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World English Bible

Ruth 4 (WEBP)

[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.

Ruth 4:12 or, seed

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Ruth 4 (KJVS)

[1] Then went Boaz up () to the gate, and sat him down () there: and, behold, the kinsman () of whom Boaz spake () came () by; unto whom he said, () Ho, such a one! turn aside, () sit down () here. And he turned aside, () and sat down. ()
[2] And he took () ten men of the elders of the city, and said, () Sit ye down () here. And they sat down. ()
[3] And he said () unto the kinsman, () Naomi, that is come again () out of the country of Moab, selleth () a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:
[4] and I thought () to advertise () thee, saying, () Buy () it before the inhabitants, () and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem () it, redeem () it: but if thou wilt not redeem () it, then tell () me, that I may know: () for there is none to redeem () it beside thee; and I am after thee. And he said, () I will redeem () it.
[5] Then said () Boaz, What day thou buyest () the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy () it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, () to raise up () the name of the dead () upon his inheritance.
[6] And the kinsman () said, () I cannot () redeem () it for myself, lest I mar () mine own inheritance: redeem () thou my right to thyself; for I cannot () redeem () it.
[7] Now this was the manner in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm () all things; a man plucked off () his shoe, and gave () it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.
[8] Therefore the kinsman () said () unto Boaz, Buy () it for thee. So he drew off () his shoe.
[9] And Boaz said () unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought () all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.
[10] Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased () to be my wife, to raise up () the name of the dead () upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead () be not cut off () from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
[11] 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 Beth-lehem:
[12] and let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare () unto Judah, of the seed which the Lord shall give () thee of this young woman.
[13] So Boaz took () Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in () unto her, the Lord gave () her conception, and she bare () a son.
[14] And the women said () unto Naomi, Blessed () be the Lord, which hath not left () thee this day without a kinsman, () that his name may be famous () in Israel.
[15] And he shall be unto thee a restorer () of thy life, and a nourisher () of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth () thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born () him.
[16] And Naomi took () the child, and laid () it in her bosom, and became nurse () unto it.
[17] And the women her neighbours gave () it a name, saying, () There is a son born () to Naomi; and they called () his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
[18] Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat () Hezron,
[19] and Hezron begat () Ram, and Ram begat () Amminadab,
[20] and Amminadab begat () Nahshon, and Nahshon begat () Salmon,
[21] and Salmon begat () Boaz, and Boaz begat () Obed,
[22] and Obed begat () Jesse, and Jesse begat () David.

Ruth 4:4 Heb. I said, I will reveal in thine ear
Ruth 4:11a Or, get thee riches or power
Ruth 4:11b Heb. proclaim thy name
Ruth 4:14a Heb. caused to cease unto thee
Ruth 4:14b Or, redeemer
Ruth 4:15a Heb. to nourish
Ruth 4:15b Heb. thy gray hairs
Ruth 4:20 Or, Salmah

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ruth 4 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () Βοος () ἀνέβη () ἐπὶ () τὴν () πύλην () καὶ () ἐκάθισεν () ἐκεῖ, () καὶ () ἰδοὺ () ὁ () ἀγχιστευτὴς παρεπορεύετο, () ὃν () εἶπεν Βοος. () Καὶ () εἶπεν πρὸς () αὐτὸν () Βοος () Ἐκκλίνας () κάθισον () ὧδε, () κρύφιε· καὶ () ἐξέκλινεν () καὶ () ἐκάθισεν. ()
[2] Καὶ () ἔλαβεν () Βοος () δέκα () ἄνδρας () ἀπὸ () τῶν () πρεσβυτέρων () τῆς () πόλεως () καὶ () εἶπεν Καθίσατε () ὧδε· () καὶ () ἐκάθισαν. ()
[3] Καὶ () εἶπεν Βοος () τῷ () ἀγχιστεῖ Τὴν () μερίδα () τοῦ () ἀγροῦ, () ἥ () ἐστιν () τοῦ () ἀδελφοῦ () ἡμῶν () τοῦ () Αβιμελεχ, ἣ () δέδοται () Νωεμιν τῇ () ἐπιστρεφούσῃ () ἐξ () ἀγροῦ () Μωαβ,
[4] κἀγὼ () εἶπα Ἀποκαλύψω () τὸ () οὖς () σου () λέγων () Κτῆσαι () ἐναντίον () τῶν () καθημένων () καὶ () ἐναντίον () τῶν () πρεσβυτέρων () τοῦ () λαοῦ () μου· () εἰ () ἀγχιστεύεις, ἀγχίστευε· εἰ () δὲ () μὴ () ἀγχιστεύεις, ἀνάγγειλόν () μοι () καὶ () γνώσομαι· () ὅτι () οὐκ () ἔστιν () πάρεξ σοῦ () τοῦ () ἀγχιστεῦσαι, κἀγώ () εἰμι () μετὰ () σέ. () Ὁ () δὲ () εἶπεν Ἐγώ () εἰμι () ἀγχιστεύσω.
[5] Καὶ () εἶπεν Βοος () Ἐν () ἡμέρᾳ () τοῦ () κτήσασθαί () σε () τὸν () ἀγρὸν () ἐκ () χειρὸς () Νωεμιν καὶ () παρὰ () Ρουθ () τῆς () Μωαβίτιδος γυναικὸς () τοῦ () τεθνηκότος, () καὶ () αὐτὴν () κτήσασθαί () σε () δεῖ () ὥστε () ἀναστῆσαι () τὸ () ὄνομα () τοῦ () τεθνηκότος () ἐπὶ () τῆς () κληρονομίας () αὐτοῦ. ()
[6] Καὶ () εἶπεν ὁ () ἀγχιστεύς Οὐ () δυνήσομαι () ἀγχιστεῦσαι ἐμαυτῷ, () μήποτε () διαφθείρω () τὴν () κληρονομίαν () μου· () ἀγχίστευσον σεαυτῷ () τὴν () ἀγχιστείαν μου, () ὅτι () οὐ () δυνήσομαι () ἀγχιστεῦσαι.
[7] Καὶ () τοῦτο () τὸ () δικαίωμα () ἔμπροσθεν () ἐν () τῷ () Ισραηλ () ἐπὶ () τὴν () ἀγχιστείαν καὶ () ἐπὶ () τὸ () ἀντάλλαγμα () τοῦ () στῆσαι () πᾶν () λόγον, () καὶ () ὑπελύετο ὁ () ἀνὴρ () τὸ () ὑπόδημα () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐδίδου () τῷ () πλησίον () αὐτοῦ () τῷ () ἀγχιστεύοντι τὴν () ἀγχιστείαν αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () τοῦτο () ἦν () μαρτύριον () ἐν () Ισραηλ. ()
[8] Καὶ () εἶπεν ὁ () ἀγχιστεὺς τῷ () Βοος () Κτῆσαι () σεαυτῷ () τὴν () ἀγχιστείαν μου· () καὶ () ὑπελύσατο τὸ () ὑπόδημα () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἔδωκεν () αὐτῷ. ()
[9] Καὶ () εἶπεν Βοος () τοῖς () πρεσβυτέροις () καὶ () παντὶ () τῷ () λαῷ () Μάρτυρες () ὑμεῖς () σήμερον () ὅτι () κέκτημαι () πάντα () τὰ () τοῦ () Αβιμελεχ καὶ () πάντα, () ὅσα () ὑπάρχει () τῷ () Χελαιων καὶ () τῷ () Μααλων, ἐκ () χειρὸς () Νωεμιν·
[10] καί () γε () Ρουθ () τὴν () Μωαβῖτιν τὴν () γυναῖκα () Μααλων κέκτημαι () ἐμαυτῷ () εἰς () γυναῖκα () τοῦ () ἀναστῆσαι () τὸ () ὄνομα () τοῦ () τεθνηκότος () ἐπὶ () τῆς () κληρονομίας () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἐξολεθρευθήσεται () τὸ () ὄνομα () τοῦ () τεθνηκότος () ἐκ () τῶν () ἀδελφῶν () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐκ () τῆς () φυλῆς () λαοῦ () αὐτοῦ· () μάρτυρες () ὑμεῖς () σήμερον. ()
[11] Καὶ () εἴποσαν πᾶς () ὁ () λαὸς () οἱ () ἐν () τῇ () πύλῃ () Μάρτυρες. () Καὶ () οἱ () πρεσβύτεροι () εἴποσαν Δῴη () κύριος () τὴν () γυναῖκά () σου () τὴν () εἰσπορευομένην () εἰς () τὸν () οἶκόν () σου () ὡς () Ραχηλ () καὶ () ὡς () Λειαν, αἳ () ᾠκοδόμησαν () ἀμφότεραι () τὸν () οἶκον () Ισραηλ () καὶ () ἐποίησαν () δύναμιν () ἐν () Εφραθα, καὶ () ἔσται () ὄνομα () ἐν () Βαιθλεεμ·
[12] καὶ () γένοιτο () ὁ () οἶκός () σου () ὡς () ὁ () οἶκος () Φαρες, () ὃν () ἔτεκεν () Θαμαρ () τῷ () Ιουδα, ἐκ () τοῦ () σπέρματος, () οὗ () δώσει () κύριός () σοι () ἐκ () τῆς () παιδίσκης () ταύτης. ()
[13] Καὶ () ἔλαβεν () Βοος () τὴν () Ρουθ, () καὶ () ἐγενήθη () αὐτῷ () εἰς () γυναῖκα, () καὶ () εἰσῆλθεν () πρὸς () αὐτήν, () καὶ () ἔδωκεν () αὐτῇ () κύριος () κύησιν, καὶ () ἔτεκεν () υἱόν. ()
[14] Καὶ () εἶπαν αἱ () γυναῖκες () πρὸς () Νωεμιν Εὐλογητὸς () κύριος, () ὃς () οὐ () κατέλυσέ () σοι () σήμερον () τὸν () ἀγχιστέα, καὶ () καλέσαι () τὸ () ὄνομά () σου () ἐν () Ισραηλ, ()
[15] καὶ () ἔσται () σοι () εἰς () ἐπιστρέφοντα () ψυχὴν () καὶ () τοῦ () διαθρέψαι τὴν () πολιάν σου, () ὅτι () ἡ () νύμφη () σου () ἡ () ἀγαπήσασά () σε () ἔτεκεν () αὐτόν, () ἥ () ἐστιν () ἀγαθή () σοι () ὑπὲρ () ἑπτὰ () υἱούς. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἔλαβεν () Νωεμιν τὸ () παιδίον () καὶ () ἔθηκεν () εἰς () τὸν () κόλπον () αὐτῆς () καὶ () ἐγενήθη () αὐτῷ () εἰς () τιθηνόν.
[17] Καὶ () ἐκάλεσαν () αὐτοῦ () αἱ () γείτονες () ὄνομα () λέγουσαι () Ἐτέχθη () υἱὸς () τῇ () Νωεμιν· καὶ () ἐκάλεσαν () τὸ () ὄνομα () αὐτοῦ () Ωβηδ· () οὗτος () πατὴρ () Ιεσσαι () πατρὸς () Δαυιδ. ()
[18] Καὶ () αὗται () αἱ () γενέσεις () Φαρες· () Φαρες () ἐγέννησεν () τὸν () Εσρων, ()
[19] Εσρων () δὲ () ἐγέννησεν () τὸν () Αρραν, καὶ () Αρραν ἐγέννησεν () τὸν () Αμιναδαβ, ()
[20] καὶ () Αμιναδαβ () ἐγέννησεν () τὸν () Ναασσων, () καὶ () Ναασσων () ἐγέννησεν () τὸν () Σαλμαν,
[21] καὶ () Σαλμαν ἐγέννησεν () τὸν () Βοος, () καὶ () Βοος () ἐγέννησεν () τὸν () Ωβηδ, ()
[22] καὶ () Ωβηδ () ἐγέννησεν () τὸν () Ιεσσαι, () καὶ () Ιεσσαι () ἐγέννησεν () τὸν () Δαυιδ. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.