5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ruth 4:5:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said Ruth 4:5:2 ⧉בֹּ֔עַזboazBoaz Ruth 4:5:3 ⧉בְּיוֹם־קְנוֹתְךָ֥beyomkenotkhain the day of your buying Ruth 4:5:4 ⧉הַשָּׂדֶ֖הhasadethe field Ruth 4:5:5 ⧉מִיַּ֣דmiyadfrom the hand of Ruth 4:5:6 ⧉נָעֳמִ֑יnaomiNaomi Ruth 4:5:7 ⧉וּ֠מֵאֵתumeetand from Ruth 4:5:8 ⧉ר֣וּתrutRuth Ruth 4:5:9 ⧉הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הhamoaviyathe Moabitess Ruth 4:5:10 ⧉אֵֽשֶׁת־הַמֵּת֙eshethametwife of the dead Ruth 4:5:11 ⧉קניתיkanitiI acquired Ruth 4:5:12 ⧉קָנִ֔יתָהkanitayou acquire Ruth 4:5:13 ⧉לְהָקִ֥יםlehakimto raise up Ruth 4:5:14 ⧉שֵׁם־הַמֵּ֖תshemhametname of the dead Ruth 4:5:15 ⧉עַל־נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃alnakhalatoupon his inheritance |
5. Formal Translation And Boaz announced, “On the day you secure the field from Naomi’s hand, you shall likewise obtain Ruth the Moabite, the wife of the deceased, so as to establish the deceased’s name within his inheritance.” |
5. Dynamic Translation Boaz explained, “When you buy the field from Naomi, you also take Ruth the Moabite, the widow of the deceased man, in order to preserve his name across his property.” |