Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Meanwhile,
Boaz went
to the gate and sat
down
there .
Soon
the kinsman-
redeemer of whom he
had spoken came
along
, and Boaz
said
, “Come
over
here, my
friend
, and sit
down.”
So
he went
over
and sat
down.
And
Boaz hath
gone
up
to the gate ,
and sitteth
there ,
and
lo,
the redeemer is
passing
by
of whom Boaz
had spoken, and he
saith
, `Turn
aside,
sit
down
here, such
a
one
, such
a
one;'
and he turneth
aside
and sitteth
down.
Then
Boaz
took
ten of the elders of the city and said
, “
Sit here ,”
and they did
so
.
And
he
taketh
ten men
of the elders of the city ,
and saith
, `
Sit down
here ;'
and they sit
down
.
And he said
to the kinsman-
redeemer, “
Naomi, who has
returned
from the land
of Moab ,
is
selling
the
piece
of
land
that
belonged
to
our
brother
Elimelech.
And he saith
to the redeemer, `A
portion
of
the
field
which
`is'
to
our
brother,
to
Elimelech,
hath
Naomi sold
, who hath
come
back
from the fields
of Moab ;
I thought
I should
inform
you
that
you
may
buy it
back
in
the presence
of
those
seated
here
and in
the
presence
of
the elders of my people .
If you
want
to
redeem it
, do
so.
But
if you
will
not
redeem it,
tell
me so
I may
know, because
there is no
one
but
you
to redeem it
, and I am
next
after you
. ”
“
I will
redeem it ,”
he
replied
.
and
I said,
I uncover
thine
ear,
saying,
Buy before
the inhabitants,
and before
the elders of my people ;
if thou
dost
redeem --
redeem
, and
if none
doth
redeem --
declare
to
me ,
and
I know, for
there is none
save
thee
to redeem, and I after thee
. '
And
he
saith,
I redeem `
it '
. '
Then
Boaz said
, “On
the day you
buy
the land
from Naomi and
also
from Ruth the Moabitess, you
must
also
acquire
the
widow
of the deceased
in
order
to raise up the name of the deceased
on
his inheritance. ”
And
Boaz saith
, `In
the day of
thy
buying
the field
from the
hand
of
Naomi ,
then
from Ruth the Moabitess, wife
of the dead,
thou
hast
bought
`it',
to raise up the name of the dead
over
his inheritance. '
The kinsman-
redeemer replied
, “
I cannot
redeem it myself, or
I would
jeopardize
my
own
inheritance .
Take
my right of redemption, because
I cannot
redeem it
. ”
And
the redeemer saith
, `
I am
not
able
to
redeem `
it '
for
myself, lest
I destroy
mine
inheritance ;
redeem
for
thyself
--
thou
--
my right of redemption, for
I am
not
able
to
redeem. '
Now
in
former
times
in Israel ,
concerning
the
redemption or
exchange
of
property
, to make
any
matter
legally
binding
a man would
remove
his sandal and give
it to the
other
party
, and this was
a
confirmation
in Israel.
And
this
`is'
formerly
in Israel for
redemption and
for
changing
, to establish
anything:
a man hath
drawn
off
his sandal ,
and given
`
it '
to his
neighbour
, and this `is'
the
testimony
in Israel.
So
the kinsman-
redeemer removed
his
sandal
and
said
to Boaz, “
Buy it for yourself
. ”
And
the redeemer saith
to Boaz, `
Buy `
it '
for thyself,'
and
draweth
off
his
sandal
.
At
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 .
And
Boaz saith
to the elders ,
and `to'
all the people, `
Witnesses `are'
ye
to-day
that I have
bought
all that `is'
to Elimelech, and
all
that
`is'
to
Chilion and Mahlon ,
from
the
hand
of
Naomi;
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
. ”
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
. '
“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.
And all the people who
`are'
in
the gate say
--
also
the elders
--
`Witnesses!
Jehovah
make the woman who
is
coming
in
unto
thy
house
as
Rachel and as
Leah, both
of
whom
built the house of Israel ;
and
do
thou
virtuously
in Ephrathah ,
and proclaim
the
Name
in Beth-Lehem;
And may
your
house become
like
the house of Perez,
whom Tamar bore
to Judah, because
of the offspring
the
LORD
will
give you
by
this young woman. ”
and let
thy
house be
as
the house of Pharez
(
whom Tamar bare
to Judah )
, of the seed
which
Jehovah
doth
give to
thee
of
this young woman. '
So
Boaz took
Ruth, and she became
his wife .
And when
he had
relations
with
her, the
LORD
enabled
her
to conceive
, and she gave
birth
to
a son.
And
Boaz taketh
Ruth, and she becometh
his wife ,
and he goeth
in
unto
her, and
Jehovah
giveth
to her
conception
, and she beareth
a son.
Then
the women said
to
Naomi, “
Blessed be
the
LORD,
who has
not left
you
this
day
without
a kinsman-
redeemer .
May
his name become
famous
in Israel .
And
the women say
unto
Naomi, `
Blessed `is'
Jehovah
who hath
not let
a redeemer cease
to
thee
to-day,
and
his name is
proclaimed
in Israel ,
He will
renew
your
life and sustain
you
in
your
old age .
For your
daughter-in-law ,
who loves
you
and
is better to you
than seven sons ,
has
given
him birth
. ”
and
he hath
been
to
thee
for
a
restorer
of
life ,
and for
a
nourisher
of
thine
old age ,
for thy
daughter-in-law who hath
loved
thee
--
who
is better to thee
than seven sons --
hath
borne
him. '
And Naomi took
the child
, placed
him on
her lap
, and became
a
nurse
to him .
And Naomi taketh
the lad
, and
layeth
him in
her bosom
, and is
to him for
a
nurse;
The neighbor
women said
, “
A son has
been
born to Naomi, ”
and they named
him
Obed .
He became
the
father of Jesse, the
father of David.
and
the neighbouring
women give
to
him
a
name
, saying,
`There
hath
been
a son born to Naomi, '
and they call
his
name
Obed ;
he `is'
father of Jesse, father of David.
Now
these are the
generations
of Perez
: Perez
was
the
father
of
Hezron,
And
these are genealogies
of Pharez
: Pharez
begat
Hezron,
Hezron was
the
father
of
Ram, Ram was
the
father
of
Amminadab
,
and
Hezron begat
Ram, and
Ram begat
Amminidab
,
Amminadab
was
the
father
of
Nahshon, Nahshon was
the
father
of
Salmon,
and
Amminidab
begat
Nahshon, and
Nahshon begat
Salmon,
Salmon was
the
father
of
Boaz, Boaz was
the
father
of
Obed,
and
Salmon begat
Boaz, and
Boaz begat
Obed,
Obed was
the
father
of
Jesse, and Jesse was
the
father
of
David.
and
Obed begat
Jesse, and Jesse begat
David.
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