- 1Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.וּבֹ֨עַז עָלָ֣ה הַשַּׁעַר֮ וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב שָׁם֒ וְהִנֵּ֨ה הַגֹּאֵ֤ל עֹבֵר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּר בֹּ֔עַז וַיֹּ֛אמֶר ס֥וּרָה שְׁבָה פֹּ֖ה פְּלֹנִ֣י אַלְמֹנִ֑י וַיָּ֖סַר וַיֵּשֵֽׁב
- 2And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.וַיִּקַּ֞ח עֲשָׂרָ֧ה אֲנָשִׁ֛ים מִזִּקְנֵ֥י הָעִ֖יר וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁבוּ פֹ֑ה וַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ
- 3And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's:וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לַגֹּאֵ֔ל חֶלְקַת֙ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְאָחִ֖ינוּ לֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ מָכְרָ֣ה נָעֳמִ֔י הַשָּׁ֖בָה מִשְּׂדֵ֥ה מוֹאָֽב
- 4And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know: for there is none to redeem it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.וַאֲנִ֨י אָמַ֜רְתִּי אֶגְלֶ֧ה אָזְנְךָ֣ לֵאמֹ֗ר קְ֠נֵה נֶ֥גֶד הַֽיֹּשְׁבִים֮ וְנֶ֣גֶד זִקְנֵ֣י עַמִּי֒ אִם תִּגְאַל֙ גְּאָ֔ל וְאִם לֹ֨א יִגְאַ֜ל הַגִּ֣ידָה ואדע וְאֵֽדְעָה֙ כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין זוּלָֽתְךָ֙ לִגְא֔וֹל וְאָנֹכִ֖י אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָנֹכִ֥י אֶגְאָֽל
- 5Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.וַיֹּ֣אמֶר בֹּ֔עַז בְּיוֹם קְנוֹתְךָ֥ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה מִיַּ֣ד נָעֳמִ֑י וּ֠מֵאֵת ר֣וּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה אֵֽשֶׁת הַמֵּת֙ קניתי קָנִ֔יתָה לְהָקִ֥ים שֵׁם הַמֵּ֖ת עַל נַחֲלָתֽוֹ
- 6And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַגֹּאֵ֗ל לֹ֤א אוּכַל֙ לגאול לִגְאָל פֶּן אַשְׁחִ֖ית אֶת נַחֲלָתִ֑י גְּאַל אַתָּה֙ אֶת גְּאֻלָּתִ֔י כִּ֥י לֹא אוּכַ֖ל לִגְאֹֽל
- 7Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.וְזֹאת֩ לְפָנִ֨ים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל עַל הַגְּאוּלָּ֤ה וְעַל הַתְּמוּרָה֙ לְקַיֵּ֣ם כָּל דָּבָ֔ר שָׁלַ֥ף אִ֛ישׁ נַעֲל֖וֹ וְנָתַ֣ן לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ וְזֹ֥את הַתְּעוּדָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
- 8Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.וַיֹּ֧אמֶר הַגֹּאֵ֛ל לְבֹ֖עַז קְנֵה וַיִּשְׁלֹ֖ף נַעֲלֽוֹ
- 9And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.וַיֹּאמֶר֩ בֹּ֨עַז לַזְּקֵנִ֜ים וְכָל הָעָ֗ם עֵדִ֤ים אַתֶּם֙ הַיּ֔וֹם כִּ֤י קָנִ֨יתִי֙ אֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְאֵ֛ת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְכִלְי֖וֹן וּמַחְל֑וֹן מִיַּ֖ד נָעֳמִֽי
- 10Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.וְגַ֣ם אֶת ר֣וּת הַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩ אֵ֨שֶׁת מַחְל֜וֹן קָנִ֧יתִי לְאִשָּׁ֗ה לְהָקִ֤ים שֵׁם הַמֵּת֙ עַל נַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹ וְלֹא יִכָּרֵ֧ת שֵׁם הַמֵּ֛ת מֵעִ֥ם אֶחָ֖יו וּמִשַּׁ֣עַר מְקוֹמ֑וֹ עֵדִ֥ים אַתֶּ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם
- 11And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ כָּל הָעָ֧ם אֲשֶׁר בַּשַּׁ֛עַר וְהַזְּקֵנִ֖ים עֵדִ֑ים יִתֵּן֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֶֽת הָאִשָּׁ֜ה הַבָּאָ֣ה אֶל בֵּיתֶ֗ךָ כְּרָחֵ֤ל וּכְלֵאָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּנ֤וּ שְׁתֵּיהֶם֙ אֶת בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַעֲשֵׂה חַ֣יִל בְּאֶפְרָ֔תָה וּקְרָא שֵׁ֖ם לָֽחֶם
- 12And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.וִיהִ֤י בֵֽיתְךָ֙ כְּבֵ֣ית פֶּ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָ֥ה תָמָ֖ר לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה מִן הַזֶּ֗רַע אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִתֵּ֤ן יְהוָה֙ מִן הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת
- 13So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.וַיִּקַּ֨ח בֹּ֤עַז אֶת רוּת֙ וַתְּהִי לְאִשָּׁ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֖א אֵלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה הֵרָי֖וֹן וַתֵּ֥לֶד בֵּֽן
- 14And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.וַתֹּאמַ֤רְנָה הַנָּשִׁים֙ אֶֽל נָעֳמִ֔י בָּר֣וּךְ יְהוָ֔ה אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹ֣א הִשְׁבִּ֥ית גֹּאֵ֖ל הַיּ֑וֹם וְיִקָּרֵ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
- 15And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.וְהָ֤יָה לְמֵשִׁ֣יב נֶ֔פֶשׁ וּלְכַלְכֵּ֖ל אֶת שֵׂיבָתֵ֑ךְ כִּ֣י כַלָּתֵ֤ךְ אֲֽשֶׁר אֲהֵבַ֨תֶךְ֙ יְלָדַ֔תּוּ אֲשֶׁר הִיא֙ ט֣וֹבָה מִשִּׁבְעָ֖ה בָּנִֽים
- 16And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.וַתִּקַּ֨ח נָעֳמִ֤י אֶת הַיֶּ֨לֶד֙ וַתְּשִׁתֵ֣הוּ בְחֵיקָ֔הּ וַתְּהִי לְאֹמֶֽנֶת
- 17And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.וַתִּקְרֶאנָה֩ הַשְּׁכֵנ֥וֹת שֵׁם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יֻלַּד בֵּ֖ן לְנָעֳמִ֑י וַתִּקְרֶ֤אנָֽה שְׁמוֹ֙ עוֹבֵ֔ד ה֥וּא אֲבִי יִשַׁ֖י אֲבִ֥י דָוִֽד
- 18Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ תּוֹלְד֣וֹת פָּ֔רֶץ פֶּ֖רֶץ הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת חֶצְרֽוֹן
- 19And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,וְחֶצְרוֹן֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת רָ֔ם וְרָ֖ם הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת עַמִּֽינָדָֽב
- 20And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,וְעַמִּֽינָדָב֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת נַחְשׁ֔וֹן וְנַחְשׁ֖וֹן הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת שַׂלְמָֽה
- 21And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,וְשַׂלְמוֹן֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת בֹּ֔עַז וּבֹ֖עַז הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת עוֹבֵֽד
- 22And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.וְעֹבֵד֙ הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת יִשָׁ֔י וְיִשַׁ֖י הוֹלִ֥יד אֶת דָּוִֽד
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324 tagged Hebrew tokens118 distinct lexical entries22 of 22 verses source-tagged
גָּאַלH1350
to redeem (according to the Middle Eastern law of kinship), i.e., to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
יָלַדH3205
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
אָמַרH559
to say (used with great latitude)
בֹּעַזH1162
Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple
קָנָהH7069
to erect, i.e., create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
שֵׁםH8034
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
יָשַׁבH3427
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
נׇעֳמִיH5281
Noomi, an Israelitess
אִשָּׁהH802
a woman
בַּיִתH1004
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Hebrew verse gematria
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| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| Ruth 4:1 | 4,961 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:2 | 3,126 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:3 | 3,565 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:4 | 7,953 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:5 | 8,635 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:6 | 4,383 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:7 | 8,146 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:8 | 1,862 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:9 | 9,131 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:10 | 12,615 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:11 | 12,837 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:12 | 7,947 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:13 | 5,237 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:14 | 5,712 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:15 | 7,044 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:16 | 3,318 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:17 | 5,222 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:18 | 4,708 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:19 | 3,704 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:20 | 3,603 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:21 | 2,240 | study verse |
| Ruth 4:22 | 1,654 | study verse |
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