 03615 of barley 08184 harvest 07105 and of wheat 02406 harvest 07105; and dwelt 03427 with her mother in law 02545.

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¹ Then Naomi 05281 her mother in law 02545 said 0559 to her, My daughter 01323, shall I not seek 01245 rest 04494 for thee, that it may be well 03190 with thee?

² And now is not Boaz 01162 of our kindred 04130, with whose maidens 05291 thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth 02219 barley 08184 to night 03915 in the threshingfloor 01637.

³ Wash 07364 thyself therefore, and anoint 05480 thee, and put 07760 thy raiment 08071 upon thee, and go down 03381 to the floor 01637: but make not thyself known 03045 to the man 0376, until he shall have finished 03615 eating 0398 and drinking 08354.

⁴ And it shall be, when he lieth down 07901, that thou shalt mark 03045 the place 04725 where he shall lie 07901, and thou shalt go in 0935, and uncover 01540 his feet 04772, and lay thee down 07901; and he will tell 05046 thee what thou shalt do 06213. uncover: or, lift up the clothes that are on

⁵ And she said 0559 to her, All that thou sayest 0559 to me I will do 06213.

⁶ And she went down 03381 to the floor 01637, and did 06213 according to all that her mother in law 02545 bade 06680 her.

⁷ And when Boaz 01162 had eaten 0398 and drunk 08354, and his heart 03820 was merry 03190, he went 0935 to lie down 07901 at the end 07097 of the heap of grain 06194: and she came 0935 softly 03909, and uncovered 01540 his feet 04772, and laid herself down 07901.

⁸ And it came to pass at midnight 02677, 3915, that the man 0376 was afraid 02729, and turned 03943 himself: and, behold, a woman 0802 lay 07901 at his feet 04772. turned: or, took hold on

⁹ And he said 0559, Who art thou? And she answered 0559, I am Ruth 07327 thy handmaid 0519: spread 06566 therefore thy skirt 03671 over thy handmaid 0519; for thou art a near kinsman 01350. a near…: or, one that hath right to redeem

¹⁰ And he said 0559, Blessed 01288 be thou of the LORD 03068, my daughter 01323: for thou hast shown 03190 more kindness 02617 in the latter end 0314 than at the beginning 07223, inasmuch as thou didst not follow 03212, 310, 1115 young men 0970, whether poor 01800 or rich 06223.

¹¹ And now, my daughter 01323, fear 03372 not; I will do 06213 to thee all that thou requirest 0559: for all the city 08179 of my people 05971 doth know 03045 that thou art a virtuous 02428 woman 0802. city: Heb. gate

¹² And now it is true 0551 that I am thy near kinsman 01350: yet there is 03426 a kinsman 01350 nearer 07138 than I.

¹³ Tarry 03885 this night 03915, and it shall be in the morning 01242, that if he will perform to thee the part of a kinsman 01350, well 02896; let him do the kinsman’s part 01350: but if he will 02654 not do the part of a kinsman 01350 to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman 01350 to thee, as the LORD 03068 liveth 02416: lie down 07901 until the morning 01242.

¹⁴ And she lay 07901 at his feet 04772 until the morning 01242: and she rose 06965 before 02958 one 0376 could know 05234 another 07453. And he said 0559, Let it not be known 03045 that a woman 0802 came 0935 to the floor 01637.

¹⁵ Also he said 0559, Bring 03051 the veil 04304 that thou hast upon thee, and hold 0270 it. And when she held 0270 it, he measured 04058 six 08337 measures of barley 08184, and laid 07896 it on her: and she went 0935 into the city 05892. vail: or, sheet, or, apron

¹⁶ And when she came 0935 to her mother in law 02545, she said 0559, Who art thou, my daughter 01323? And she told 05046 her all that the man 0376 had done 06213 to her.

¹⁷ And she said 0559, These six 08337 measures of barley 08184 he gave 05414 me; for he said 0559 to me, Go 0935 not empty 07387 to thy mother in law 02545.

¹⁸ Then said 0559 she, Sit still 03427, my daughter 01323, until thou knowest 03045 how the matter 01697 will fall 05307: for the man 0376 will not be in rest 08252, until 0518 he hath finished 03615 the thing 01697 this day 03117.

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¹ Then Boaz 01162 went up 05927 to the gate 08179, and sat down 03427 there: and, behold, the kinsman 01350 of whom Boaz 01162 spoke 01696 came 05674 by; to whom he said 0559, Ho 01945, such 06423 an one 0492! turn aside 05493, sit down 03427 here. And he turned aside 05493, and sat down 03427.

² And he took 03947 ten 06235 men 0582 of the elders 02205 of the city 05892, and said 0559, Sit ye down 03427 here. And they sat down 03427.

³ And he said 0559 to the kinsman 01350, Naomi 05281, that hast come again 07725 out of the country 07704 of Moab 04124, selleth 04376 a parcel 02513 of land 07704, which was our brother 0251 Elimelech’s 0458:

⁴ And I thought 0559 to tell 01540, 241 thee, saying 0559, Buy 07069 it before the inhabitants 03427, and before the elders 02205 of my people 05971. If thou wilt redeem 01350 it, redeem 01350 it: but if thou wilt not redeem 01350 it, then tell 05046 me, that I may know 03045: for there is none to redeem 01350 it besides 02108 thee; and I am after 0310 thee. And he said 0559, I will redeem 01350 it. I thought…: Heb. I said, I will reveal in thine ear

⁵ Then said 0559 Boaz 01162, What day 03117 thou buyest 07069 the field 07704 of the hand 03027 of Naomi 05281, thou must buy 07069 it also of Ruth 07327 the Moabitess 04125, the wife 0802 of the dead 04191, to raise up 06965 the name 08034 of the dead 04191 upon his inheritance 05159.

⁶ And the kinsman 01350 said 0559, I cannot 03201 redeem 01350 it for myself, lest I mar 07843 my own inheritance 05159: redeem 01350 thou my right 01353 to thyself; for I cannot 03201 redeem 01350 it.

⁷ Now this was the manner in former time 06440 in Israel 03478 concerning redeeming 01353 and concerning changing 08545, for confirming 06965 all things 01697; a man 0376 took off 08025 his shoe 05275, and gave 05414 it to his neighbour 07453: and this was a testimony 08584 in Israel 03478.

⁸ Therefore the kinsman 01350 said 0559 to Boaz 01162, Buy 07069 it for thyself. So he drew off 08025 his shoe 05275.

⁹ And Boaz 01162 said 0559 to the elders 02205, and to all the people 05971, Ye are witnesses 05707 this day 03117, that I have bought 07069 all that was Elimelech’s 0458, and all that was Chilion’s 03630 and Mahlon’s 04248, of the hand 03027 of Naomi 05281.

¹⁰ Moreover Ruth 07327 the Moabitess 04125, the wife 0802 of Mahlon 04248, have I purchased 07069 to be my wife 0802, to raise up 06965 the name 08034 of the dead 04191 upon his inheritance 05159, that the name 08034 of the dead 04191 be not cut off 03772 from among 05973 his brethren 0251, and from the gate 08179 of his place 04725: ye are witnesses 05707 this day 03117.

¹¹ And all the people 05971 that were in the gate 08179, and the elders 02205, said 0559, We are witnesses 05707. The LORD 03068 make 05414 the woman 0802 that hath come 0935 into thy house 01004 like Rachel 07354 and like Leah 03812, which two 08147 built 01129 the house 01004 of Israel 03478: and do 06213 thou worthily 02428 in Ephratah 0672, and be famous 07121, 8034 in Bethlehem 01035: do thou…: or, get thee riches, or, powerbe famous: Heb. proclaim thy name

¹² And let thy house 01004 be like the house 01004 of Pharez 06557, whom Tamar 08559 bore 03205 to Judah 03063, of the seed 02233 which the LORD 03068 shall give 05414 thee of this young woman 05291.

¹³ So Boaz 01162 took 03947 Ruth 07327, and she was his wife 0802: and when he went in 0935 to her, the LORD 03068 gave 05414 her conception 02032, and she bore 03205 a son 01121.

¹⁴ And the women 0802 said 0559 to Naomi 05281, Blessed 01288 be the LORD 03068, who hath not left 07673 thee this day 03117 without a kinsman 01350, that his name 08034 may be famous 07121 in Israel 03478. left…: Heb. caused to cease unto theekinsman: or, redeemer

¹⁵ And he shall be to thee a restorer 07725 of thy life 05315, and a nourisher 03557 of thy old age 07872: for thy daughter in law 03618, who loveth 0157 thee, who is better 02896 to thee than seven 07651 sons 01121, hath borne 03205 him. a nourisher of: Heb. to nourishthine…: Heb. thy gray hairs

¹⁶ And Naomi 05281 took 03947 the child 03206, and laid 07896 him in her bosom 02436, and became his nurse 0539.

¹⁷ And the women her neighbours 07934 gave 07121 him a name 08034, saying 0559, There is a son 01121 born 03205 to Naomi 05281; and they called 07121 his name 08034 Obed 05744: he is the father 01 of Jesse 03448, the father 01 of David 01732.

¹⁸ Now these are the generations 08435 of Pharez 06557: Pharez 06557 begat 03205 Hezron 02696,

¹⁹ And Hezron 02696 begat 03205 Ram 07410, and Ram 07410 begat 03205 Amminadab 05992,

²⁰ And Amminadab 05992 begat 03205 Nahshon 05177, and Nahshon 05177 begat 03205 Salmon 08009, Salmon: or, Salmah

²¹ And Salmon 08012 begat 03205 Boaz 01162, and Boaz 01162 begat 03205 Obed 05744,

²² And Obed 05744 begat 03205 Jesse 03448, and Jesse 03448 begat 03205 David 01732.