Ruth

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1:1	AndIn it came to pass in the days when the judges judgedruled that there was a famine in the land Andand a certain man of BethBethlehem lehemin judahJudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab he and his wife and his two sons
1:2	AndThe the name of the man was ElimelechElim′elech and the name of his wife NaomiNa′omi and the namenames of his two sons were Mahlon and ChilionChil′ion; Ephrathitesthey ofwere BethEph′rathites lehemfrom judahBethlehem Andin theyJudah cameThey went into the country of Moab and continuedremained there
1:3	AndBut ElimelechElim′elech Naomisthe husband of Na′omi died; and she was left andwith her two sons
1:4	AndThese they took themMoabite wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth: andThey theylived dwelt there about ten years;
1:5	Andand both Mahlon and ChilionChil′ion died bothso ofthat them; and the woman was leftbereft of her two childrensons and of her husband
1:6	Then she arosestarted with her daughters in law thatto she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that Jehovahthe Lord had visited his people inand givinggiven them breadfood
1:7	AndSo she wentset forth out offrom the place where she was andwith her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way to return untoto the land of Judah
1:8	AndBut NaomiNa′omi said untoto her two daughters in law Go return each of you to her mothers house: JehovahMay the Lord deal kindly with you as yeyou have dealt with the dead and with me
1:9	JehovahThe Lord grant you that yeyou may find resta home each of you in the house of her husband Then she kissed them and they lifted up their voicevoices and wept
1:10	And they said untoto her NayNo but we will return with theeyou untoto thyyour people
1:11	AndBut NaomiNa′omi said Turn againback my daughters: why will yeyou go with me haveHave I yet sons in my womb that they may bebecome your husbands
1:12	Turn againback my daughters go your way; for I am too old to have a husband If I should say I have hope even if I should even have a husband tothis night and should also bear sons;
1:13	would yeyou therefore tarrywait till they were grown wouldWould yeyou therefore stayrefrain from havingmarrying husbandsNo nay my daughters for it grievethis exceedingly bitter to me much for your sakessake forthat the hand of Jehovahthe isLord has gone forth against me
1:14	AndThen they lifted up their voicevoices and wept again:; and Orpah kissed her mother in law but Ruth claveclung untoto her
1:15	And she said BeholdSee thyyour sister in law ishas gone back untoto her people and untoto her god:gods; return thou after thyyour sister in law
1:16	AndBut Ruth said Entreat me not to leave theeyou andor to return from following afteryou; thee for whitherwhere thouyou goestgo I will go; and where thouyou lodgestlodge I will lodge; thyyour people shall be my people and thyyour God my God;
1:17	where thouyou diestdie I will I die and there will I be buried: JehovahMay the Lord do so to me and more also if aughteven but death partparts theeme andfrom meyou
1:18	And when sheNa′omi saw that she was stedfastlydetermined minded to go with her she leftsaid offno speaking unto hermore
1:19	So theythe two of them went on until they came to BethBethlehem lehem And it came to pass when they werecame come to BethBethlehem lehemthe thatwhole alltown thewas citystirred wasbecause movedof about them; and the women said Is this NaomiNa′omi
1:20	AndShe she said untoto them CallDo not call me notNa′omi Naomi call me Mara; for the Almighty hathhas dealt very bitterly with me
1:21	I went outaway full and Jehovahthe hathLord has brought me homeback again empty; whyWhy call ye me NaomiNa′omi seeingwhen Jehovahthe hathLord testifiedhas againstafflicted me and the Almighty hathhas afflictedbrought calamity upon me
1:22	So NaomiNa′omi returned and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter in law with her who returned outfrom of the country of Moab: andAnd they came to BethBethlehem lehemat in the beginning of barley harvest
2:1	AndNow NaomiNa′omi had a kinsman of her husbands a mighty man of wealth of the family of ElimelechElim′elech andwhose his name was BoazBo′az
2:2	And Ruth the Moabitess said untoto NaomiNa′omi Let me now go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor And she said untoto her Go my daughter
2:3	AndSo she wentset forth and camewent and gleaned in the field after the reapers:; and hershe haphappened was to lightcome onto the portionpart of the field belonging untoto BoazBo′az who was of the family of ElimelechElim′elech
2:4	And behold BoazBo′az came from BethBethlehem; lehem and he said untoto the reapers JehovahThe Lord be with you And they answered himThe JehovahLord bless theeyou
2:5	Then Bo′az said Boazto unto his servant thatwho was setin overcharge of the reapers Whose damselmaiden is this
2:6	And the servant thatwho was setin overcharge of the reapers answered and said It is the MoabitishMoabite damselmaiden thatwho came back with NaomiNa′omi outfrom of the country of Moab:
2:7	andShe she said LetPray let me glean I pray you and gather afteramong the reaperssheaves amongafter the sheavesreapers So she came and hathshe has continued even from theearly morning until now savewithout thatresting sheeven tarriedfor a little in the housemoment
2:8	Then Bo′az said Boazto unto Ruth HearestNow thoulisten not my daughter Godo not go to glean in another field neitheror passleave fromthis henceone but abidekeep hereclose fastto by my maidens
2:9	Let thineyour eyes be onupon the field thatwhich they doare reapreaping and go thou after them: haveHave I not charged the young men thatnot theyto shallmolest notyou touchAnd thee and when thouyou artare athirstthirsty go untoto the vessels and drink ofwhat that which the young men have drawn
2:10	Then she fell on her face andbowing bowed herself to the ground and said untoto him Why have I found favor in thyyour sighteyes that thouyou shouldestshould take knowledgenotice of me seeingwhen I am a foreigner
2:11	AndBut BoazBo′az answered and said unto her ItAll hath fully been showed me all that thouyou hasthave done untofor thyyour mother in law since the death of thyyour husband; has been fully told me and how thouyou hast left thyyour father and thy mother and theyour native land of thy nativity and artcame cometo unto a people that thouyou knewestdid not heretoforeknow before
2:12	JehovahThe Lord recompense thyyou workfor what you have done and a full reward be given theeyou ofby Jehovahthe Lord the God of Israel under whose wings thouyou arthave come to take refuge
2:13	Then she said LetYou meare findmost favorgracious into thyme sight my lord for thatyou thouhave hast comforted me and for that thou hast spoken kindly untoto thyyour handmaidmaidservant though I beam not as one of thyyour handmaidensmaidservants
2:14	And at mealmealtime timeBo′az Boaz said untoto her Come hitherhere and eat ofsome the bread and dip thyyour morsel in the vinegarwine AndSo she sat beside the reapers and theyhe reachedpassed to her parched grain; and she didate eatuntil andshe was sufficedsatisfied and she had some left thereofover
2:15	AndWhen when she wasrose risen up to glean BoazBo′az commandedinstructed his young men saying Let her glean even among the sheaves and do not reproach her not
2:16	And also pull out some for her from the bundles for her and leave it andfor let her to glean and do not rebuke her not
2:17	So she gleaned in the field until evenevening; andthen she beat out thatwhat which she had gleaned and it was about an ephah of barley
2:18	And she took it up and went into the city; andshe showed her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she also brought forthout and gave to her thatwhat whichfood she had left over after shebeing wassatisfied sufficed
2:19	And her mother in law said untoto her Where hastdid thouyou gleanedglean totoday dayAnd and where hasthave thouyou wroughtworked blessedBlessed be hethe thatman didwho taketook knowledgenotice of theeyou AndSo she showedtold her mother in law with whom she had wroughtworked and said The mans name with whom I wroughtworked totoday day is BoazBo′az
2:20	And NaomiNa′omi said untoto her daughter in law Blessed be he ofby Jehovahthe whoLord hathwhose notkindness lefthas offnot hisforsaken kindness to the living andor to the dead AndNa′omi Naomialso said untoto her The man is nigha relative of kinours unto us one of our nearnearest kinsmenkin
2:21	And Ruth the Moabitess said YeaBesides he said untoto me ThouYou shaltshall keep fastclose by my youngservants mentill until they have endedfinished all my harvest
2:22	And NaomiNa′omi said untoto Ruth her daughter in law It is goodwell my daughter that thouyou go out with his maidens andlest thatin theyanother meetfield theeyou notbe inmolested any other field
2:23	So she kept fastclose byto the maidens of BoazBo′az togleaning gleanuntil unto the end of the barley harvest and of wheat harvestharvests; and she dweltlived with her mother in law
3:1	AndThen NaomiNa′omi her mother in law said untoto her My daughter shallshould I not seek resta home for theeyou that it may be well with theeyou
3:2	AndNow now is not BoazBo′az our kinsman with whose maidens thouyou wastwere BeholdSee he winnowethis winnowing barley totonight nightat in the threshing floor
3:3	Wash thyself therefore and anoint theeyourself and put thyon raimentyour uponbest theeclothes and getgo thee down to the threshing floor; but makedo not thyselfmake yourself known untoto the man until he shallhas havefinished done eating and drinking
3:4	AndBut it shall be when he liethlies down thatobserve thou shalt mark the place where he shalllies; liethen and thou shalt go in and uncover his feet and laylie thee down; and he will tell theeyou what thouto shalt do
3:5	And she saidreplied unto her All that thouyou sayestsay I will do
3:6	AndSo she went down untoto the threshing floor and did accordingjust toas all that her mother in law badehad told her
3:7	And when BoazBo′az had eaten and drunk and his heart was merry he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain: andThen she came softly and uncovered his feet and laidlay her down
3:8	AndAt it came to pass at midnight that the man was afraidstartled and turned himself;over and behold a woman lay at his feet
3:9	AndHe he said Who artare thouyou And she answered I am Ruth thyyour handmaid:maidservant; spread thereforeyour thy skirt over thyyour handmaid;maidservant for thouyou artare anext nearof kinsmankin
3:10	And he said BlessedMay you be thoublessed ofby Jehovahthe Lord my daughter:; thouyou hasthave showedmade morethis last kindness ingreater the latter end than at the beginningfirst inasmuchin asthat thouyou followedsthave not gone after young men whether poor or rich
3:11	And now my daughter feardo not; fear I will do tofor theeyou all that thouyou sayest;ask for all the city of my peoplefellow dothtownsmen know that thouyou artare a worthy woman of worth
3:12	And now it is true that I am a near kinsman; howbeityet there is a kinsman nearer than I
3:13	TarryRemain this night and it shall be in the morning that if he will performdo untothe theepart of the partnext of akin kinsmanfor you well; let him do theit; kinsmans part: but if he willis not willing to do the part of athe kinsmannext toof theekin for you then willas the Lord lives I will do the part of athe kinsmannext toof theekin asfor Jehovahyou liveth:Lie lie down until the morning
3:14	AndSo she lay at his feet until the morning: andbut shearose rose up before one could discernrecognize another; Forand he said Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor
3:15	And he said Bring the mantle thatyou isare uponwearing thee and hold it; andout So she held it; and he measured out six measures of barley and laid it onupon her:; andthen heshe went into the city
3:16	And when she came to her mother in law she said WhoHow artdid thouyou fare my daughter AndThen she told her all that the man had done tofor her
3:17	Andsaying she said These six measures of barley he gave heto me; for he said GoYou must not go back empty untohanded thyto your mother in law
3:18	ThenShe saidreplied sheWait Sit still my daughter until thouyou knowlearn how the matter willturns fall;out for the man will not rest untilbut hewill havesettle finished the thingmatter this daytoday
4:1	NowAnd BoazBo′az went up to the gate and sat him down there:; and behold the nearnext kinsmanof kin of whom BoazBo′az spakehad spoken came by; untoSo whomBo′az he said HoTurn suchaside afriend; one turn aside sit down here; Andand he turned aside and sat down
4:2	And he took ten men of the elders of the city and said Sit ye down here; Andso they sat down
4:3	AndThen he said untoto the nearnext kinsmanof Naomikin thatNa′omi iswho has come againback outfrom of the country of Moab sellethis selling the parcel of land which wasbelonged to our brotherkinsman Elimelechs:Elim′elech
4:4	andSo I thought toI disclosewould tell you of it untoand theesay saying Buy it beforein themthe thatpresence sitof those sitting here and beforein the presence of the elders of my people If thouyou wiltwill redeem it redeem it:; but if thouyou wiltwill not redeem it then tell me that I may know; for there is noneno one besides you to redeem it besides thee; and I amcome after theeyou And he said I will redeem it
4:5	Then Bo′az said BoazThe What day thouyou buyestbuy the field offrom the hand of NaomiNa′omi thouyou mustare buy it also ofbuying Ruth the Moabitess the wifewidow of the dead in order to raiserestore up the name of the dead uponto his inheritance
4:6	AndThen the nearnext kinsmanof kin said I cannot redeem it for myself lest I marimpair minemy own inheritance: takeTake thou my right of redemption onyourself thee; for I cannot redeem it
4:7	Now this was the custom in former timetimes in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging: to confirm alla things:transaction athe manone drew off his shoesandal and gave it to histhe neighbor;other and this was the manner of attestationattesting in Israel
4:8	So when the nearnext kinsmanof kin said untoto BoazBo′az Buy it for thyselfyourself And he drew off his shoesandal
4:9	AndThen BoazBo′az said untoto the elders and unto all the people YeYou are witnesses this day that I have bought allfrom thatthe washand Elimelechsof andNa′omi all that wasbelonged Chilionsto Elim′elech and Mahlonsall ofthat thebelonged handto ofChil′ion Naomiand to Mahlon
4:10	MoreoverAlso Ruth the Moabitess the wifewidow of Mahlon I have Ibought purchased to be my wife to raiseperpetuate up the name of the dead uponin his inheritance that the name of the dead bemay not be cut off from among his brethren and from the gate of his native place:; yeyou are witnesses this day
4:11	AndThen all the people thatwho were inat the gate and the elders said We are witnesses JehovahMay the Lord make the woman thatwho is comecoming into thyyour house like Rachel and like Leah whichwho twotogether didbuilt buildup the house of Israel: andMay doyou thouprosper worthily in EphrathahEph′rathah and be famousrenowned in BethBethlehem; lehem:
4:12	and letmay thyyour house be like the house of Perez whom Tamar barebore untoto Judah because of the seedchildren whichthat Jehovahthe shallLord will give theeyou ofby this young woman
4:13	So BoazBo′az took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in untoto her and Jehovahthe Lord gave her conception and she barebore a son
4:14	AndThen the women said untoto NaomiNa′omi Blessed be Jehovahthe Lord who hathhas not left theeyou this day without anext nearof kinsmankin; and letmay his name be famousrenowned in Israel
4:15	AndHe he shall be untoto theeyou a restorer of life and a nourisher of thineyour old age; for thyyour daughter in law who lovethloves theeyou who is bettermore to theeyou than seven sons hathhas borne him
4:16	AndThen NaomiNa′omi took the child and laid ithim in her bosom and became his nurse unto it
4:17	And the women herof neighborsthe neighborhood gave ithim a name saying ThereA isson ahas sonbeen born to Naomi;Na′omi andThey theynamed calledhim his name Obed:; he iswas the father of Jesse the father of David
4:18	Now these are the generationsdescendants of Perez: Perez begatwas the father of Hezron
4:19	and Hezron begatof Ram and Ram begatof AmminadabAmmin′adab
4:20	andAmmin′adab Amminadabof begat Nahshon and Nahshon begatof Salmon
4:21	and Salmon begatof BoazBo′az andBo′az Boazof begat Obed
4:22	and Obed begatof Jesse and Jesse begatof David