Ruth · רוּת

Ruth 4:11

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ כָּל־הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־בַּשַּׁ֣עַר וְהַזְּקֵנִ֣ים עֵדִ֑ים יִתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־הָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַבָּאָ֣ה אֶל־בֵּיתֶ֗ךָ כְּרָחֵ֤ל ׀ וּכְלֵאָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּנ֣וּ שְׁתֵּיהֶם֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַעֲשֵׂה־חַ֥יִל בְּאֶפְרָתָ֖ה וּקְרָא־שֵׁ֥ם בְּבֵֽית לָֽחֶם׃
vayoʾmrv kal-haʿam ʾasher-bashaʿar vhazqeniym ʿediym yiten yhvah ʾet-haʾishah habaʾah ʾel-beyteka kraḥel vkleʾah ʾasher banv shteyhem ʾet-beyt yishraʾel vaʿasheh-ḥayil bʾepratah vqraʾ-shem bbeyt laḥem
King James Version (KJV)

And 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:

Modern English

All the people who were in the gate, and the elders, said, "We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, which two built the house of Israel; and treat you worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem."

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