1 {
"verseID": "Ruth.4.1",
"source": "וּבֹ֨עַז עָלָ֣ה הַשַּׁעַר֮ וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב שָׁם֒ וְהִנֵּ֨ה הַגֹּאֵ֤ל עֹבֵר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּר־בֹּ֔עַז וַיֹּ֛אמֶר ס֥וּרָה שְׁבָה־פֹּ֖ה פְּלֹנִ֣י אַלְמֹנִ֑י וַיָּ֖סַר וַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃",
"text": "*wə-Boʿaz* *ʿālâ* the-*šaʿar* *wa-yēšeb* there *wə-hinnēh* the-*gōʾēl* *ʿōbēr* who *dibbēr*-*Boʿaz* *wa-yōʾmer* *sûrâ* *šəbâ*-here *pəlōnî* *ʾalmōnî* *wa-yāsar* *wa-yēšēb*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-Boʿaz*": "conjunction + proper noun - and Boaz",
"*ʿālâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - went up/ascended",
"*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the gate/city entrance",
"*wa-yēšeb*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sat down",
"*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold/look",
"*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the kinsman-redeemer",
"*ʿōbēr*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - passing by",
"*dibbēr*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - had spoken (about)",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*sûrâ*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - turn aside",
"*šəbâ*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - sit down",
"*pəlōnî* *ʾalmōnî*": "idiom for unnamed person - such-and-such one",
"*wa-yāsar*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he turned aside",
"*wa-yēšēb*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sat down"
},
"variants": {
"*šaʿar*": "gate/city entrance/place of legal transactions",
"*gōʾēl*": "kinsman-redeemer/relative with redemption rights",
"*pəlōnî* *ʾalmōnî*": "so-and-so/unnamed person/anonymous one",
"*dibbēr*": "spoke about/mentioned/discussed"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Ruth.4.2",
"source": "וַיִּקַּ֞ח עֲשָׂרָ֧ה אֲנָשִׁ֛ים מִזִּקְנֵ֥י הָעִ֖יר וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁבוּ־פֹ֑ה וַיֵּשֵֽׁבוּ׃",
"text": "*wa-yiqqaḥ* ten *ʾănāšîm* from-*ziknê* the-*ʿîr* *wa-yōʾmer* *šəbû*-here *wa-yēšēbû*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men",
"*ziknê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - elders of",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*šəbû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - sit down",
"*wa-yēšēbû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they sat down"
},
"variants": {
"*ziknê*": "elders/older men/city officials",
"*ʿîr*": "city/town/village"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Ruth.4.3",
"source": "וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לַגֹּאֵ֔ל חֶלְקַת֙ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְאָחִ֖ינוּ לֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ מָכְרָ֣ה נָעֳמִ֔י הַשָּׁ֖בָה מִשְּׂדֵ֥ה מוֹאָֽב׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* to-the-*gōʾēl* *ḥelqat* the-*śādeh* which to-*ʾāḥînû* to-*ʾĕlîmelek* *mākərâ* *Noʿŏmî* the-*šābâ* from-*śədēh* *Môʾāb*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular with definite article and preposition - to the kinsman-redeemer",
"*ḥelqat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - portion of",
"*śādeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the field",
"*ʾāḥînû*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st plural suffix with preposition - to our brother",
"*ʾĕlîmelek*": "proper noun with preposition - to Elimelech",
"*mākərâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she has sold",
"*Noʿŏmî*": "proper noun - Naomi",
"*šābâ*": "Qal participle, feminine singular with definite article - the one who returned",
"*śədēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with preposition - from field of",
"*Môʾāb*": "proper noun - Moab"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥelqat*": "portion/parcel/plot",
"*śādeh*": "field/land/country",
"*ʾāḥînû*": "our brother/our kinsman/our relative",
"*šābâ*": "returned/came back"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Ruth.4.4",
"source": "וַאֲנִ֨י אָמַ֜רְתִּי אֶגְלֶ֧ה אָזְנְךָ֣ לֵאמֹ֗ר קְ֠נֵה נֶ֥גֶד הַֽיֹּשְׁבִים֮ וְנֶ֣גֶד זִקְנֵ֣י עַמִּי֒ אִם־תִּגְאַל֙ גְּאָ֔ל וְאִם־לֹ֨א יִגְאַ֜ל הַגִּ֣ידָה לִּ֗י *ואדע **וְאֵֽדְעָה֙ כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין זוּלָֽתְךָ֙ לִגְא֔וֹל וְאָנֹכִ֖י אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָנֹכִ֥י אֶגְאָֽל׃",
"text": "*wa-ʾănî* *ʾāmartî* *ʾegleh* *ʾoznəkā* *lēʾmōr* *qənēh* before the-*yōšəbîm* and-before *ziqnê* *ʿammî* if-*tigʾal* *gəʾāl* and-if-not *yigʾal* *haggîdâ* to-me *wə-ʾēdəʿâ* because *ʾên* *zûlātəkā* *ligʾôl* *wə-ʾānōkî* after-you *wa-yōʾmer* *ʾānōkî* *ʾegʾāl*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-ʾănî*": "conjunction + 1st person singular pronoun - and I",
"*ʾāmartî*": "Qal perfect, 1st singular - I said/thought",
"*ʾegleh*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will uncover/disclose",
"*ʾoznəkā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your ear",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*qənēh*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - buy",
"*yōšəbîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural with definite article - the ones sitting/dwelling",
"*ziqnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - elders of",
"*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my people",
"*tigʾal*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will redeem",
"*gəʾāl*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - redeem",
"*yigʾal*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will redeem",
"*haggîdâ*": "Hiphil imperative, masculine singular - tell/declare",
"*wə-ʾēdəʿâ*": "conjunction + Qal cohortative, 1st singular - that I may know",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not",
"*zûlātəkā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - besides you",
"*ligʾôl*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to redeem",
"*wə-ʾānōkî*": "conjunction + 1st person singular pronoun - and I",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I",
"*ʾegʾāl*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will redeem"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾegleh* *ʾoznəkā*": "I will uncover your ear/inform you/reveal to you",
"*gəʾāl*": "redeem/buy back/act as kinsman",
"*zûlātəkā*": "besides you/except you/other than you",
"*ʾēdəʿâ*": "I may know/I will know"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Ruth.4.5",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר בֹּ֔עַז בְּיוֹם־קְנוֹתְךָ֥ הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה מִיַּ֣ד נָעֳמִ֑י וּ֠מֵאֵת ר֣וּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה אֵֽשֶׁת־הַמֵּת֙ *קניתי **קָנִ֔יתָה לְהָקִ֥ים שֵׁם־הַמֵּ֖ת עַל־נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *Bōʿaz* in-day-*qənôtəkā* the-*śādeh* from-hand-of *Noʿŏmî* *ûmēʾēt* *Rût* the-*Môʾăbîyâ* *ʾēšet*-the-*mēt* *qānîtâ* *ləhāqîm* *šēm*-the-*mēt* upon-*naḥălātô*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Bōʿaz*": "proper noun - Boaz",
"*qənôtəkā*": "Qal infinitive construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix with preposition - in your buying",
"*śādeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the field",
"*Noʿŏmî*": "proper noun - Naomi",
"*ûmēʾēt*": "conjunction + preposition + direct object marker - and from",
"*Rût*": "proper noun - Ruth",
"*Môʾăbîyâ*": "gentilic adjective, feminine singular with definite article - the Moabitess",
"*ʾēšet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wife of",
"*mēt*": "Qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the dead man",
"*qānîtâ*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have acquired",
"*ləhāqîm*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to raise up",
"*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of",
"*naḥălātô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix with preposition - upon his inheritance"
},
"variants": {
"*qānîtâ*": "you have acquired/you must buy/you have bought",
"*ləhāqîm* *šēm*": "to raise up name/to preserve lineage/to maintain family line",
"*naḥălātô*": "his inheritance/his property/his possession"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Ruth.4.6",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַגֹּאֵ֗ל לֹ֤א אוּכַל֙ *לגאול־**לִגְאָל־לִ֔י פֶּן־אַשְׁחִ֖ית אֶת־נַחֲלָתִ֑י גְּאַל־לְךָ֤ אַתָּה֙ אֶת־גְּאֻלָּתִ֔י כִּ֥י לֹא־אוּכַ֖ל לִגְאֹֽל׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* the-*gōʾēl* not *ʾûkal* *ligʾāl*-for-me lest-*ʾašḥît* *ʾet*-*naḥălātî* *gəʾal*-for-yourself you *ʾet*-*gəʾullātî* because not-*ʾûkal* *ligʾōl*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*gōʾēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the kinsman-redeemer",
"*ʾûkal*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I am able",
"*ligʾāl*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + preposition + 1st singular suffix - to redeem for myself",
"*ʾašḥît*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - I damage/ruin",
"*naḥălātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st singular suffix with direct object marker - my inheritance",
"*gəʾal*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - redeem",
"*gəʾullātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st singular suffix with direct object marker - my right of redemption",
"*ʾûkal*": "Qal imperfect, 1st singular - I am able",
"*ligʾōl*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to redeem"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾûkal* *ligʾāl*": "I am able to redeem/I can buy back",
"*ʾašḥît*": "I damage/I ruin/I mar/I destroy",
"*naḥălātî*": "my inheritance/my property/my estate",
"*gəʾullātî*": "my right of redemption/my redemption privilege"
}
}