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[1] Now 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. [2] Boaz took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, “Sit down here,” and they sat down. [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. [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.” [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.” [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.” [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. [8] So the near kinsman said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” then he took off his sandal. [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. [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.” [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. [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.” [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. [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. [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.” [16] Naomi took the child, laid him in her bosom, and became nurse to him. [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. [18] Now this is the history of the generations of Perez: Perez became the father of Hezron, [19] and Hezron became the father of Ram, and Ram became the father of Amminadab, [20] and Amminadab became the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon became the father of Salmon, [21] and Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed, [22] and Obed became the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.

Footnotes

  1. § 4:12 or, seed
King James Version

Ruth’s Marriage

[1] Then went H5927 Boaz H1162 up H5927 to the gate, H8179 and sat him down H3427 there: H8033 and, behold, H2009 the kinsman H1350 of whom H834 Boaz H1162 spake H1696 came by; H5674 unto whom he said, H559 Ho, such H6423 a one! H492 turn aside, H5493 sit down H3427 here. H6311 And he turned aside, H5493 and sat down. H3427 [2] And he took H3947 ten H6235 men H582 of the elders H2205 of the city, H5892 and said, H559 Sit ye down H3427 here. H6311 And they sat down. H3427 [3] And he said H559 unto the kinsman, H1350 Naomi, H5281 that is come again H7725 out of the country H7704 of Moab, H4124 selleth H4376 a parcel H2513 of land, H7704 which H834 was our brother H251 Elimelech’s: H458 [4] and I H589 thought H559 to advertise H1540 thee, H241§ saying, H559 Buy H7069 it before H5048 the inhabitants, H3427 and before H5048 the elders H2205 of my people. H5971 If H518 thou wilt redeem H1350 it, redeem H1350 it: but if H518 thou wilt H1350 not H3808 redeem H1350 it, then tell H5046 me, that I may know: H3045 for H3588 there is none H369 to redeem H1350 it beside thee; H2108 and I H595 am after thee. H310 And he said, H559 I H595 will redeem H1350 it. [5] Then said H559 Boaz, H1162 What day H3117 thou buyest H7069 the field H7704 of the hand H3027 of Naomi, H5281 thou must buy H7069 it also of H854 Ruth H7327 the Moabitess, H4125 the wife H802 of the dead, H4191 to raise up H6965 the name H8034 of the dead H4191 upon H5921 his inheritance. H5159 [6] And the kinsman H1350 said, H559 I cannot H3808 H3201 redeem H1350 it for myself, lest H6435 I mar H7843 H853 mine own inheritance: H5159 redeem H1350 thou H859 H853 my right H1353 to thyself; for H3588 I cannot H3808 H3201 redeem H1350 it. [7] Now this H2063 was the manner in former time H6440 in Israel H3478 concerning H5921 redeeming H1353 and concerning H5921 changing, H8545 for to confirm H6965 all H3605 things; H1697 a man H376 plucked off H8025 his shoe, H5275 and gave H5414 it to his neighbour: H7453 and this H2063 was a testimony H8584 in Israel. H3478 [8] Therefore the kinsman H1350 said H559 unto Boaz, H1162 Buy H7069 it for thee. So he drew off H8025 his shoe. H5275 [9] And Boaz H1162 said H559 unto the elders, H2205 and unto all H3605 the people, H5971 Ye H859 are witnesses H5707 this day, H3117 that H3588 I have bought H7069 H853 all H3605 that H834 was Elimelech’s, H458 H853 and all H3605 that H834 was Chilion’s H3630 and Mahlon’s, H4248 of the hand H3027 of Naomi. H5281 [10] Moreover H1571 H853 Ruth H7327 the Moabitess, H4125 the wife H802 of Mahlon, H4248 have I purchased H7069 to be my wife, H802 to raise up H6965 the name H8034 of the dead H4191 upon H5921 his inheritance, H5159 that the name H8034 of the dead H4191 be H3772 not H3808 cut off H3772 from among H5973 his brethren, H251 and from the gate H8179 of his place: H4725 ye H859 are witnesses H5707 this day. H3117 [11] And all H3605 the people H5971 that H834 were in the gate, H8179 and the elders, H2205 said, H559 We are witnesses. H5707 The Lord H3068 H853 make H5414 the woman H802 that is come H935 into H413 thine house H1004 like Rachel H7354 and like Leah, H3812 which H834 two H8147 H853 did build H1129 the house H1004 of Israel: H3478 and do thou H6213 worthily H2428§ in Ephratah, H672 and be famous H7121§ H8034 in Beth-lehem: H1035 [12] and let H1961 thy house H1004 be H1961 like the house H1004 of Pharez, H6557 whom H834 Tamar H8559 bare H3205 unto Judah, H3063 of H4480 the seed H2233 which H834 the Lord H3068 shall give H5414 thee of H4480 this H2063 young woman. H5291 [13] So Boaz H1162 H853 took H3947 Ruth, H7327 and she was H1961 his wife: H802 and when he went in H935 unto her, H413 the Lord H3068 gave H5414 her conception, H2032 and she bare H3205 a son. H1121 [14] And the women H802 said H559 unto H413 Naomi, H5281 Blessed H1288 be the Lord, H3068 which H834 hath H7673 not H3808 left H7673 thee§ this day H3117 without a kinsman, H1350§ that his name H8034 may be famous H7121 in Israel. H3478 [15] And he shall be H1961 unto thee a restorer H7725 of H5315 thy life, H5315 and a nourisher H3557§ H853 of thine old age: H7872§ for H3588 thy daughter in law, H3618 which H834 loveth thee, H157 which H834 is H1931 better H2896 to thee than seven H7651 sons, H1121 hath born him. H3205 [16] And Naomi H5281 H853 took H3947 the child, H3206 and laid it H7896 in her bosom, H2436 and became H1961 nurse H539 unto it. [17] And the women her neighbours H7934 gave H7121 it a name, H8034 saying, H559 There is a son H1121 born H3205 to Naomi; H5281 and they called H7121 his name H8034 Obed: H5744 he H1931 is the father H1 of Jesse, H3448 the father H1 of David. H1732 [18] Now these H428 are the generations H8435 of Pharez: H6557 Pharez H6557 begat H3205 H853 Hezron, H2696 [19] and Hezron H2696 begat H3205 H853 Ram, H7410 and Ram H7410 begat H3205 H853 Amminadab, H5992 [20] and Amminadab H5992 begat H3205 H853 Nahshon, H5177 and Nahshon H5177 begat H3205 H853 Salmon, H8009§ [21] and Salmon H8012 begat H3205 H853 Boaz, H1162 and Boaz H1162 begat H3205 H853 Obed, H5744 [22] and Obed H5744 begat H3205 H853 Jesse, H3448 and Jesse H3448 begat H3205 H853 David. H1732

Footnotes

  1. § 4:4 Heb. I said, I will reveal in thine ear
  2. § 4:11a Or, get thee riches or power
  3. § 4:11b Heb. proclaim thy name
  4. § 4:14a Heb. caused to cease unto thee
  5. § 4:14b Or, redeemer
  6. § 4:15a Heb. to nourish
  7. § 4:15b Heb. thy gray hairs
  8. § 4:20 Or, Salmah
Septuaginta
[1] Καὶ G2532 Βοος G1003 ἀνέβη G305 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 πύλην G4439 καὶ G2532 ἐκάθισεν G2523 ἐκεῖ, G1563 καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 ὁ G3588 ἀγχιστευτὴς παρεπορεύετο, G3899 ὃν G3739 εἶπεν G2036 Βοος. G1003 Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 πρὸς G4314 αὐτὸν G846 Βοος G1003 Ἐκκλίνας G1578 κάθισον G2523 ὧδε, G5602 κρύφιε· καὶ G2532 ἐξέκλινεν G1578 καὶ G2532 ἐκάθισεν. G2523 [2] Καὶ G2532 ἔλαβεν G2983 Βοος G1003 δέκα G1176 ἄνδρας G435 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 πρεσβυτέρων G4245 τῆς G3588 πόλεως G4172 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Καθίσατε G2523 ὧδε· G5602 καὶ G2532 ἐκάθισαν. G2523 [3] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Βοος G1003 τῷ G3588 ἀγχιστεῖ Τὴν G3588 μερίδα G3310 τοῦ G3588 ἀγροῦ, G68 ἥ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 τοῦ G3588 ἀδελφοῦ G80 ἡμῶν G2257 τοῦ G3588 Αβιμελεχ, ἣ G3739 δέδοται G1325 Νωεμιν τῇ G3588 ἐπιστρεφούσῃ G1994 ἐξ G1537 ἀγροῦ G68 Μωαβ, [4] κἀγὼ G2504 εἶπα G2036 Ἀποκαλύψω G601 τὸ G3588 οὖς G3775 σου G4675 λέγων G3004 Κτῆσαι G2932 ἐναντίον G1727 τῶν G3588 καθημένων G2521 καὶ G2532 ἐναντίον G1727 τῶν G3588 πρεσβυτέρων G4245 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 μου· G3450 εἰ G1487 ἀγχιστεύεις, ἀγχίστευε· εἰ G1487 δὲ G1161 μὴ G3361 ἀγχιστεύεις, ἀνάγγειλόν G312 μοι G3427 καὶ G2532 γνώσομαι· G1097 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 πάρεξ σοῦ G4675 τοῦ G3588 ἀγχιστεῦσαι, κἀγώ G2504 εἰμι G1510 μετὰ G3326 σέ. G4571 Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 εἶπεν G2036 Ἐγώ G1473 εἰμι G1510 ἀγχιστεύσω. [5] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Βοος G1003 Ἐν G1722 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 τοῦ G3588 κτήσασθαί G2932 σε G4571 τὸν G3588 ἀγρὸν G68 ἐκ G1537 χειρὸς G5495 Νωεμιν καὶ G2532 παρὰ G3844 Ρουθ G4503 τῆς G3588 Μωαβίτιδος γυναικὸς G1135 τοῦ G3588 τεθνηκότος, G2348 καὶ G2532 αὐτὴν G846 κτήσασθαί G2932 σε G4571 δεῖ G1163 ὥστε G5620 ἀναστῆσαι G450 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 τοῦ G3588 τεθνηκότος G2348 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 κληρονομίας G2817 αὐτοῦ. G846 [6] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 ὁ G3588 ἀγχιστεύς Οὐ G3756 δυνήσομαι G1410 ἀγχιστεῦσαι ἐμαυτῷ, G1683 μήποτε G3379 διαφθείρω G1311 τὴν G3588 κληρονομίαν G2817 μου· G3450 ἀγχίστευσον σεαυτῷ G4572 τὴν G3588 ἀγχιστείαν μου, G3450 ὅτι G3754 οὐ G3756 δυνήσομαι G1410 ἀγχιστεῦσαι. [7] Καὶ G2532 τοῦτο G5124 τὸ G3588 δικαίωμα G1345 ἔμπροσθεν G1715 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 Ισραηλ G2474 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 ἀγχιστείαν καὶ G2532 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸ G3588 ἀντάλλαγμα G465 τοῦ G3588 στῆσαι G2476 πᾶν G3956 λόγον, G3056 καὶ G2532 ὑπελύετο ὁ G3588 ἀνὴρ G435 τὸ G3588 ὑπόδημα G5266 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐδίδου G1325 τῷ G3588 πλησίον G4139 αὐτοῦ G846 τῷ G3588 ἀγχιστεύοντι τὴν G3588 ἀγχιστείαν αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 τοῦτο G5124 ἦν G2258 μαρτύριον G3142 ἐν G1722 Ισραηλ. G2474 [8] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 ὁ G3588 ἀγχιστεὺς τῷ G3588 Βοος G1003 Κτῆσαι G2932 σεαυτῷ G4572 τὴν G3588 ἀγχιστείαν μου· G3450 καὶ G2532 ὑπελύσατο τὸ G3588 ὑπόδημα G5266 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἔδωκεν G1325 αὐτῷ. G846 [9] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Βοος G1003 τοῖς G3588 πρεσβυτέροις G4245 καὶ G2532 παντὶ G3956 τῷ G3588 λαῷ G2992 Μάρτυρες G3144 ὑμεῖς G5210 σήμερον G4594 ὅτι G3754 κέκτημαι G2932 πάντα G3956 τὰ G3588 τοῦ G3588 Αβιμελεχ καὶ G2532 πάντα, G3956 ὅσα G3745 ὑπάρχει G5225 τῷ G3588 Χελαιων καὶ G2532 τῷ G3588 Μααλων, ἐκ G1537 χειρὸς G5495 Νωεμιν· [10] καί G2532 γε G1065 Ρουθ G4503 τὴν G3588 Μωαβῖτιν τὴν G3588 γυναῖκα G1135 Μααλων κέκτημαι G2932 ἐμαυτῷ G1683 εἰς G1519 γυναῖκα G1135 τοῦ G3588 ἀναστῆσαι G450 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 τοῦ G3588 τεθνηκότος G2348 ἐπὶ G1909 τῆς G3588 κληρονομίας G2817 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἐξολεθρευθήσεται G1842 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 τοῦ G3588 τεθνηκότος G2348 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 ἀδελφῶν G80 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 φυλῆς G5443 λαοῦ G2992 αὐτοῦ· G846 μάρτυρες G3144 ὑμεῖς G5210 σήμερον. G4594 [11] Καὶ G2532 εἴποσαν G2036 πᾶς G3956 ὁ G3588 λαὸς G2992 οἱ G3588 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 πύλῃ G4439 Μάρτυρες. G3144 Καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 πρεσβύτεροι G4245 εἴποσαν G2036 Δῴη G1325 κύριος G2962 τὴν G3588 γυναῖκά G1135 σου G4675 τὴν G3588 εἰσπορευομένην G1531 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 οἶκόν G3624 σου G4675 ὡς G5613 Ραχηλ G4478 καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 Λειαν, αἳ G3739 ᾠκοδόμησαν G3618 ἀμφότεραι G297 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 Ισραηλ G2474 καὶ G2532 ἐποίησαν G4160 δύναμιν G1411 ἐν G1722 Εφραθα, καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 ὄνομα G3686 ἐν G1722 Βαιθλεεμ· [12] καὶ G2532 γένοιτο G1096 ὁ G3588 οἶκός G3624 σου G4675 ὡς G5613 ὁ G3588 οἶκος G3624 Φαρες, G5329 ὃν G3739 ἔτεκεν G5088 Θαμαρ G2283 τῷ G3588 Ιουδα, ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 σπέρματος, G4690 οὗ G3739 δώσει G1325 κύριός G2962 σοι G4671 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 παιδίσκης G3814 ταύτης. G3778 [13] Καὶ G2532 ἔλαβεν G2983 Βοος G1003 τὴν G3588 Ρουθ, G4503 καὶ G2532 ἐγενήθη G1096 αὐτῷ G846 εἰς G1519 γυναῖκα, G1135 καὶ G2532 εἰσῆλθεν G1525 πρὸς G4314 αὐτήν, G846 καὶ G2532 ἔδωκεν G1325 αὐτῇ G846 κύριος G2962 κύησιν, καὶ G2532 ἔτεκεν G5088 υἱόν. G5207 [14] Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 αἱ G3588 γυναῖκες G1135 πρὸς G4314 Νωεμιν Εὐλογητὸς G2128 κύριος, G2962 ὃς G3739 οὐ G3756 κατέλυσέ G2647 σοι G4671 σήμερον G4594 τὸν G3588 ἀγχιστέα, καὶ G2532 καλέσαι G2564 τὸ G3588 ὄνομά G3686 σου G4675 ἐν G1722 Ισραηλ, G2474 [15] καὶ G2532 ἔσται G2071 σοι G4671 εἰς G1519 ἐπιστρέφοντα G1994 ψυχὴν G5590 καὶ G2532 τοῦ G3588 διαθρέψαι τὴν G3588 πολιάν σου, G4675 ὅτι G3754 ἡ G3588 νύμφη G3565 σου G4675 ἡ G3588 ἀγαπήσασά G25 σε G4571 ἔτεκεν G5088 αὐτόν, G846 ἥ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 ἀγαθή G18 σοι G4671 ὑπὲρ G5228 ἑπτὰ G2033 υἱούς. G5207 [16] Καὶ G2532 ἔλαβεν G2983 Νωεμιν τὸ G3588 παιδίον G3813 καὶ G2532 ἔθηκεν G5087 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 κόλπον G2859 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 ἐγενήθη G1096 αὐτῷ G846 εἰς G1519 τιθηνόν. [17] Καὶ G2532 ἐκάλεσαν G2564 αὐτοῦ G846 αἱ G3588 γείτονες G1069 ὄνομα G3686 λέγουσαι G3004 Ἐτέχθη G5088 υἱὸς G5207 τῇ G3588 Νωεμιν· καὶ G2532 ἐκάλεσαν G2564 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 αὐτοῦ G846 Ωβηδ· G5601 οὗτος G3778 πατὴρ G3962 Ιεσσαι G2421 πατρὸς G3962 Δαυιδ. G1138 [18] Καὶ G2532 αὗται G3778 αἱ G3588 γενέσεις G1078 Φαρες· G5329 Φαρες G5329 ἐγέννησεν G1080 τὸν G3588 Εσρων, G2074 [19] Εσρων G2074 δὲ G1161 ἐγέννησεν G1080 τὸν G3588 Αρραν, καὶ G2532 Αρραν ἐγέννησεν G1080 τὸν G3588 Αμιναδαβ, G284 [20] καὶ G2532 Αμιναδαβ G284 ἐγέννησεν G1080 τὸν G3588 Ναασσων, G3476 καὶ G2532 Ναασσων G3476 ἐγέννησεν G1080 τὸν G3588 Σαλμαν, [21] καὶ G2532 Σαλμαν ἐγέννησεν G1080 τὸν G3588 Βοος, G1003 καὶ G2532 Βοος G1003 ἐγέννησεν G1080 τὸν G3588 Ωβηδ, G5601 [22] καὶ G2532 Ωβηδ G5601 ἐγέννησεν G1080 τὸν G3588 Ιεσσαι, G2421 καὶ G2532 Ιεσσαι G2421 ἐγέννησεν G1080 τὸν G3588 Δαυιδ. G1138
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