Ruth 4
WEB·Ruth 4
1Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. Behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. Boaz said to him, “Come over here, friend, and sit down!” He came over, and sat down.
KJVThen wentH5927 BoazH1162 upH5927(H8804) to the gateH8179, and sat him downH3427(H8799) there: and, behold, the kinsmanH1350(H8802) of whom BoazH1162 spakeH1696(H8765) cameH5674(H8802) by; unto whom he saidH559(H8799), HoH1945, suchH6423 a oneH492! turn asideH5493(H8798), sit downH3427(H8798) here. And he turned asideH5493(H8799), and sat downH3427(H8799).
2 Boaz took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, “Sit down here,” and they sat down.
KJVAnd he tookH3947(H8799) tenH6235 menH582 of the eldersH2205 of the cityH5892, and saidH559(H8799), Sit ye downH3427(H8798) here. And they sat downH3427(H8799).
3 He said to the near kinsman, “Naomi, who has come back out of the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s.
KJVAnd he saidH559(H8799) unto the kinsmanH1350(H8802), NaomiH5281, that is come againH7725(H8804) out of the countryH7704 of MoabH4124, sellethH4376(H8804) a parcelH2513 of landH7704, which was our brotherH251 Elimelech'sH458:
4 I thought I should tell you, saying, ‘Buy it before those who sit here, and before the elders of my people.’ If you will redeem it, redeem it; but if you will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know. For there is no one to redeem it besides you; and I am after you.” He said, “I will redeem it.”
KJVAnd I thoughtH559(H8804) to advertiseH1540(H8799)H241 thee, sayingH559(H8800), BuyH7069(H8798) it before the inhabitantsH3427(H8802), and before the eldersH2205 of my peopleH5971. If thou wilt redeemH1350(H8799) it, redeemH1350(H8798) it: but if thou wilt not redeemH1350(H8799) it, then tellH5046(H8685) me, that I may knowH3045(H8799): for there is none to redeemH1350(H8800) it besideH2108 thee; and I am afterH310 thee. And he saidH559(H8799), I will redeemH1350(H8799) it.
5 Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must buy it also from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance.”
KJVThen saidH559(H8799) BoazH1162, What dayH3117 thou buyestH7069(H8800) the fieldH7704 of the handH3027 of NaomiH5281, thou must buyH7069(H8804) it also of RuthH7327 the MoabitessH4125, the wifeH802 of the deadH4191(H8801), to raise upH6965(H8687) the nameH8034 of the deadH4191(H8801) upon his inheritanceH5159.
6 The near kinsman said, “I can’t redeem it for myself, lest I endanger my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption for yourself; for I can’t redeem it.”
KJVAnd the kinsmanH1350(H8802) saidH559(H8799), I cannotH3201(H8799) redeemH1350(H8800) it for myself, lest I marH7843(H8686) mine own inheritanceH5159: redeemH1350(H8798) thou my rightH1353 to thyself; for I cannotH3201(H8799) redeemH1350(H8800) it.
7 Now this was the custom in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all things: a man took off his sandal, and gave it to his neighbor; and this was the way of formalizing transactions in Israel.
KJVNow this was the manner in former timeH6440 in IsraelH3478 concerning redeemingH1353 and concerning changingH8545, for to confirmH6965(H8763) all thingsH1697; a manH376 plucked offH8025(H8804) his shoeH5275, and gaveH5414(H8804) it to his neighbourH7453: and this was a testimonyH8584 in IsraelH3478.
8 So the near kinsman said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” then he took off his sandal.
KJVTherefore the kinsmanH1350(H8802) saidH559(H8799) unto BoazH1162, BuyH7069(H8798) it for thee. So he drew offH8025(H8799) his shoeH5275.
9 Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, “You are witnesses today, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, from the hand of Naomi.
KJVAnd BoazH1162 saidH559(H8799) unto the eldersH2205, and unto all the peopleH5971, Ye are witnessesH5707 this dayH3117, that I have boughtH7069(H8804) all that was Elimelech'sH458, and all that was Chilion'sH3630 and Mahlon'sH4248, of the handH3027 of NaomiH5281.
10 Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, I have purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his place. You are witnesses today.”
KJVMoreover RuthH7327 the MoabitessH4125, the wifeH802 of MahlonH4248, have I purchasedH7069(H8804) to be my wifeH802, to raise upH6965(H8687) the nameH8034 of the deadH4191(H8801) upon his inheritanceH5159, that the nameH8034 of the deadH4191(H8801) be not cut offH3772(H8735) from amongH5973 his brethrenH251, and from the gateH8179 of his placeH4725: ye are witnessesH5707 this dayH3117.
11 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 both built the house of Israel; and treat you worthily in Ephrathah, and be famous in Bethlehem.
KJVAnd all the peopleH5971 that were in the gateH8179, and the eldersH2205, saidH559(H8799), We are witnessesH5707. The LORDH3068 makeH5414(H8799) the womanH802 that is comeH935(H8802) into thine houseH1004 like RachelH7354 and like LeahH3812, which twoH8147 did buildH1129(H8804) the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478: and doH6213(H8798) thou worthilyH2428 in EphratahH672, and be famousH7121(H8798)H8034 in BethlehemH1035:
12 Let your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the offspring which Yahweh will give you by this young woman.”
KJVAnd let thy houseH1004 be like the houseH1004 of PharezH6557, whom TamarH8559 bareH3205(H8804) unto JudahH3063, of the seedH2233 which the LORDH3068 shall giveH5414(H8799) thee of this young womanH5291.
13 So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and he went in to her, and Yahweh enabled her to conceive, and she bore a son.
KJVSo BoazH1162 tookH3947(H8799) RuthH7327, and she was his wifeH802: and when he went inH935(H8799) unto her, the LORDH3068 gaveH5414(H8799) her conceptionH2032, and she bareH3205(H8799) a sonH1121.
14 The women said to Naomi, “Blessed be Yahweh, who has not left you today without a near kinsman. Let his name be famous in Israel.
KJVAnd the womenH802 saidH559(H8799) unto NaomiH5281, BlessedH1288(H8803) be the LORDH3068, which hath not leftH7673(H8689) thee this dayH3117 without a kinsmanH1350(H8802), that his nameH8034 may be famousH7121(H8735) in IsraelH3478.
15 He shall be to you a restorer of life and sustain you in your old age; for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”
KJVAnd he shall be unto thee a restorerH7725(H8688) of thy lifeH5315, and a nourisherH3557(H8771) of thine old ageH7872: for thy daughter in lawH3618, which lovethH157(H8804) thee, which is betterH2896 to thee than sevenH7651 sonsH1121, hath bornH3205(H8804) him.
16 Naomi took the child, laid him in her bosom, and became nurse to him.
KJVAnd NaomiH5281 tookH3947(H8799) the childH3206, and laidH7896(H8799) it in her bosomH2436, and became nurseH539(H8802) unto it.
17 The women, her neighbors, gave him a name, saying, “A son is born to Naomi”. They named him Obed. He is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
KJVAnd the women her neighboursH7934 gaveH7121(H8799) it a nameH8034, sayingH559(H8800), There is a sonH1121 bornH3205(H8795) to NaomiH5281; and they calledH7121(H8799) his nameH8034 ObedH5744: he is the fatherH1 of JesseH3448, the fatherH1 of DavidH1732.
18 Now this is the history of the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron,
KJVNow these are the generationsH8435 of PharezH6557: PharezH6557 begatH3205(H8689) HezronH2696,
19 and Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab,
KJVAnd HezronH2696 begatH3205(H8689) RamH7410, and RamH7410 begatH3205(H8689) AmminadabH5992,
20 and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon,
KJVAnd AmminadabH5992 begatH3205(H8689) NahshonH5177, and NahshonH5177 begatH3205(H8689) SalmonH8009,
21 and Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed,
KJVAnd SalmonH8012 begatH3205(H8689) BoazH1162, and BoazH1162 begatH3205(H8689) ObedH5744,
22 and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.
KJVAnd ObedH5744 begatH3205(H8689) JesseH3448, and JesseH3448 begatH3205(H8689) DavidH1732.
Ruth 4
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