Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from his hometown. Today you are witnesses!” New Living Translation And with the land I have acquired Ruth, the Moabite widow of Mahlon, to be my wife. This way she can have a son to carry on the family name of her dead husband and to inherit the family property here in his hometown. You are all witnesses today.” English Standard Version Also Ruth the Moabite, the widow of Mahlon, I have bought to be my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his native place. You are witnesses this day.” Berean Standard Bible Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I have acquired as my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brethren and from his position at the gate. You are witnesses this day.” New American Standard Bible Furthermore, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance, so that the name of the deceased will not be eliminated from his brothers or from the court of his birth place; you are witnesses today.” NASB 1995 “Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance, so that the name of the deceased will not be cut off from his brothers or from the court of his birth place; you are witnesses today.” NASB 1977 “Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance, so that the name of the deceased may not be cut off from his brothers or from the court of his birth place; you are witnesses today.” Legacy Standard Bible And also, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife in order to raise up the name of the one who had died, on behalf of his inheritance, so that the name of the one who had died will not be cut off from his brothers or from the gate of his birth place; you are witnesses today.” Amplified Bible I have also acquired Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, to be my wife to restore the name of the deceased to his inheritance, so that the name of the deceased will not be cut off from his brothers or from the gate of his birthplace. You are witnesses today.” Christian Standard Bible I have also acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to perpetuate the deceased man’s name on his property, so that his name will not disappear among his relatives or from the gate of his hometown. You are witnesses today.” Holman Christian Standard Bible I will also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to perpetuate the deceased man’s name on his property, so that his name will not disappear among his relatives or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.” American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version You are also witnesses that I have agreed to marry Mahlon's widow Ruth, the Moabite woman. This will keep the property in his family's name, and he will be remembered in this town. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation In addition, I have bought as my wife the Moabite Ruth, Mahlon's widow, to keep the inheritance in the dead man's name. In this way the dead man's name will not be cut off from his relatives or from the public records. Today you are witnesses." Good News Translation In addition, Ruth the Moabite, Mahlon's widow, becomes my wife. This will keep the property in the dead man's family, and his family line will continue among his people and in his hometown. You are witnesses to this today." International Standard Version along with Mahlon's wife Ruth the Moabite woman. I will marry her to continue the family name as an inheritance, so that the name of the deceased does not disappear from among his relatives, nor from the public record. You are all witnesses today!" Majority Standard Bible Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.” NET Bible I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, as my wife to raise up a descendant who will inherit his property so the name of the deceased might not disappear from among his relatives and from his village. You are witnesses today." New Heart English Bible Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance, that the name of the deceased may not be cut off from among his brothers, and from the gate of his place. You are witnesses this day." Webster's Bible Translation 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. World English Bible 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.” Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand also Ruth the Moabitess, wife of Mahlon, I have bought to myself for a wife, to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance; and the name of the dead is not cut off from among his brothers, and from the gate of his place; witnesses you [are] today.” Young's Literal Translation and also Ruth the Moabitess, wife of Mahlon, I have bought to myself for a wife, to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance; and the name of the dead is not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place; witnesses ye are to-day.' Smith's Literal Translation And also Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, I bought to me for a wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance; and the name of the dead shall not be cut off from his brethren and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd have taken to wife Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahalon, to raise up the name of the deceased in his inheritance lest his name be cut off, from among his family and his brethren and his people. You, I say, are witnesses of this thing. Catholic Public Domain Version And Ruth, the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, I have taken in marriage so as to raise up the name of the deceased in his posterity, so that his name will not be cut off from among his family and his brethren and his people. You, I say, are witnesses of this thing.” New American Bible I also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the widow of Mahlon, as my wife, in order to raise up a family for her late husband on his estate, so that the name of the deceased may not perish from his people and his place. Do you witness this today?” New Revised Standard Version I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, to be my wife, to maintain the dead man’s name on his inheritance, in order that the name of the dead may not be cut off from his kindred and from the gate of his native place; today you are witnesses.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMoreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Malion, have I taken to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, so that the name of the dead may not be cut off and his remembrance may not be forgotten among his brethren and his family; you are witnesses this day. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you, Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Malyun, I have taken you for myself as a wife to raise up the name of the dead for his inheritance, that the name of the dead will not be forgotten, that the memorial of the dead will not be forgotten from among his brethren and from his family, you are witnesses today” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I acquired 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.' Brenton Septuagint Translation Moreover I have bought for myself for a wife Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Maalon, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance; so the name of the dead shall not be destroyed from among his brethren, and from the tribe of his people: ye are this day witnesses. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Boaz Redeems Ruth…9At this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon. 10Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.” 11“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.… Cross References Deuteronomy 25:5-10 When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her. / The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel. / But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.” ... Genesis 38:8-10 Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.” / But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother’s wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother. / What he did was wicked in the sight of the LORD, so He put Onan to death as well. Matthew 22:24 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. Mark 12:19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. Luke 20:28 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. Genesis 24:60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.” 1 Samuel 25:39-42 On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife. / When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his wife.” / She arose, bowed facedown, and said, “Here is your servant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.” ... Matthew 1:5 Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, 1 Chronicles 2:11-12 Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz. / Boaz was the father of Obed, and Obed was the father of Jesse. Leviticus 25:25 If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold. Numbers 27:8-11 Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter. / If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. / If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. ... Deuteronomy 25:6 The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel. Genesis 19:30-38 Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave. / One day the older daughter said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there is no man in the land to sleep with us, as is the custom over all the earth. / Come, let us get our father drunk with wine so we can sleep with him and preserve his line.” ... 1 Kings 11:1-3 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. 1 Timothy 5:14 So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander. Treasury of Scripture Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brothers, and from the gate of his place: you are witnesses this day. have I Genesis 29:18,19,27 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter… Proverbs 18:22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD. Proverbs 19:14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD. the name Deuteronomy 25:6 And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel. Joshua 7:9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name? Psalm 34:16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. ye are witnessed Isaiah 8:2,3 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah… Malachi 2:14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. Hebrews 13:4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. Jump to Previous Acquired Birth Court Cut Dead Deceased Inheritance Mahlon Moabitess Moreover Order Purchased Raise Ruth Widow Wife WitnessesJump to Next Acquired Birth Court Cut Dead Deceased Inheritance Mahlon Moabitess Moreover Order Purchased Raise Ruth Widow Wife WitnessesRuth 4 1. Boaz calls into judgment the next kinsman6. He refuses the redemption according to the manner in Israel 9. Boaz buys the inheritance 11. He marries Ruth 13. She bears Obed, the grandfather of David 18. The generations of Pharez unto David Moreover, I have acquired The phrase "I have acquired" in Hebrew is "קָנִיתִי" (qaniti), which implies a legal transaction or purchase. In the context of ancient Israel, this reflects the cultural and legal practices of levirate marriage and property redemption. Boaz's declaration is not merely about possession but about fulfilling a duty of love and loyalty, ensuring the continuation of a family line. This act of redemption is a foreshadowing of Christ's redemptive work for humanity, where He "acquired" us through His sacrifice. Ruth the Moabitess Mahlon’s widow as my wife to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his hometown You are witnesses today Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Moreover,וְגַ֣ם (wə·ḡam) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and I have acquired קָנִ֧יתִי (qā·nî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own Ruth ר֣וּת (rūṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7327: Ruth -- 'friendship', a Moabite ancestress of David the Moabitess, הַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩ (ham·mō·’ă·ḇî·yāh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4125: Moabite -- descendant of Moab Mahlon’s מַחְל֜וֹן (maḥ·lō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4248: Mahlon -- the first husband of Ruth widow, אֵ֨שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female as my wife, לְאִשָּׁ֗ה (lə·’iš·šāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female to raise up לְהָקִ֤ים (lə·hā·qîm) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand the name שֵׁם־ (šêm-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name of the deceased הַמֵּת֙ (ham·mêṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill through עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his inheritance, נַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹ (na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion so that his הַמֵּ֛ת (ham·mêṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill name שֵׁם־ (šêm-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name will not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no disappear יִכָּרֵ֧ת (yik·kā·rêṯ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant from among מֵעִ֥ם (mê·‘im) Preposition-m Strong's 5973: With, equally with his brothers אֶחָ֖יו (’e·ḥāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) or from the gate וּמִשַּׁ֣עַר (ū·miš·ša·‘ar) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate of his home. מְקוֹמ֑וֹ (mə·qō·w·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition You אַתֶּ֖ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are witnesses today.” עֵדִ֥ים (‘ê·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5707: A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince Links Ruth 4:10 NIVRuth 4:10 NLT Ruth 4:10 ESV Ruth 4:10 NASB Ruth 4:10 KJV Ruth 4:10 BibleApps.com Ruth 4:10 Biblia Paralela Ruth 4:10 Chinese Bible Ruth 4:10 French Bible Ruth 4:10 Catholic Bible OT History: Ruth 4:10 Moreover Ruth the Moabitess the wife (Ru Rut.) |
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