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Bo‘az said to Rut, "Did you hear that, my daughter? Don't go to glean in another field, don't leave this place, but stick here with my working girls.

So bathe, anoint yourself, put on your good clothes, and go down to the threshing-floor; but don't reveal your presence to the man until he's finished eating and drinking.

Now, it is true that I am a redeeming kinsman; but there is a redeemer who is a closer relative than I am.

Stay tonight. If, in the morning, he will redeem you, fine! — let him redeem you. But if he doesn't want to redeem you, then, as Adonai lives, I will redeem you. Now, lie down until morning."

I thought I should tell you about it and say, ‘Buy it in the presence of the people sitting here and in the presence of the leaders of my people. If you want to redeem it, redeem it. But if it is not to be redeemed, then tell me, so that I can know, because there is no one else in line to redeem it, and I'm after you." He said, "I want to redeem it."

He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other P'ninah. P'ninah had children, but Hannah had no children.

but to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved Hannah, even though Adonai had kept her from having children.

Then she took a vow; she said, " Adonai -Tzva'ot, if you will notice how humiliated your servant is, if you will remember me and not forget your servant but will give your servant a male child, then I will give him to Adonai for as long as he lives; and no razor will ever come on his head."

Hannah was speaking in her heart — her lips moved, but her voice could not be heard — so ‘Eli thought she was drunk.

But Hannah answered, "No, my lord, I am a very unhappy woman. I have not drunk either wine or other strong liquor; rather, I've been pouring out my soul before Adonai .

But Hannah did not go up, explaining to her husband, "Not till the child has been weaned. Then I will bring him, so that he can appear before Adonai and live there forever."

He will guard the steps of his faithful, but the wicked will be silenced in darkness. For it is not by strength that a person prevails —

The cohen's servant would actually come before the fat had burned to smoke and say to the man who was sacrificing, "Give the cohen meat he can roast; because he doesn't want your meat stewed, but raw."

But Sh'mu'el ministered in the presence of Adonai , wearing a linen ritual vest even though he was only a child.

If a person commits a sin against another person, the judges can mediate between them. But if a person commits a sin against Adonai , who can intercede for him?" However, they wouldn't pay attention to what their father said, because Adonai had decided to kill them.

"Therefore Adonai the God of Isra'el says, ‘I did indeed say that your family and your father's family would walk in my presence forever.' But now Adonai says, ‘Forget it! I respect those who respect me, but those who despise me will meet with contempt.

Then he ran to ‘Eli and said, "Here I am — you called me?" But he said, "I didn't call you; go back, and lie down." So he went and lay down.

Sh'mu'el lay there until morning; then he opened the doors of the house of Adonai . But Sh'mu'el was afraid to tell ‘Eli the vision.

As she was dying, the women standing by her said to her, "Don't be afraid, because you have given birth to a son." But she didn't answer or show any sign of recognition.

But early the next morning, when the people of Ashdod got up, there was Dagon, fallen down with his face to the ground before the ark of Adonai . They took Dagon and set him in his place again;