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,ru?    #jh3jja3jja ,n[ x came to pass 9
 ! days :5 ! judges rul$1 t             
!re 0 a fam9e 9 ! l&4 ,& a c]ta9 man (  
,be?lehemjudah w5t to soj\rn 9 ! c\ntry 
( ,moab1 he1 &             8 wife1 & 8  
two sons4    #jh3jja3jjb ,& ! "n ( ! man
 0 ,elimele*1 & ! "n ( 8                
wife ,naomi1 & ! "n ( 8 two sons ,mahlon
 & ,*ilion1             ,ephra?ites (   
,be?lehemjudah4 ,& !y came into ! c\ntry
             ( ,moab1 & cont9u$ !re4    
#jh3jja3jjc ,& ,elimele* ,naomi's husb& 
di$2 & %e 0 left1 & h]             two  
sons4    #jh3jja3jjd ,& !y took !m wives
 ( ! wom5 ( ,moab2 ! "n ( !             
"o 0 ,orpah1 & ! "n ( ! o!r ,ru?3 & !y  
dwell$ !re ab\t t5 ye>s4    #jh3jja3jje 
,& ,mahlon & ,*ilion di$ also bo? ( !m2 
& ! woman             0 left ( h] two   
sons & h] husb&4    #jh3jja3jjf ,!n %e  
arose ) h] daught]s 9 law1 t %e might   

return f ! c\ntry ( ,moab3 = %e _h he>d 
9 !             c\ntry ( ,moab h[ t !   
,,"l _h visit$ 8 p 9             giv+ !m
 bread4    #jh3jja3jjg ,:]e=e %e w5t =? 
out ( ! place :]e %e 01 &             h]
 two daught]s 9 law ) h]2 & !y w5t on ! 
way to             return unto ! l& (   
,judah4    #jh3jja3jjh ,& ,naomi said   
unto h] two daught]s 9 law1 ,g1 return  
ea*             to h] "m's h\se3 ! ,,"l 
deal k9dly ) y1 z ye             h dealt
 ) ! dead1 & ) me4    #jh3jja3jji ,!    
,,"l grant y t ye may f9d re/1 ea* ( y 9
 !             h\se ( h] husb&4 ,!n %e  
kiss$ !m2 & !y lift$ up             _!  
voice1 & wept4    #jh3jja3jaj ,& !y said
 unto h]1 ,surely we w return ) !e unto 
?y p4    #jh3jja3jaa ,& ,naomi said1    
,turn aga91 my daught]s3 :y w ye g )    
me8 are !re yet any m sons 9 my womb1 t 
!y may be             y\r husb&s8       
#jh3jja3jab ,turn aga91 my daught]s1 g  
y\r way2 = ,i am too old to             
h an husb&4 ,if ,i %\ld say1 ,i h hope1 
if ,i %\ld             h an husb& also  

to night1 & %\ld also be> sons2         
#jh3jja3jac ,w\ld ye t>ry = !m till !y 7
 gr[n8 w\ld ye /ay             = !m f   
hav+ husb&s8 nay1 my daught]s2 = x      
grieve? me mu* = y\r sakes t ! h& ( !   
,,"l is             gone out aga9/ me4  
#jh3jja3jad ,& !y lift$ up _! voice1 &  
wept aga93 & ,orpah             kiss$ h]
 "m 9 law2 b ,ru? clave unto h]4        
#jh3jja3jae ,& %e said1 ,behold1 ?y si/]
 9 law is gone back unto h]             
p1 & unto h] gods3 return ?\ aft] ?y    
si/] 9             law4    #jh3jja3jaf  
,& ,ru? said1 ,intreat me n to leave !e1
 or to return f             foll[+ aft] 
!e3 = :i!r ?\ goe/1 ,i w g2 &           
:]e ?\ lodge/1 ,i w lodge3 ?y p %all be 
my             p1 & ?y ,god my ,god3    
#jh3jja3jag ,:]e ?\ die/1 w ,i die1 &   
!re w ,i be buri$3 !             ,,"l d 
s to me1 & m also1 if ought b dea? "p !e
             & me4    #jh3jja3jah ,:5 %e
 saw t %e 0 /$fa/ly m9d$ to g ) h]1     
!n %e left speak+ unto h]4              
#jh3jja3jai ,s !y two w5t until !y came 

to ,be?lehem4 ,& x came to              
pass1 :5 !y 7 come to ,be?lehem1 t all !
 city 0             mov$ ab\t !m1 & !y  
said1 ,is ?is ,naomi8    #jh3jja3jbj ,& 
%e said unto !m1 ,call me n ,naomi1 call
 me ,m>a3 =             ! ,almighty ha? 
dealt v bitt]ly ) me4    #jh3jja3jba ,i 
w5t out full & ! ,,"l ha? br\ght me home
 aga9 empty3             :y !n call ye  
me ,naomi1 see+ ! ,,"l ha? te/ifi$      
aga9/ me1 & ! ,almighty ha? afflict$ me8
    #jh3jja3jbb ,s ,naomi return$1 &    
,ru? ! ,moabitess1 h] daught] 9         
law1 ) h]1 :i* return$ out ( ! c\ntry ( 
,moab3 &             !y came to         
,be?lehem 9 ! beg9n+ ( b>ley h>ve/4     
#jh3jjb3jja ,& ,naomi _h a k9sman ( h]  
husb&'s1 a mighty man (                 
weal?1 ( ! family ( ,elimele*2 & 8 "n 0 
,boaz4    #jh3jjb3jjb ,& ,ru? !         
,moabitess said unto ,naomi1 ,let me n[ 
g to !             field1 & glean e>s ( 
corn aft] him 9 ^: sight ,i %all        
f9d grace4 ,& %e said unto h]1 ,g1 my   
daught]4    #jh3jjb3jjc ,& %e w5t1 &    

came1 & glean$ 9 ! field aft] !         
reap]s3 & h] hap 0 to light on a "p ( ! 
field             belong+ unto ,boaz1 :o
 0 ( ! k9dr$ ( ,elimele*4    #jh3jjb3jjd
 ,&1 behold1 ,boaz came f ,be?lehem1 &  
said unto !             reap]s1 ,! ,,"l 
be ) y4 ,& !y answ]$ him1 ,! ,,"l       
bless !e4    #jh3jjb3jje ,!n said ,boaz 
unto 8 s]vant t 0 set ov] ! reap]s1     
,^: damsel is ?is8    #jh3jjb3jjf ,& !  
s]vant t 0 set ov] ! reap]s answ]$ &    
said1 ,x is ! ,moabiti% damsel t came   
back ) ,naomi out             ( ! c\ntry
 ( ,moab3    #jh3jjb3jjg ,& %e said1 ,i 
pray y1 let me glean & ga!r aft] !      
reap]s among ! %eaves3 s %e came1 & ha? 
cont9u$             ev5 f ! morn+ until 
n[1 t %e t>ri$ a little 9             ! 
h\se4    #jh3jjb3jjh ,!n said ,boaz unto
 ,ru?1 ,he>e/ ?\ n1 my daught]8 ,g      
n to glean 9 ano!r field1 nei!r g f     
h5ce1 b             abide "h fa/ by my  
maid5s3    #jh3jjb3jji ,let ?9e eyes be 
on ! field t !y d reap1 & g ?\          
aft] !m3 h ,i n *>g$ ! "y m5 t !y %all  

n t\* !e8 & :5 ?\ art a?ir/1 g unto !   
vessels1 & dr9k ( t :i* ! "y m5 h drawn4
    #jh3jjb3jaj ,!n %e fell on h] face1 
& b[$ h]self to ! gr\nd1             &  
said unto him1 ,:y h ,i f\nd grace 9 ?9e
 eyes1 t             ?\ %\lde/ take k ( 
me1 see+ ,i am a /rang]8    #jh3jjb3jaa 
,& ,boaz answ]$ & said unto h]1 ,x ha?  
fully be5 %ew$             me1 all t ?\ 
ha/ done unto ?y "m 9 law s9ce !        
dea? ( ?9e husb&3 & h[ ?\ ha/ left ?y   
fa!r &             ?y "m1 & ! l& ( ?y   
nativity1 & art come unto a             
p :i* ?\ knewe/ n h]et(ore4             
#jh3jjb3jab ,! ,,"l recomp5se ?y "w1 & a
 full rew>d be giv5 !e             ( !  
,,"l ,god ( ,israel1 "u ^: w+s ?\ art   
come to             tru/4    #jh3jjb3jac
 ,!n %e said1 ,let me f9d fav\r 9 ?y    
sight1 my "l2 =             t ?\ ha/    
com=t$ me1 & = t ?\ ha/ spok5           
fri5dly unto ?9e h&maid1 ?\gh ,i be n l 
unto "o (             ?9e h&maid5s4     
#jh3jjb3jad ,& ,boaz said unto h]1 ,at  
mealtime come ?\ hi!r1 & eat            

( ! bread1 & dip ?y morsel 9 ! v9eg>4 ,&
 %e sat             beside ! reap]s3 &  
he rea*$ h] p>*$ corn1 & %e             
did eat1 & 0 suffic$1 & left4           
#jh3jjb3jae ,& :5 %e 0 ris5 up to glean1
 ,boaz comm&$ 8 "y             m51 say+1
 ,let h] glean ev5 among ! %eaves1 &    
reproa* h] n3    #jh3jjb3jaf ,& let fall
 also "s ( ! h&fuls ( purpose = h]1 &   
leave !m1 t %e may glean !m1 & rebuke h]
 n4    #jh3jjb3jag ,s %e glean$ 9 !     
field until ev51 & beat out t %e        
_h glean$3 & x 0 ab\t an ephah ( b>ley4 
#jh3jjb3jah ,& %e took x up1 & w5t into 
! city3 & h] "m 9             law saw   
:at %e _h glean$3 & %e br\ght =?1 & gave
             to h] t %e _h res]v$ aft]  
%e 0 suffic$4    #jh3jjb3jai ,& h] "m 9 
law said unto h]1 ,:]e ha/ ?\ glean$    
to day8 & :]e wr\ghte/ ?\8 bless$ be he 
t did take             k ( !e4 ,& %e    
%ew$ h] "m 9 law ) :om             %e _h
 wr\ght1 & said1 ,! man's "n ) :om ,i   
wr\ght             to day is ,boaz4     
#jh3jjb3jbj ,& ,naomi said unto h]      

daught] 9 law1 ,bless$ be he ( !        
,,"l1 :o ha? n left (f 8 k9dness to !   
liv+ & to             ! dead4 ,& ,naomi 
said unto h]1 ,! man is ne> ( k9 unto   
u1 "o ( our next k9sm54    #jh3jjb3jba  
,& ,ru? ! ,moabitess said1 ,he said unto
 me also1 ,?\ %alt             keep fa/ 
by my "y m51 until !y h end$ all my     
h>ve/4    #jh3jjb3jbb ,& ,naomi said    
unto ,ru? h] daught] 9 law1 ,x is good1 
my             daught]1 t ?\ g out ) 8  
maid5s1 t !y meet             !e n 9 any
 o!r field4    #jh3jjb3jbc ,s %e kept   
fa/ by ! maid5s ( ,boaz to glean unto ! 
end             ( b>ley h>ve/ & ( :eat  
h>ve/2 & dwelt ) h]             "m 9    
law4    #jh3jjc3jja ,!n ,naomi h] "m 9  
law said unto h]1 ,my daught]1 %all     
,i n seek re/ = !e1 t x may be well )   
!e8    #jh3jjc3jjb ,& n[ is n ,boaz (   
our k9dr$1 ) ^: maid5s ?\               
wa/8 ,behold1 he w9n[e? b>ley to night 9
 !             ?re%+floor4              
#jh3jjc3jjc ,wa% ?yself !re=e1 & ano9t  
!e1 & put ?y raim5t             ^u !e1 &

 get !e d[n to ! floor3 b make n        
?yself kn[n unto ! man1 until he %all h 
done eat+             & dr9k+4          
#jh3jjc3jjd ,& x %all be1 :5 he lie?    
d[n1 t ?\ %alt m>k !             place  
:]e he %all lie1 & ?\ %alt g 91 & uncov]
             8 feet1 & lay !e d[n2 & he 
w tell !e :at ?\             %alt d4    
#jh3jjc3jje ,& %e said unto h]1 ,all t  
?\ saye/ unto me ,i w d4    #jh3jjc3jjf 
,& %e w5t d[n unto ! floor1 & did       
accord+ to all             t h] "m 9 law
 bade h]4    #jh3jjc3jjg ,& :5 ,boaz _h 
eat5 & drunk1 & 8 he>t 0 m]ry1 he       
w5t to lie d[n at ! end ( ! heap ( corn3
 & %e came             s(tly1 & uncov]$ 
8 feet1 & laid h] d[n4    #jh3jjc3jjh ,&
 x came to pass at midnight1 t ! man 0  
afraid1 &             turn$ himself3 &1 
behold1 a woman lay at 8 feet4          
#jh3jjc3jji ,& he said1 ,:o art ?\8 ,&  
%e answ]$1 ,i am ,ru? ?9e               
h&maid3 spread !re=e ?y skirt ov] ?9e   
h&maid2 =             ?\ art a ne>      
k9sman4    #jh3jjc3jaj ,& he said1      

,bless$ be ?\ ( ! ,,"l1 my daught]3 =   
?\ ha/ %ew$ m k9dness 9 ! latt] end ?an 
at !             beg9n+1 inasmu* z ?\   
foll[$/ n "y m51 :e!r             poor  
or ri*4    #jh3jjc3jaa ,& n[1 my        
daught]1 fe> n2 ,i w d to !e all t      
?\ require/3 = all ! city ( my p do? "k 
t             ?\ art a virtu\s woman4   
#jh3jjc3jab ,& n[ x is true t ,i am ?y  
ne> k9sman3 h[beit !re             is a 
k9sman ne>] ?an ,i4    #jh3jjc3jac ,t>ry
 ?is night1 & x %all be 9 ! morn+1 t if 
he             w p]=m unto !e ! "p ( a  
k9sman1 well2 let him d             !   
k9sman's "p3 b if he w n d ! "p ( a     
k9sman to !e1 !n w ,i d ! "p ( a k9sman 
to !e1             z ! ,,"l live?3 lie  
d[n until ! morn+4    #jh3jjc3jad ,& %e 
lay at 8 feet until ! morn+3 & %e rose  
up             be=e "o c\ld "k ano!r4 ,&
 he said1 ,let x n be             kn[n t
 a woman came into ! floor4             
#jh3jjc3jae ,also he said1 ,br+ ! vail t
 ?\ ha/ ^u !e1 &             hold x4 ,& 
:5 %e held x1 he measur$ six measures ( 

b>ley1 & laid x on h]3 & %e w5t into !  
city4    #jh3jjc3jaf ,& :5 %e came to h]
 "m 9 law1 %e said1 ,:o art             
?\1 my daught]8 ,& %e told h] all t !   
man _h done             to h]4          
#jh3jjc3jag ,& %e said1 ,^! six measures
 ( b>ley gave he me2 = he               
said to me1 ,g n empty unto ?y "m 9 law4
    #jh3jjc3jah ,!n said %e1 ,sit /ill1 
my daught]1 until ?\ "k h[ !            
matt] w fall3 = ! man w n be 9 re/1     
until he             h f9i%$ ! ?+ ?is   
day4    #jh3jjd3jja ,!n w5t ,boaz up to 
! gate1 & sat him d[n !re3 &1           
behold1 ! k9sman ( :om ,boaz spake came 
by2 unto :om he             said1 ,ho1  
su* a "o6 turn aside1 sit d[n "h4 ,& he 
turn$             aside1 & sat d[n4     
#jh3jjd3jjb ,& he took t5 m5 ( ! eld]s (
 ! city1 & said1 ,sit             ye d[n
 "h4 ,& !y sat d[n4    #jh3jjd3jjc ,& he
 said unto ! k9sman1 ,naomi1 t is come  
aga9 out (             ! c\ntry ( ,moab1
 selle? a p>cel ( l&1 :i* 0 our         
bro!r ,elimele*'s3    #jh3jjd3jjd ,& ,i 

?\ght to adv]tise !e1 say+1 ,buy x be=e 
!             inhabitants1 & be=e !     
eld]s ( my p4 ,if ?\ wilt               
r$eem x1 r$eem x3 b if ?\ wilt n r$eem  
x1 !n             tell me1 t ,i may "k3 
= !re is none to r$eem x                
beside !e2 & ,i am aft] !e4 ,& he said1 
,i w r$eem             x4    #jh3jjd3jje
 ,!n said ,boaz1 ,:at day ?\ buye/ !    
field ( ! h& (             ,naomi1 ?\   
mu/ buy x also ( ,ru? ! ,moabitess1 !   
wife             ( ! dead1 to raise up !
 "n ( ! dead ^u 8                       
inh]itance4    #jh3jjd3jjf ,& ! k9sman  
said1 ,i _c r$eem x = myself1 le/ ,i    
m> m9e own inh]itance3 r$eem ?\ my "r to
 ?yself2 =             ,i _c r$eem x4   
#jh3jjd3jjg ,n[ ?is 0 ! mann] 9 =m] "t 9
 ,israel conc]n+             r$eem+ &   
conc]n+ *ang+1 = to confirm all ?+s2    
a man pluck$ (f 8 %oe1 & gave x to 8    
neighb\r3 &             ?is 0 a te/imony
 9 ,israel4    #jh3jjd3jjh ,!re=e !     
k9sman said unto ,boaz1 ,buy x = !e4 ,s 
he             drew (f 8 %oe4           

#jh3jjd3jji ,& ,boaz said unto ! eld]s1 
& unto all ! p1 ,ye are                 
witnesses ?is day1 t ,i h b\ght all t 0 
,elimele*'s1 & all t 0 ,*ilion's &      
,mahlon's1 ( !             h& ( ,naomi4 
#jh3jjd3jaj ,moreov] ,ru? ! ,moabitess1 
! wife ( ,mahlon1 h ,i                  
pur*as$ to be my wife1 to raise up ! "n 
( ! dead ^u             8 inh]itance1 t 
! "n ( ! dead be n cut (f f             
among 8 bre?r51 & f ! gate ( 8 place3 ye
 are             witnesses ?is day4     
#jh3jjd3jaa ,& all ! p t 7 9 ! gate1 & !
 eld]s1             said1 ,we are       
witnesses4 ,! ,,"l make ! woman t is    
come             into ?9e h\se l ,ra*el 
& l ,leah1 :i* two did             build
 ! h\se ( ,israel3 & d ?\ wor?ily 9     
,ephratah1             & be fam\s 9     
,be?lehem3    #jh3jjd3jab ,& let ?y h\se
 be l ! h\se ( ,ph>ez1 :om ,tam> b>e    
unto ,judah1 ( ! se$ :i* ! ,,"l %all    
give !e ( ?is             "y woman4     
#jh3jjd3jac ,s ,boaz took ,ru?1 & %e 0 8
 wife3 & :5 he w5t 9             unto   

h]1 ! ,,"l gave h] conception1 & %e b>e 
a son4    #jh3jjd3jad ,& ! wom5 said    
unto ,naomi1 ,bless$ be ! ,,"l1 :i* ha? 
n left !e ?is day )\t a k9sman1 t 8 "n  
may be             fam\s 9 ,israel4     
#jh3jjd3jae ,& he %all be unto !e a     
re/or] ( ?y life1 & a             n\ri%]
 ( ?9e old age3 = ?y daught] 9 law1 :i* 
love? !e1 :i* is bett] to !e ?an sev5   
sons1 ha?             born him4         
#jh3jjd3jaf ,& ,naomi took ! *ild1 &    
laid x 9 h] bosom1 & became             
nurse unto x4    #jh3jjd3jag ,& ! wom5  
h] neighb\rs gave x a "n1 say+1 ,!re is 
a son born to ,naomi2 & !y call$ 8 "n   
,ob$3 he is !             fa!r ( ,jesse1
 ! fa!r ( ,david4    #jh3jjd3jah ,n[ ^! 
are ! g5]ations ( ,ph>ez3 ,ph>ez begat  
,hezron1    #jh3jjd3jai ,& ,hezron begat
 ,ram1 & ,ram begat ,amm9adab1          
#jh3jjd3jbj ,& ,amm9adab begat ,nah%on1 
& ,nah%on begat ,salmon1    #jh3jjd3jba 
,& ,salmon begat ,boaz1 & ,boaz begat   
,ob$1    #jh3jjd3jbb ,& ,ob$ begat      
,jesse1 & ,jesse begat ,david4