Ruth 3:13
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Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the Lord liveth: lie down until the morning.Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”
In other translations
Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the Lord liveth: lie down until the morning.Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”
Hebrew words
לִינִי׀linistayH3885הַלַּיְלָהhalaylahthis nightH3915וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961בַבֹּקֶרvabokerin the morningH1242אִם־'im-ifH518יִגְאָלֵךְyig'alekhhe will redeem youH1350טוֹבtovgoodH2896יִגְאָלyig'allet him redeemH1350וְאִם־ve'im-and ifH518לֹאlo'notH3808יַחְפֹּץyachpotzhe will be willingH2654לְגָאֳלֵךְlego'olekhto redeem youH1350וּגְאַלְתִּיךְuge'altikhand I will redeem youH1350אָנֹכִי'anokhiIH595חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416יְהוָהyahwehof YahwehH3068שִׁכְבִיshikhvilie downH7901עַד־'ad-untilH5704הַבֹּקֶר׃habokerthe morningH1242
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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