\id RUT
\h Ruth 
\toc3 RUT 
\toc2 Ruth 
\toc1 Ruth 
\mt1 Ruth  
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\v 1 \w In|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w judges|strong="H8199"\w* \w ruled|strong="H8199"\w*, \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w famine|strong="H7458"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w*. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* certain \w man|strong="H1121"\w* \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w with|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* wife \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w reside|strong="H1481"\w* \w in|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w The|strong="H1961"\w* \w man|strong="H1121"\w*’s \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* Elimelech, \w his|strong="H1961"\w* wife’s \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w names|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* \w Mahlon|strong="H4248"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Chilion|strong="H3630"\w*. \w They|strong="H8033"\w* \w were|strong="H1961"\w* Ephrathites \w from|strong="H1121"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w* \w in|strong="H1121"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* entered \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* settled \w there|strong="H8033"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w Then|strong="H1121"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w*’s husband Elimelech \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w with|strong="H4191"\w* \w her|strong="H1931"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*,   
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\v 4 \w who|strong="H3427"\w* \w took|strong="H5375"\w* \w Moabite|strong="H4125"\w* women \w as|strong="H3427"\w* \w their|strong="H5375"\w* wives, \w one|strong="H5375"\w* \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Orpah|strong="H6204"\w* \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w the|strong="H5375"\w* \w other|strong="H8145"\w* \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w*. \w And|strong="H8033"\w* \w after|strong="H8145"\w* \w they|strong="H8033"\w* \w had|strong="H3427"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4125"\w* \w about|strong="H8033"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w years|strong="H8141"\w*,   
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\v 5 \w both|strong="H8147"\w* \w Mahlon|strong="H4248"\w* \w and|strong="H8147"\w* \w Chilion|strong="H3630"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* \w died|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and|strong="H8147"\w* Naomi \w was|strong="H3206"\w* \w left|strong="H7604"\w* \w without|strong="H4191"\w* \w her|strong="H1571"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w sons|strong="H3206"\w* \w and|strong="H8147"\w* \w without|strong="H4191"\w* \w her|strong="H1571"\w* husband.   
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\v 6 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* Naomi \w heard|strong="H8085"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* \w attended|strong="H6485"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w His|strong="H5414"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* providing \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w food|strong="H3899"\w*, \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w daughters-in-law|strong="H3618"\w* \w prepared|strong="H6965"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w leave|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w Accompanied|strong="H5973"\w* \w by|strong="H1870"\w* \w her|strong="H7725"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w daughters-in-law|strong="H3618"\w*, \w she|strong="H5973"\w* \w left|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w she|strong="H8147"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* \w living|strong="H1870"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w set|strong="H7725"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w road|strong="H1870"\w* leading \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w land|strong="H4725"\w* \w of|strong="H1870"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* said \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w her|strong="H7725"\w* \w two|strong="H8147"\w* \w daughters-in-law|strong="H3618"\w*, “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w*, \w each|strong="H8147"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* mother’s \w home|strong="H1004"\w*. \w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w show|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* loving \w devotion|strong="H2617"\w*, \w as|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w shown|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* enable \w each|strong="H5414"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w rest|strong="H4496"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* new husband.” \w And|strong="H3068"\w* she \w kissed|strong="H5401"\w* \w them|strong="H5414"\w* \w as|strong="H3068"\w* \w they|strong="H3068"\w* \w wept|strong="H1058"\w* \w aloud|strong="H6963"\w*   
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\v 10 \w and|strong="H7725"\w* said, “\w Surely|strong="H3588"\w* \w we|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w return|strong="H7725"\w* \w with|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*.”   
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\v 11 \w But|strong="H1961"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* replied, “\w Return|strong="H7725"\w* \w home|strong="H7725"\w*, \w my|strong="H7725"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*. \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w would|strong="H4100"\w* \w you|strong="H7725"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*? \w Are|strong="H1121"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w still|strong="H5750"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* \w womb|strong="H4578"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w husbands|strong="H5973"\w*?   
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\v 12 \w Return|strong="H7725"\w* \w home|strong="H7725"\w*, \w my|strong="H7725"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*. \w Go|strong="H3212"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w too|strong="H1571"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w another|strong="H1571"\w* husband. \w Even|strong="H1571"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* thought \w there|strong="H3426"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w hope|strong="H8615"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* husband \w tonight|strong="H3915"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w bear|strong="H3205"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*,   
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\v 13 \w would|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w wait|strong="H7663"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w them|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w grow|strong="H1431"\w* \w up|strong="H1431"\w*? \w Would|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w refrain|strong="H5702"\w* \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w having|strong="H1961"\w* husbands? \w No|strong="H1115"\w*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w daughters|strong="H1323"\w*, \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w much|strong="H3966"\w* \w more|strong="H4480"\w* \w bitter|strong="H4843"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w hand|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w gone|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w against|strong="H4480"\w* \w me|strong="H4480"\w*.”   
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\v 14 \w Again|strong="H5750"\w* \w they|strong="H5375"\w* \w wept|strong="H1058"\w* \w aloud|strong="H6963"\w*, \w and|strong="H6963"\w* \w Orpah|strong="H6204"\w* \w kissed|strong="H5401"\w* \w her|strong="H5375"\w* \w mother-in-law|strong="H2545"\w* goodbye, \w but|strong="H5750"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w* \w clung|strong="H1692"\w* \w to|strong="H5375"\w* \w her|strong="H5375"\w*.   
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\v 15 “\w Look|strong="H2009"\w*,” said Naomi, “\w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w sister-in-law|strong="H2994"\w* \w has|strong="H2009"\w* \w gone|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w her|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w her|strong="H7725"\w* gods; follow \w her|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w home|strong="H7725"\w*.”   
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\v 16 \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w* replied: “Do \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w urge|strong="H6293"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w leave|strong="H5800"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w or|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w turn|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w following|strong="H3212"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* wherever \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* wherever \w you|strong="H3588"\w* live, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* live; \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* God \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w be|strong="H7725"\w* \w my|strong="H7725"\w* God.   
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\v 17 \w Where|strong="H8033"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*, \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w die|strong="H4191"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w buried|strong="H6912"\w*. \w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w punish|strong="H6213"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* ever \w so|strong="H6213"\w* severely, \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w anything|strong="H6213"\w* \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w* \w separates|strong="H6504"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H6213"\w*.”   
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\v 18 \w When|strong="H3588"\w* Naomi \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* Ruth \w was|strong="H1931"\w* determined \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w with|strong="H1696"\w* \w her|strong="H7200"\w*, \w she|strong="H1931"\w* \w stopped|strong="H2308"\w* trying \w to|strong="H1696"\w* persuade \w her|strong="H7200"\w*.   
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\v 19 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* Ruth traveled \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w*. \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* \w entered|strong="H5704"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w*, \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w whole|strong="H3605"\w* \w town|strong="H5892"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w stirred|strong="H1949"\w* \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w them|strong="H5921"\w*, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* women \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w town|strong="H5892"\w* exclaimed, “\w Can|strong="H8147"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w*?”   
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\v 20 “Do \w not|strong="H3588"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w*,” \w she|strong="H3588"\w* replied. “\w Call|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w* \w Mara|strong="H4755"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w Almighty|strong="H7706"\w* \w has|strong="H3588"\w* \w dealt|strong="H4843"\w* quite \w bitterly|strong="H4843"\w* \w with|strong="H4843"\w* \w me|strong="H7121"\w*.   
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\v 21 \w I|strong="H4100"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w full|strong="H4392"\w*, \w but|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w brought|strong="H7725"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w back|strong="H7725"\w* \w empty|strong="H7387"\w*. \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w call|strong="H7121"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w*? \w After|strong="H7121"\w* \w all|strong="H7725"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w testified|strong="H6030"\w* \w against|strong="H3068"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w Almighty|strong="H7706"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w afflicted|strong="H7489"\w* \w me|strong="H7725"\w*.”   
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\v 22 \w So|strong="H7725"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w her|strong="H7725"\w* \w daughter-in-law|strong="H3618"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w Moabitess|strong="H4125"\w*. \w And|strong="H7725"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* arrived \w in|strong="H7725"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w* \w at|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w beginning|strong="H8462"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w*.   
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\v 1 Now \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* \w had|strong="H3045"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* relative \w on|strong="H8034"\w* \w her|strong="H3045"\w* husband’s side, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w prominent|strong="H2428"\w* \w man|strong="H1368"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* noble character \w from|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H3045"\w* \w clan|strong="H4940"\w* \w of|strong="H8034"\w* Elimelech, \w whose|strong="H8034"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w And|strong="H3212"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w* \w the|strong="H4672"\w* \w Moabitess|strong="H4125"\w* said \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w*, “\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w into|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H4672"\w* \w fields|strong="H7704"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w glean|strong="H3950"\w* \w heads|strong="H7641"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* \w grain|strong="H7641"\w* after someone \w in|strong="H3212"\w* \w whose|strong="H1323"\w* \w sight|strong="H5869"\w* \w I|strong="H4672"\w* \w may|strong="H4994"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w favor|strong="H2580"\w*.” “\w Go|strong="H3212"\w* ahead, \w my|strong="H4672"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*,” \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* replied.   
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\v 3 So Ruth \w departed|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w went|strong="H3212"\w* \w out|strong="H3212"\w* \w into|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3212"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w gleaned|strong="H3950"\w* after \w the|strong="H3212"\w* harvesters. \w And|strong="H3212"\w* she \w happened|strong="H7136"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w come|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3212"\w* \w part|strong="H2513"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w the|strong="H3212"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* belonging \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w*, who \w was|strong="H4940"\w* \w from|strong="H3212"\w* \w the|strong="H3212"\w* \w clan|strong="H4940"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* Elimelech.   
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\v 4 Just \w then|strong="H2009"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* arrived \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* said \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* harvesters, “\w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w*.” “\w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w*,” \w they|strong="H3068"\w* replied.   
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\v 5 \w And|strong="H5288"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* asked \w the|strong="H5921"\w* foreman \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* harvesters, “\w Whose|strong="H4310"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w woman|strong="H5291"\w* \w is|strong="H4310"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w*?”   
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\v 6 \w The|strong="H5921"\w* foreman \w answered|strong="H6030"\w*, “\w She|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Moabitess|strong="H4125"\w* \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w She|strong="H5704"\w* \w has|strong="H2088"\w* said, ‘\w Please|strong="H4994"\w* \w let|strong="H4994"\w* \w me|strong="H4994"\w* \w glean|strong="H3950"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w gather|strong="H3950"\w* \w among|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w sheaves|strong="H6016"\w* \w after|strong="H1242"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* harvesters.’ \w So|strong="H6258"\w* \w she|strong="H5704"\w* came \w out|strong="H3427"\w* \w and|strong="H1004"\w* \w has|strong="H2088"\w* \w continued|strong="H3427"\w* \w from|strong="H5704"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*, except \w that|strong="H2088"\w* \w she|strong="H5704"\w* rested \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w short|strong="H7114"\w* \w time|strong="H6258"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w shelter|strong="H1004"\w*.”   
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\v 8 \w Then|strong="H2088"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* \w said|strong="H8085"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w*, “\w Listen|strong="H8085"\w*, \w my|strong="H8085"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*. \w Do|strong="H2088"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w glean|strong="H3950"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w another|strong="H2088"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*, \w and|strong="H3212"\w* \w do|strong="H2088"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w go|strong="H3212"\w* \w away|strong="H5674"\w* \w from|strong="H8085"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w place|strong="H2088"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w stay|strong="H1692"\w* \w here|strong="H2088"\w* \w close|strong="H1692"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w my|strong="H8085"\w* servant \w girls|strong="H5291"\w*.   
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\v 9 \w Let|strong="H3808"\w* \w your|strong="H6680"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w on|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H6680"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w they|strong="H3808"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* harvesting, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w follow|strong="H1980"\w* \w along|strong="H1980"\w* \w after|strong="H8354"\w* these girls. \w Indeed|strong="H3808"\w*, \w I|strong="H6680"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* \w ordered|strong="H6680"\w* \w the|strong="H6680"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w men|strong="H5288"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w touch|strong="H5060"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w*. \w And|strong="H1980"\w* \w when|strong="H1980"\w* \w you|strong="H6680"\w* \w are|strong="H5869"\w* \w thirsty|strong="H6770"\w*, \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w drink|strong="H8354"\w* \w from|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H6680"\w* \w jars|strong="H3627"\w* \w the|strong="H6680"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w men|strong="H5288"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* filled.”   
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\v 10 \w At|strong="H5921"\w* \w this|strong="H6440"\w*, \w she|strong="H5921"\w* \w fell|strong="H5307"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w* \w face|strong="H6440"\w*, \w bowing|strong="H7812"\w* low \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* \w ground|strong="H6440"\w*, \w and|strong="H5869"\w* said \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w*, “\w Why|strong="H4069"\w* \w have|strong="H5869"\w* \w I|strong="H5921"\w* \w found|strong="H4672"\w* such \w favor|strong="H2580"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w* \w that|strong="H5307"\w* \w you|strong="H6440"\w* \w should|strong="H4069"\w* \w take|strong="H5234"\w* \w notice|strong="H5234"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w me|strong="H6440"\w*, \w even|strong="H5869"\w* though \w I|strong="H5921"\w* am \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w foreigner|strong="H5237"\w*?”   
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\v 11 \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* \w replied|strong="H6030"\w*, “\w I|strong="H3045"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w been|strong="H4194"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w fully|strong="H5046"\w* \w aware|strong="H3045"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w have|strong="H5971"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w mother-in-law|strong="H2545"\w* since \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w death|strong="H4194"\w* \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* husband, \w how|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w left|strong="H5800"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* father \w and|strong="H6030"\w* mother \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* land \w of|strong="H5971"\w* \w your|strong="H3605"\w* \w birth|strong="H4138"\w*, \w and|strong="H6030"\w* \w how|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w came|strong="H3212"\w* \w to|strong="H3212"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w before|strong="H3808"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w May|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w repay|strong="H7999"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w work|strong="H6467"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w receive|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* rich \w reward|strong="H7999"\w* \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w God|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w under|strong="H8478"\w* whose \w wings|strong="H3671"\w* \w you|strong="H5973"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w taken|strong="H2620"\w* \w refuge|strong="H2620"\w*.”   
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\v 13 “\w My|strong="H5921"\w* lord,” \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w continue|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w find|strong="H4672"\w* \w favor|strong="H2580"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w eyes|strong="H5869"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w comforted|strong="H5162"\w* \w and|strong="H5869"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w kindly|strong="H3820"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w maidservant|strong="H8198"\w*, \w though|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H1961"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H5869"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w servant|strong="H8198"\w* girls.”   
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\v 14 \w At|strong="H3427"\w* \w mealtime|strong="H6256"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* said \w to|strong="H6256"\w* \w her|strong="H7646"\w*, “\w Come|strong="H5066"\w* \w over|strong="H3498"\w* \w here|strong="H1988"\w*; \w have|strong="H7646"\w* \w some|strong="H4480"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w dip|strong="H2881"\w* \w it|strong="H6256"\w* \w into|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w vinegar|strong="H2558"\w* sauce.” \w So|strong="H4480"\w* \w she|strong="H6256"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w* \w beside|strong="H6654"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* harvesters, \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w he|strong="H4480"\w* \w offered|strong="H5066"\w* \w her|strong="H7646"\w* \w roasted|strong="H7039"\w* \w grain|strong="H7039"\w*, \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w she|strong="H6256"\w* ate \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w was|strong="H3427"\w* \w satisfied|strong="H7646"\w* \w and|strong="H3899"\w* \w had|strong="H1162"\w* \w some|strong="H4480"\w* \w left|strong="H3498"\w* \w over|strong="H3498"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w When|strong="H6965"\w* Ruth \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w to|strong="H6965"\w* \w glean|strong="H3950"\w*, \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* \w ordered|strong="H6680"\w* \w his|strong="H6680"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w men|strong="H5288"\w*, “\w Even|strong="H1571"\w* if \w she|strong="H3808"\w* gathers \w among|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H6680"\w* \w sheaves|strong="H6016"\w*, \w do|strong="H6680"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w insult|strong="H3637"\w* \w her|strong="H1571"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w Rather|strong="H4480"\w*, \w pull|strong="H7997"\w* \w out|strong="H4480"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w her|strong="H5800"\w* \w some|strong="H4480"\w* stalks \w from|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H4480"\w* \w bundles|strong="H6653"\w* \w and|strong="H1571"\w* \w leave|strong="H5800"\w* \w them|strong="H5800"\w* \w for|strong="H3808"\w* \w her|strong="H5800"\w* \w to|strong="H4480"\w* \w gather|strong="H3950"\w*. Do \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w rebuke|strong="H1605"\w* \w her|strong="H5800"\w*.”   
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\v 17 \w So|strong="H1961"\w* Ruth \w gathered|strong="H3950"\w* grain \w in|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w evening|strong="H6153"\w*. \w And|strong="H7704"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w she|strong="H6153"\w* \w beat|strong="H2251"\w* \w out|strong="H2251"\w* what \w she|strong="H6153"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w gleaned|strong="H3950"\w*, \w it|strong="H5704"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w about|strong="H1961"\w* \w an|strong="H1961"\w* ephah \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w*.   
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\v 18 \w She|strong="H5892"\w* \w picked|strong="H5375"\w* \w up|strong="H5375"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* grain \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w went|strong="H3318"\w* \w into|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H7200"\w* \w town|strong="H5892"\w*, where \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w mother-in-law|strong="H2545"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w what|strong="H7200"\w* \w she|strong="H5892"\w* \w had|strong="H5414"\w* \w gleaned|strong="H3950"\w*. \w And|strong="H5892"\w* \w she|strong="H5892"\w* \w brought|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w what|strong="H7200"\w* \w she|strong="H5892"\w* \w had|strong="H5414"\w* \w saved|strong="H3498"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* meal \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* Naomi.   
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\v 19 \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w her|strong="H5046"\w* \w mother-in-law|strong="H2545"\w* asked \w her|strong="H5046"\w*, “Where \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w glean|strong="H3950"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* where \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w work|strong="H6213"\w*? \w Blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* man \w who|strong="H6213"\w* \w noticed|strong="H5234"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w*.” \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w she|strong="H5973"\w* \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w her|strong="H5046"\w* \w mother-in-law|strong="H2545"\w* where \w she|strong="H5973"\w* \w had|strong="H1961"\w* \w worked|strong="H6213"\w*. “\w The|strong="H6213"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* man \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w worked|strong="H6213"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w is|strong="H3117"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w*,” \w she|strong="H5973"\w* said.   
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\v 20 \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* said \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w her|strong="H1288"\w* \w daughter-in-law|strong="H3618"\w*, “\w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w who|strong="H1931"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w withdrawn|strong="H5800"\w* \w His|strong="H3068"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* \w from|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w dead|strong="H4191"\w*.” \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* continued, “\w The|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H4191"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w close|strong="H7138"\w* \w relative|strong="H1350"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H3068"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w our|strong="H3068"\w* kinsman-redeemers.”   
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\v 21 \w Then|strong="H1571"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Moabitess|strong="H4125"\w* said, “\w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w also|strong="H1571"\w* told \w me|strong="H5973"\w*, ‘\w Stay|strong="H1692"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w young|strong="H5288"\w* \w men|strong="H5288"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w they|strong="H3588"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* \w gathering|strong="H1692"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w harvest|strong="H7105"\w*.’”   
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\v 22 \w And|strong="H7704"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* \w said|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w her|strong="H3318"\w* \w daughter-in-law|strong="H3618"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w*, “\w My|strong="H3318"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*, \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H2896"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* work \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H3588"\w* \w young|strong="H5291"\w* \w women|strong="H1323"\w*, \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w nothing|strong="H3808"\w* \w will|strong="H3808"\w* \w happen|strong="H6293"\w* \w to|strong="H3318"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H3808"\w* \w another|strong="H3808"\w* \w field|strong="H7704"\w*.”   
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\v 23 \w So|strong="H3427"\w* Ruth \w stayed|strong="H3427"\w* \w close|strong="H1692"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* servant \w girls|strong="H5291"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w glean|strong="H3950"\w* \w grain|strong="H2406"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5704"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w* \w and|strong="H3427"\w* \w wheat|strong="H2406"\w* harvests \w were|strong="H3427"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w*. \w And|strong="H3427"\w* \w she|strong="H5704"\w* \w lived|strong="H3427"\w* \w with|strong="H3427"\w* \w her|strong="H5704"\w* \w mother-in-law|strong="H2545"\w*.   
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\v 1 \w One|strong="H3808"\w* day Ruth’s \w mother-in-law|strong="H2545"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* said \w to|strong="H1245"\w* \w her|strong="H3190"\w*, “\w My|strong="H1245"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*, \w should|strong="H1323"\w* \w I|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w seek|strong="H1245"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w resting|strong="H4494"\w* \w place|strong="H4494"\w* \w for|strong="H1245"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*, \w that|strong="H3808"\w* \w it|strong="H3190"\w* \w may|strong="H3808"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w well|strong="H3190"\w* \w with|strong="H3190"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w*?   
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\v 2 \w Now|strong="H6258"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w*, \w with|strong="H1961"\w* whose servant \w girls|strong="H5291"\w* \w you|strong="H3808"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w been|strong="H1961"\w* working, \w a|strong="H3068"\w* relative \w of|strong="H1637"\w* ours? \w In|strong="H3808"\w* fact, \w tonight|strong="H3915"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w winnowing|strong="H2219"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H1961"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1637"\w* \w floor|strong="H1637"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w Therefore|strong="H5921"\w* \w wash|strong="H7364"\w* \w yourself|strong="H3045"\w*, \w put|strong="H7760"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* perfume, \w and|strong="H3381"\w* wear \w your|strong="H5921"\w* best \w clothes|strong="H8071"\w*. \w Go|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1637"\w* \w floor|strong="H1637"\w*, \w but|strong="H5921"\w* \w do|strong="H3381"\w* \w not|strong="H3045"\w* \w let|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w man|strong="H3045"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H3045"\w* \w there|strong="H5704"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w has|strong="H3045"\w* \w finished|strong="H3615"\w* eating \w and|strong="H3381"\w* \w drinking|strong="H8354"\w*.   
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\v 4 \w When|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w lies|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w*, \w note|strong="H3045"\w* \w the|strong="H6213"\w* \w place|strong="H4725"\w* \w where|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w lies|strong="H7901"\w*. \w Then|strong="H1961"\w* \w go|strong="H1540"\w* \w in|strong="H6213"\w* \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w uncover|strong="H1540"\w* \w his|strong="H3045"\w* \w feet|strong="H4772"\w*, \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w*, \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w explain|strong="H5046"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w what|strong="H3045"\w* \w you|strong="H6213"\w* \w should|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*.”   
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\v 5 “\w I|strong="H3605"\w* \w will|strong="H6213"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3605"\w* say,” Ruth answered.   
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\v 6 \w So|strong="H6213"\w* she \w went|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1637"\w* \w floor|strong="H1637"\w* \w and|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w mother-in-law|strong="H2545"\w* \w had|strong="H6680"\w* \w instructed|strong="H6680"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w to|strong="H3381"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w*.   
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\v 7 \w After|strong="H7097"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* \w had|strong="H1162"\w* finished eating \w and|strong="H8354"\w* \w drinking|strong="H8354"\w* \w and|strong="H8354"\w* \w was|strong="H3820"\w* \w in|strong="H7901"\w* \w good|strong="H3190"\w* \w spirits|strong="H3820"\w*, \w he|strong="H3820"\w* \w went|strong="H1540"\w* \w to|strong="H3820"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w* \w at|strong="H7097"\w* \w the|strong="H1540"\w* \w end|strong="H7097"\w* \w of|strong="H3820"\w* \w the|strong="H1540"\w* \w heap|strong="H6194"\w* \w of|strong="H3820"\w* \w grain|strong="H6194"\w*. Then Ruth \w went|strong="H1540"\w* \w in|strong="H7901"\w* \w secretly|strong="H3909"\w*, \w uncovered|strong="H1540"\w* \w his|strong="H1540"\w* \w feet|strong="H4772"\w*, \w and|strong="H8354"\w* \w lay|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w At|strong="H1961"\w* \w midnight|strong="H2677"\w*, Boaz \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w startled|strong="H2729"\w*, \w turned|strong="H1961"\w* over, \w and|strong="H3915"\w* \w there|strong="H2009"\w* \w lying|strong="H7901"\w* \w at|strong="H1961"\w* \w his|strong="H1961"\w* \w feet|strong="H4772"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* woman!   
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\v 9 “\w Who|strong="H4310"\w* \w are|strong="H4310"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*?” \w he|strong="H3588"\w* asked. “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w your|strong="H5921"\w* servant \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w*,” \w she|strong="H3588"\w* replied. “\w Spread|strong="H6566"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w corner|strong="H3671"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w garment|strong="H3671"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w me|strong="H5921"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H4310"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* kinsman-redeemer.”   
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\v 10 \w Then|strong="H3068"\w* Boaz said, “\w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w bless|strong="H1288"\w* \w you|strong="H1288"\w*, \w my|strong="H3068"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*. \w You|strong="H1288"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w shown|strong="H3190"\w* \w more|strong="H4480"\w* \w kindness|strong="H2617"\w* \w now|strong="H3212"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w before|strong="H4480"\w*, \w because|strong="H4480"\w* \w you|strong="H1288"\w* \w have|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H1115"\w* \w run|strong="H3212"\w* \w after|strong="H4480"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* younger \w men|strong="H6223"\w*, \w whether|strong="H4480"\w* \w rich|strong="H6223"\w* \w or|strong="H4480"\w* \w poor|strong="H1800"\w*.   
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\v 11 \w And|strong="H5971"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w not|strong="H3045"\w* \w be|strong="H3372"\w* \w afraid|strong="H3372"\w*, \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*. \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w do|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w whatever|strong="H3605"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* request, \w since|strong="H3588"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w my|strong="H3605"\w* fellow townspeople \w know|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w woman|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1323"\w* noble character.   
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\v 12 \w Yes|strong="H3588"\w*, \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H3426"\w* true \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w am|strong="H3426"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* kinsman-redeemer, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H3426"\w* \w is|strong="H3426"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w redeemer|strong="H1350"\w* \w nearer|strong="H7138"\w* \w than|strong="H4480"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w*.   
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\v 13 \w Stay|strong="H3885"\w* \w here|strong="H5704"\w* \w tonight|strong="H3915"\w*, \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w in|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, \w if|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* wants \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w redeem|strong="H1350"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w*, \w good|strong="H2896"\w*. \w Let|strong="H3808"\w* \w him|strong="H2896"\w* \w redeem|strong="H1350"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w*. \w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w if|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H5704"\w* \w does|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w want|strong="H2654"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w redeem|strong="H1350"\w* \w you|strong="H5704"\w*, \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w surely|strong="H1961"\w* \w as|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w lives|strong="H2416"\w*, \w I|strong="H5704"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w*. \w Now|strong="H1961"\w* \w lie|strong="H7901"\w* \w here|strong="H5704"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*.”   
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\v 14 \w So|strong="H6965"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w lay|strong="H7901"\w* \w down|strong="H7901"\w* \w at|strong="H6965"\w* \w his|strong="H3045"\w* \w feet|strong="H4772"\w* \w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w morning|strong="H1242"\w*, \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w before|strong="H5704"\w* \w anyone|strong="H3588"\w* \w else|strong="H3588"\w* \w could|strong="H3045"\w* \w recognize|strong="H5234"\w* \w her|strong="H3045"\w*. \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* Boaz said, “Do \w not|strong="H3045"\w* let \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w be|strong="H3588"\w* \w known|strong="H3045"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* woman came \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w threshing|strong="H1637"\w* \w floor|strong="H1637"\w*.”   
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\v 15 \w And|strong="H5892"\w* \w he|strong="H5921"\w* told \w her|strong="H5921"\w*, “\w Bring|strong="H3051"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* shawl \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H5892"\w* wearing \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w hold|strong="H7896"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w*.” \w When|strong="H5921"\w* \w she|strong="H5921"\w* did \w so|strong="H5921"\w*, \w he|strong="H5921"\w* poured \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* measures \w of|strong="H5892"\w* \w barley|strong="H8184"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w placed|strong="H7896"\w* \w it|strong="H5921"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w her|strong="H5921"\w*. Then \w he|strong="H5921"\w* \w went|strong="H5892"\w* \w into|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w*.   
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\v 16 \w When|strong="H6213"\w* Ruth returned \w to|strong="H6213"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w mother-in-law|strong="H2545"\w*, Naomi asked \w her|strong="H3605"\w*, “\w How|strong="H4310"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* go, \w my|strong="H3605"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*?” \w Then|strong="H6213"\w* Ruth \w told|strong="H5046"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3605"\w* Boaz \w had|strong="H2545"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w for|strong="H6213"\w* \w her|strong="H3605"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w And|strong="H8184"\w* \w she|strong="H3588"\w* said, “\w He|strong="H3588"\w* \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* these \w six|strong="H8337"\w* measures of \w barley|strong="H8184"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* said, ‘Do \w not|strong="H5414"\w* go back \w to|strong="H5414"\w* \w your|strong="H5414"\w* \w mother-in-law|strong="H2545"\w* \w empty-handed|strong="H7387"\w*.’”   
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\v 18 “\w Wait|strong="H3427"\w*, \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w*,” \w said|strong="H1697"\w* Naomi, “\w until|strong="H5704"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w find|strong="H3045"\w* \w out|strong="H3045"\w* \w how|strong="H3588"\w* \w things|strong="H1697"\w* \w go|strong="H5307"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H1697"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w rest|strong="H8252"\w* \w unless|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w has|strong="H3117"\w* resolved \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w matter|strong="H1697"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*.”   
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\v 1 Meanwhile, \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H5674"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w* \w there|strong="H8033"\w*. Soon \w the|strong="H5674"\w* kinsman-redeemer \w of|strong="H3427"\w* whom \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w had|strong="H1162"\w* \w spoken|strong="H1696"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w along|strong="H5674"\w*, \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, “\w Come|strong="H5927"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*, \w my|strong="H5493"\w* \w friend|strong="H6423"\w*, \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w*.” \w So|strong="H5927"\w* \w he|strong="H8033"\w* \w went|strong="H5927"\w* \w over|strong="H5674"\w* \w and|strong="H8033"\w* \w sat|strong="H3427"\w* \w down|strong="H3427"\w*.   
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\v 2 \w Then|strong="H3947"\w* Boaz \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w city|strong="H5892"\w* \w and|strong="H5892"\w* said, “\w Sit|strong="H3427"\w* \w here|strong="H6311"\w*,” \w and|strong="H5892"\w* \w they|strong="H3947"\w* did \w so|strong="H3947"\w*.   
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\v 3 \w And|strong="H7725"\w* \w he|strong="H7725"\w* said \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* kinsman-redeemer, “\w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w*, \w who|strong="H4376"\w* \w has|strong="H4124"\w* \w returned|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w Moab|strong="H4124"\w*, \w is|strong="H4124"\w* \w selling|strong="H4376"\w* \w the|strong="H7725"\w* \w piece|strong="H2513"\w* \w of|strong="H7704"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w* \w that|strong="H7725"\w* belonged \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w our|strong="H7725"\w* brother Elimelech.   
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\v 4 \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w thought|strong="H3045"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w should|strong="H3588"\w* \w inform|strong="H5046"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w may|strong="H5971"\w* \w buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* \w back|strong="H3045"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w presence|strong="H5048"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w those|strong="H3427"\w* \w seated|strong="H3427"\w* \w here|strong="H1350"\w* \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w presence|strong="H5048"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3588"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w of|strong="H3427"\w* \w my|strong="H3045"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*. \w If|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w want|strong="H3808"\w* \w to|strong="H1540"\w* \w redeem|strong="H1350"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*, do \w so|strong="H3808"\w*. \w But|strong="H3588"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w redeem|strong="H1350"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*, \w tell|strong="H5046"\w* \w me|strong="H5046"\w* \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w may|strong="H5971"\w* \w know|strong="H3045"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w there|strong="H3427"\w* \w is|strong="H5971"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w one|strong="H3808"\w* \w but|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w to|strong="H1540"\w* \w redeem|strong="H1350"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*, \w and|strong="H5971"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w next|strong="H1350"\w* \w after|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w*.” “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w will|strong="H5971"\w* \w redeem|strong="H1350"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*,” \w he|strong="H3588"\w* replied.   
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\v 5 \w Then|strong="H6965"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* said, “\w On|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w land|strong="H7704"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w also|strong="H8034"\w* \w from|strong="H5921"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Moabitess|strong="H4125"\w*, \w you|strong="H5921"\w* \w must|strong="H4191"\w* \w also|strong="H8034"\w* \w acquire|strong="H7069"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* widow \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w deceased|strong="H4191"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w order|strong="H3027"\w* \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w raise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w deceased|strong="H4191"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*.”   
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\v 6 \w The|strong="H3588"\w* kinsman-redeemer replied, “\w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w redeem|strong="H1350"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w* myself, \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* would \w jeopardize|strong="H7843"\w* \w my|strong="H3588"\w* own \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*. Take \w my|strong="H3588"\w* \w right|strong="H1353"\w* \w of|strong="H1350"\w* \w redemption|strong="H1353"\w*, \w because|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* \w cannot|strong="H3808"\w* \w redeem|strong="H1350"\w* \w it|strong="H3588"\w*.”   
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\v 7 \w Now|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w former|strong="H6440"\w* \w times|strong="H6440"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w concerning|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w redemption|strong="H1353"\w* \w or|strong="H7453"\w* \w exchange|strong="H8545"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* property, \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w make|strong="H5414"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w matter|strong="H1697"\w* legally binding \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w man|strong="H3605"\w* \w would|strong="H3478"\w* \w remove|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w sandal|strong="H5275"\w* \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w it|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w other|strong="H7453"\w* party, \w and|strong="H6965"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* confirmation \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 8 \w So|strong="H1350"\w* \w the|strong="H7069"\w* kinsman-redeemer \w removed|strong="H8025"\w* \w his|strong="H8025"\w* \w sandal|strong="H5275"\w* \w and|strong="H5275"\w* said \w to|strong="H1350"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w*, “\w Buy|strong="H7069"\w* \w it|strong="H7069"\w* for yourself.”   
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\v 9 \w At|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H3588"\w*, \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* said \w to|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, “\w You|strong="H3588"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w witnesses|strong="H5707"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* \w I|strong="H3588"\w* am \w buying|strong="H7069"\w* \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w that|strong="H3588"\w* belonged \w to|strong="H3027"\w* Elimelech, \w Chilion|strong="H3630"\w*, \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w Mahlon|strong="H4248"\w*.   
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\v 10 \w Moreover|strong="H1571"\w*, \w I|strong="H3117"\w* \w have|strong="H1571"\w* \w acquired|strong="H7069"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w Moabitess|strong="H4125"\w*, \w Mahlon|strong="H4248"\w*’s widow, \w as|strong="H3117"\w* \w my|strong="H5921"\w* wife, \w to|strong="H4191"\w* \w raise|strong="H6965"\w* \w up|strong="H6965"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w deceased|strong="H4191"\w* \w through|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w inheritance|strong="H5159"\w*, \w so|strong="H3808"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w will|strong="H1571"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w disappear|strong="H3772"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w among|strong="H5973"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* brothers \w or|strong="H3808"\w* \w from|strong="H3772"\w* \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w* \w of|strong="H3117"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w home|strong="H4725"\w*. \w You|strong="H5921"\w* \w are|strong="H3117"\w* \w witnesses|strong="H5707"\w* \w today|strong="H3117"\w*.”   
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\v 11 “\w We|strong="H6213"\w* \w are|strong="H5971"\w* \w witnesses|strong="H5707"\w*,” \w said|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w elders|strong="H2205"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w at|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w gate|strong="H8179"\w*. “\w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w make|strong="H6213"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w woman|strong="H8034"\w* entering \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w home|strong="H1004"\w* \w like|strong="H1004"\w* \w Rachel|strong="H7354"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w Leah|strong="H3812"\w*, \w who|strong="H3605"\w* \w together|strong="H7121"\w* \w built|strong="H1129"\w* \w up|strong="H5414"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*. \w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w be|strong="H3068"\w* prosperous \w in|strong="H3478"\w* Ephrathah \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w famous|strong="H8034"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Bethlehem|strong="H1035"\w*.   
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\v 12 \w And|strong="H3063"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H3068"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w become|strong="H1961"\w* \w like|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w Perez|strong="H6557"\w*, whom \w Tamar|strong="H8559"\w* \w bore|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w because|strong="H4480"\w* \w of|strong="H1004"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w offspring|strong="H2233"\w* \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w you|strong="H5414"\w* \w by|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2063"\w* \w young|strong="H5291"\w* \w woman|strong="H5291"\w*.”   
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\v 13 \w So|strong="H3947"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w Ruth|strong="H7327"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* she \w became|strong="H3205"\w* \w his|strong="H5414"\w* wife. \w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w when|strong="H1961"\w* \w he|strong="H3068"\w* \w had|strong="H3068"\w* relations \w with|strong="H3068"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w*, \w the|strong="H5414"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w* \w enabled|strong="H5414"\w* \w her|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w conceive|strong="H2032"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* she \w gave|strong="H5414"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3068"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w*.   
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\v 14 \w Then|strong="H7121"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* women \w said|strong="H7121"\w* \w to|strong="H3478"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w*, “\w Blessed|strong="H1288"\w* \w be|strong="H3808"\w* \w the|strong="H3068"\w* \w LORD|strong="H3068"\w*, \w who|strong="H3068"\w* \w has|strong="H3068"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w left|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H3117"\w* \w this|strong="H3068"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w* \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* kinsman-redeemer. \w May|strong="H3068"\w* \w his|strong="H3068"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w become|strong="H7121"\w* \w famous|strong="H8034"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*.   
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\v 15 \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* renew \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w life|strong="H5315"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w sustain|strong="H3557"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w in|strong="H5315"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w age|strong="H7872"\w*. \w For|strong="H3588"\w* \w your|strong="H7725"\w* \w daughter-in-law|strong="H3618"\w*, \w who|strong="H1931"\w* loves \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w is|strong="H1931"\w* \w better|strong="H2896"\w* \w to|strong="H7725"\w* \w you|strong="H3588"\w* \w than|strong="H2896"\w* \w seven|strong="H7651"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*, \w has|strong="H1961"\w* \w given|strong="H3205"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w* \w birth|strong="H3205"\w*.”   
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\v 16 \w And|strong="H3947"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w the|strong="H3947"\w* \w child|strong="H3206"\w*, \w placed|strong="H3947"\w* \w him|strong="H3947"\w* \w on|strong="H1961"\w* \w her|strong="H3947"\w* \w lap|strong="H2436"\w*, \w and|strong="H3947"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H3068"\w* nurse \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H3947"\w*.   
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\v 17 \w The|strong="H3205"\w* \w neighbor|strong="H7934"\w* \w women|strong="H7934"\w* \w said|strong="H7121"\w*, “\w A|strong="H3068"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w has|strong="H1121"\w* been \w born|strong="H3205"\w* \w to|strong="H3205"\w* \w Naomi|strong="H5281"\w*,” \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w they|strong="H1931"\w* \w named|strong="H7121"\w* \w him|strong="H3205"\w* \w Obed|strong="H5744"\w*. \w He|strong="H1931"\w* \w became|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w*, \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.   
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\v 18 Now these are \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w generations|strong="H8435"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w Perez|strong="H6557"\w*: \w Perez|strong="H6557"\w* \w was|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w Hezron|strong="H2696"\w*,   
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\v 19 \w Hezron|strong="H2696"\w* \w was|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w Ram|strong="H7410"\w*, \w Ram|strong="H7410"\w* \w was|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w Amminadab|strong="H5992"\w*,   
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\v 20 \w Amminadab|strong="H5992"\w* \w was|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w Nahshon|strong="H5177"\w*, \w Nahshon|strong="H5177"\w* \w was|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w Salmon|strong="H8009"\w*,   
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\v 21 \w Salmon|strong="H8012"\w* \w was|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w*, \w Boaz|strong="H1162"\w* \w was|strong="H3205"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w Obed|strong="H5744"\w*,   
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\v 22 \w Obed|strong="H5744"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w*, \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w the|strong="H3205"\w* \w father|strong="H3205"\w* \w of|strong="H3205"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.