Ruth 4

Bo'az redeems Naomi's land at the gate, securing the nearer kinsman's refusal by including marriage to Rut; they marry, Obed is born to Rut, who becomes grandfather to David through whom comes the line of the Messiah.[1][2][3]

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And Boaz and Boaz and Boaz went up he ascended to the gate the gate and sat and he sat/dwelt there in that place and behold and look! the kinsman-redeemer the kinsman-redeemer passing by one crossing over of whom that-which Boaz had spoken he declared Boaz Boaz Boaz and he said and he said Turn aside Turn aside sit sit down here here Such-a-one so-and-so Almoni anonymous one and he turned aside and he caused to turn aside and sat and he sat/dwelt
Verse 1 וּ/בֹ֨עַז 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤆 uvoaz And Boaz and Boaz and Boaz HC/Np עָלָ֣ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah went up he ascended HVqp3ms הַ/שַּׁעַר֮ 𐤄/𐤔𐤏𐤓 hashaar to the gate the gate HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֵּ֣שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev and sat and he sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3ms שָׁם֒ 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD וְ/הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm הַ/גֹּאֵ֤ל 𐤄/𐤂𐤀𐤋 hagoel the kinsman-redeemer the kinsman-redeemer HTd/Vqrmsa עֹבֵר֙ 𐤏𐤁𐤓 over passing by one crossing over HVqrmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher of whom that-which HTr דִּבֶּר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber Boaz had spoken he declared HVpp3ms בֹּ֔עַז 𐤁𐤏𐤆 boaz Boaz Boaz Boaz HNp וַ/יֹּ֛אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ס֥וּרָ/ה 𐤎𐤅𐤓/𐤄 surah Turn aside Turn aside HVqv2ms/Sh שְׁבָ/ה 𐤔𐤁/𐤄 shevah sit sit down HVqv2ms/Sh פֹּ֖ה 𐤐𐤄 poh here here HD פְּלֹנִ֣י 𐤐𐤋𐤍𐤉 peloni Such-a-one so-and-so HPf אַלְמֹנִ֑י 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤉 alemoni Almoni anonymous one HAabsa וַ/יָּ֖סַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤓 vayasar and he turned aside and he caused to turn aside HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֵּשֵֽׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev-2 and sat and he sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3ms
And I and I said I said to uncover I will uncover your ear your ear saying to say Buy acquire! before in front of the sitters the ones dwelling and before and in front of elders of elders of my people my people if if / whether you redeem she will act as kinsman-redeemer redeem Act as kinsman-redeemer! and if and if not not he redeems he will act as kinsman-redeemer tell it Declare! to me — and I will know I will know and I will know and let me know for for/because there is no there is not besides you apart from you to redeem to act as kinsman-redeemer and I and I after you behind you And he said and he said I I myself will redeem I will act as kinsman-redeemer
Verse 4 וַ/אֲנִ֨י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) And I and I HC/Pp1cs אָמַ֜רְתִּי 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 amareti said I said HVqp1cs אֶגְלֶ֧ה 𐤀𐤂𐤋𐤄 egeleh to uncover I will uncover HVqi1cs אָזְנְ/ךָ֣ 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤊 azenekha your ear your ear HNcfsc/Sp2ms לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc קְ֠נֵה 𐤒𐤍𐤄 qeneh Buy acquire! HVqv2ms נֶ֥גֶד 𐤍𐤂𐤃 neged before in front of HR הַֽ/יֹּשְׁבִים֮ 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 hayoshevim the sitters the ones dwelling HTd/Vqrmpa וְ/נֶ֣גֶד 𐤅/𐤍𐤂𐤃 veneged and before and in front of HC/R זִקְנֵ֣י 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 ziqeney elders of elders of HAampc עַמִּ/י֒ 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC תִּגְאַל֙ 𐤕𐤂𐤀𐤋 tigeal you redeem she will act as kinsman-redeemer HVqi2ms גְּאָ֔ל 𐤂𐤀𐤋 geal redeem Act as kinsman-redeemer! HVqv2ms וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and if and if HC/C לֹ֨א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִגְאַ֜ל 𐤉𐤂𐤀𐤋 yigeal he redeems he will act as kinsman-redeemer HVqi3ms הַגִּ֣ידָ/ה 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃/𐤄 hagidah tell it Declare! HVhv2ms/Sh לִּ֗/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs ו/אדע 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤏 vd and I will know I will know HC/Vqi1cs וְ/אֵֽדְעָה֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤏𐤄 veedeah and I will know and let me know HC/Vqh1cs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אֵ֤ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not HTn זוּלָֽתְ/ךָ֙ 𐤆𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤊 zulatekha besides you apart from you HR/Sp2ms לִ/גְא֔וֹל 𐤋/𐤂𐤀𐤅𐤋 ligeol to redeem to act as kinsman-redeemer HR/Vqc וְ/אָנֹכִ֖י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi and I and I HC/Pp1cs אַחֲרֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤊 achareykha after you behind you HR/Sp2ms וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אָנֹכִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs אֶגְאָֽל 𐤀𐤂𐤀𐤋 egeal will redeem I will act as kinsman-redeemer HVqi1cs
Then said and he said Boaz Boaz Boaz on the day in the day of you buy your acquiring the field the open field from the hand of from hand of Naomi My Pleasantness Nomi and from and from the marked entity Ruth Ruth Rut the Moabitess the Moabite woman the Moavi wife of woman of the dead the dead one I have acquired I have acquired you have acquired you acquired to raise up to raise up the name name-of of the dead the dead one upon upon his inheritance his inherited portion
Verse 5 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer Then said and he said HC/Vqw3ms בֹּ֔עַז 𐤁𐤏𐤆 boaz Boaz Boaz Boaz HNp בְּ/יוֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom on the day in the day of HR/Ncmsc קְנוֹתְ/ךָ֥ 𐤒𐤍𐤅𐤕/𐤊 qenotekha you buy your acquiring HVqc/Sp2ms הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh the field the open field HTd/Ncmsa מִ/יַּ֣ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand of from hand of HR/Ncbsc נָעֳמִ֑י 𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤉 naomi Naomi My Pleasantness Nomi HNp וּ֠/מֵ/אֵת 𐤅/𐤌/𐤀𐤕 umeet and from and from the marked entity HC/R/To ר֣וּת 𐤓𐤅𐤕 rut Ruth Ruth Rut HNp הַ/מּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤄 hamoaviyah the Moabitess the Moabite woman the Moavi HTd/Ngfsa אֵֽשֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife of woman of HNcfsc הַ/מֵּת֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤕 hamet the dead the dead one HTd/Vqrmsa קניתי 𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤉 qnyty I have acquired I have acquired HVqp1cs קָנִ֔יתָה 𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤄 qanitah you have acquired you acquired HVqp2ms לְ/הָקִ֥ים 𐤋/𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤌 lehaqim to raise up to raise up HR/Vhc שֵׁם 𐤔𐤌 shem the name name-of HNcmsc הַ/מֵּ֖ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤕 hamet-2 of the dead the dead one HTd/Vqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR נַחֲלָתֽ/וֹ 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤅 nachalato his inheritance his inherited portion HNcfsc/Sp3ms
And he said and he said the redeemer the kinsman-redeemer No not I am able I am able to redeem to act as kinsman-redeemer to redeem to act as kinsman-redeemer for myself — lest lest I mar I will cause to ruin [direct object marker] object-marker my inheritance my inherited portion Redeem Act as kinsman-redeemer! for yourself — you you [direct object marker] object-marker my right of redemption my redemption-right for for/because not not I am able I am able to redeem to act as kinsman-redeemer
Verse 6 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הַ/גֹּאֵ֗ל 𐤄/𐤂𐤀𐤋 hagoel the redeemer the kinsman-redeemer HTd/Vqrmsa לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo No not HTn אוּכַל֙ 𐤀𐤅𐤊𐤋 ukhal I am able I am able HVqi1cs ל/גאול 𐤋/𐤂𐤀𐤅𐤋 lgvl to redeem to act as kinsman-redeemer HR/Vqc לִ/גְאָל 𐤋/𐤂𐤀𐤋 ligeal to redeem to act as kinsman-redeemer HR/Vqc לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for myself HR/Sp1cs פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest HC אַשְׁחִ֖ית 𐤀𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 ashechit I mar I will cause to ruin HVhi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo נַחֲלָתִ֑/י 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤉 nachalati my inheritance my inherited portion HNcfsc/Sp1cs גְּאַל 𐤂𐤀𐤋 geal Redeem Act as kinsman-redeemer! HVqv2ms לְ/ךָ֤ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for yourself HR/Sp2ms אַתָּה֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo גְּאֻלָּתִ֔/י 𐤂𐤀𐤋𐤕/𐤉 geulati my right of redemption my redemption-right HNcfsc/Sp1cs כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn אוּכַ֖ל 𐤀𐤅𐤊𐤋 ukhal-2 I am able I am able HVqi1cs לִ/גְאֹֽל 𐤋/𐤂𐤀𐤋 ligeol to redeem to act as kinsman-redeemer HR/Vqc
Now this and this (feminine) was the custom to the face/front in Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael concerning upon the redemption the kinsman-reclamation and concerning and upon the exchange the substitution to confirm to firmly establish any entirety of matter spoken matter drew off he pulled out a man man his sandal his sandal and gave and he gave to his neighbor to his associate and this and this (feminine) the testimony the attestation-record in Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael
Verse 7 וְ/זֹאת֩ 𐤅/𐤆𐤀𐤕 vezot Now this and this (feminine) HC/Pdxfs לְ/פָנִ֨ים 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 lefanim was the custom to the face/front HR/Ncbpa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael in Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning upon HR הַ/גְּאוּלָּ֤ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤄 hageulah the redemption the kinsman-reclamation HTd/Ncfsa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and concerning and upon HC/R הַ/תְּמוּרָה֙ 𐤄/𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤄 hatemurah the exchange the substitution HTd/Ncfsa לְ/קַיֵּ֣ם 𐤋/𐤒𐤉𐤌 leqayem to confirm to firmly establish HR/Vpc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal any entirety of HNcmsc דָּבָ֔ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar matter spoken matter HNcmsa שָׁלַ֥ף 𐤔𐤋𐤐 shalaf drew off he pulled out HVqp3ms אִ֛ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man HNcmsa נַעֲל֖/וֹ 𐤍𐤏𐤋/𐤅 naalo his sandal his sandal HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/נָתַ֣ן 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤍 venatan and gave and he gave HC/Vqq3ms לְ/רֵעֵ֑/הוּ 𐤋/𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 lereehu to his neighbor to his associate HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/זֹ֥את 𐤅/𐤆𐤀𐤕 vezot-2 and this and this (feminine) HC/Pdxfs הַ/תְּעוּדָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤏𐤅𐤃𐤄 hateudah the testimony the attestation-record HTd/Ncfsa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael-2 in Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np
And Boaz said and he said Boaz Boaz Boaz to the elders to the elders and all and whole of the people the gathered people witnesses witnesses you you (masculine plural) today the day that for/because I have bought I acquired [direct object marker] object-marker all entirety of that was that-which to Elimelech to My-God-is-King to Elimelekhe and and object-marker all entirety of that was that-which to Chilion to Kiljon (Completion) to Kileyon and Mahlon and Machlon and Machelon from the hand of from hand of Naomi My Pleasantness Nomi
Verse 9 וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And Boaz said and he said HC/Vqw3ms בֹּ֨עַז 𐤁𐤏𐤆 boaz Boaz Boaz Boaz HNp לַ/זְּקֵנִ֜ים 𐤋/𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤌 lazeqenim to the elders to the elders HRd/Aampa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc הָ/עָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa עֵדִ֤ים 𐤏𐤃𐤉𐤌 edim witnesses witnesses HNcmpa אַתֶּם֙ 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) HPp2mp הַ/יּ֔וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the day HTd/Ncmsa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC קָנִ֨יתִי֙ 𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤉 qaniti I have bought I acquired HVqp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that was that-which HTr לֶֽ/אֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 leelimelekhe to Elimelech to My-God-is-King to Elimelekhe HR/Np וְ/אֵ֛ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that was that-which HTr לְ/כִלְי֖וֹן 𐤋/𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍 lekhileyon to Chilion to Kiljon (Completion) to Kileyon HR/Np וּ/מַחְל֑וֹן 𐤅/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤍 umachelon and Mahlon and Machlon and Machelon HC/Np מִ/יַּ֖ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand of from hand of HR/Ncbsc נָעֳמִֽי 𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤉 naomi Naomi My Pleasantness Nomi HNp
Also and also [direct object marker] object-marker Ruth Ruth Rut the Moabite the Moabite woman the Moavi wife of woman of Mahlon Sickly-one Machelon I have acquired I acquired for myself — as a wife to a woman to raise up to raise up the name name-of of the deceased the dead one upon upon his inheritance his inherited portion that ... not and not be cut off he will be cut off the name name-of of the dead the dead one from among from with his brothers his brothers and from the gate and from gate-of of his place his standing-place witnesses witnesses you you (masculine plural) today the day
Verse 10 וְ/גַ֣ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam Also and also HC/Ta אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo ר֣וּת 𐤓𐤅𐤕 rut Ruth Ruth Rut HNp הַ/מֹּאֲבִיָּה֩ 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤄 hamoaviyah the Moabite the Moabite woman the Moavi HTd/Ngfsa אֵ֨שֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife of woman of HNcfsc מַחְל֜וֹן 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤍 machelon Mahlon Sickly-one Machelon HNp קָנִ֧יתִי 𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤉 qaniti I have acquired I acquired HVqp1cs לִ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for myself HR/Sp1cs לְ/אִשָּׁ֗ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah as a wife to a woman HR/Ncfsa לְ/הָקִ֤ים 𐤋/𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤌 lehaqim to raise up to raise up HR/Vhc שֵׁם 𐤔𐤌 shem the name name-of HNcmsc הַ/מֵּת֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤕 hamet of the deceased the dead one HTd/Vqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR נַ֣חֲלָת֔/וֹ 𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤅 nachalato his inheritance his inherited portion HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo that ... not and not HC/Tn יִכָּרֵ֧ת 𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 yikaret be cut off he will be cut off HVNi3ms שֵׁם 𐤔𐤌 shem-2 the name name-of HNcmsc הַ/מֵּ֛ת 𐤄/𐤌𐤕 hamet-2 of the dead the dead one HTd/Vqrmsa מֵ/עִ֥ם 𐤌/𐤏𐤌 meim from among from with HR/R אֶחָ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 echayv his brothers his brothers HNcmpc/Sp3ms וּ/מִ/שַּׁ֣עַר 𐤅/𐤌/𐤔𐤏𐤓 umishaar and from the gate and from gate-of HC/R/Ncmsc מְקוֹמ֑/וֹ 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤅 meqomo of his place his standing-place HNcmsc/Sp3ms עֵדִ֥ים 𐤏𐤃𐤉𐤌 edim witnesses witnesses HNcmpa אַתֶּ֖ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) HPp2mp הַ/יּֽוֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the day HTd/Ncmsa
And they said and they said all entirety of the people the gathered people that were that-which in the gate in the gate and the elders and the elder men witnesses witnesses make he will give the LORD Yahweh Yahweh — object-marker the woman the woman who is coming she came into toward your house your house like Rachel like Rachel like Rachel and like Leah and like Weary-One and like Leah who that-which built they built both of them the two of them — object-marker house house-of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael and do and do worthily strength in Ephrathah in Fruitful-Place in Eferat and proclaim and call out a name name-of in Bethlehem in the house of in Beyt Lechem lehem House-of-Bread Beyt Lechem
Verse 11 וַ/יֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru And they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֧ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that were that-which HTr בַּ/שַּׁ֛עַר 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓 bashaar in the gate in the gate HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/זְּקֵנִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehazeqenim and the elders and the elder men HC/Td/Aampa עֵדִ֑ים 𐤏𐤃𐤉𐤌 edim witnesses witnesses HNcmpa יִתֵּן֩ 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten make he will give HVqi3ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo הָ/אִשָּׁ֜ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa הַ/בָּאָ֣ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤀𐤄 habaah who is coming she came HTd/Vqrfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into toward HR בֵּיתֶ֗/ךָ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤊 beytekha your house your house HNcmsc/Sp2ms כְּ/רָחֵ֤ל 𐤊/𐤓𐤇𐤋 kerachel like Rachel like Rachel like Rachel HR/Np וּ/כְ/לֵאָה֙ 𐤅/𐤊/𐤋𐤀𐤄 ukheleah and like Leah and like Weary-One and like Leah HC/R/Np אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which HTr בָּנ֤וּ 𐤁𐤍𐤅 banu built they built HVqp3cp שְׁתֵּי/הֶם֙ 𐤔𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 sheteyhem both of them the two of them HAcfdc/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker HTo בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/עֲשֵׂה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤄 vaaseh and do and do HC/Vqv2ms חַ֣יִל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil worthily strength HNcmsa בְּ/אֶפְרָ֔תָה 𐤁/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤕𐤄 beeferatah in Ephrathah in Fruitful-Place in Eferat HR/Np וּ/קְרָא 𐤅/𐤒𐤓𐤀 uqera and proclaim and call out HC/Vqv2ms שֵׁ֖ם 𐤔𐤌 shem a name name-of HNcmsa בְּ/בֵ֥ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in Bethlehem in the house of in Beyt Lechem HR/Np לָֽחֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lachem lehem House-of-Bread Beyt Lechem HNp
and may it be and he becomes your house your built-house like the house like a built-house of of Perez breach Perets whom that-which bore she bore offspring Tamar Palm-Tree Tamar to Judah to Yah-is-praised to Yehudah from from the offspring the seed which that-which will give he will give the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to you — by from the young woman the young woman this this one
Verse 12 וִ/יהִ֤י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vihi and may it be and he becomes HC/Vqj3ms בֵֽיתְ/ךָ֙ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤊 veytekha your house your built-house HNcmsc/Sp2ms כְּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤊/𐤁𐤉𐤕 keveyt like the house like a built-house of HR/Ncmsc פֶּ֔רֶץ 𐤐𐤓𐤑 perets of Perez breach Perets HNp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr יָלְדָ֥ה 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤄 yaledah bore she bore offspring HVqp3fs תָמָ֖ר 𐤕𐤌𐤓 tamar Tamar Palm-Tree Tamar HNp לִֽ/יהוּדָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 lihudah to Judah to Yah-is-praised to Yehudah HR/Np מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/זֶּ֗רַע 𐤄/𐤆𐤓𐤏 hazera the offspring the seed HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr יִתֵּ֤ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten will give he will give HVqi3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/ךָ֔ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-2 by from HR הַֽ/נַּעֲרָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤄 hanaarah the young woman the young woman HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּֽאת 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs
and he will be and he/it became to you — a restorer to the one who restores of life breathing being and a sustainer and to sustain of object-marker your old age your gray-haired old age for for/because your daughter-in-law your bride who that-which loves you she has loved you has borne him she bore him who that-which she she better good (feminine) to you — than seven from seven sons sons
Verse 15 וְ/הָ֤יָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and he will be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms לָ/ךְ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs לְ/מֵשִׁ֣יב 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤁 lemeshiv a restorer to the one who restores HR/Vhrmsa נֶ֔פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh of life breathing being HNcbsa וּ/לְ/כַלְכֵּ֖ל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤋𐤊𐤋 ulekhalekel and a sustainer and to sustain HC/R/Vlc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et of object-marker HTo שֵׂיבָתֵ֑/ךְ 𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤕/𐤊 seyvatekhe your old age your gray-haired old age HNcfsc/Sp2fs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC כַלָּתֵ֤/ךְ 𐤊𐤋𐤕/𐤊 khalatekhe your daughter-in-law your bride HNcfsc/Sp2fs אֲֽשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr אֲהֵבַ֨תֶ/ךְ֙ 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕/𐤊 ahevatekhe loves you she has loved you HVqp3fs/Sp2fs יְלָדַ֔תּ/וּ 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤕/𐤅 yeladatu has borne him she bore him HVqp3fs/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which HTr הִיא֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi she she HPp3fs ט֣וֹבָה 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 tovah better good (feminine) HAafsa לָ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe-2 to you HR/Sp2fs מִ/שִּׁבְעָ֖ה 𐤌/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 mishiveah than seven from seven HR/Acmsa בָּנִֽים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) sons sons HNcmpa
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