Verse
WEB
World English Bible
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Now
Boaz went up
to the gate ,
and sat him
down there :
and,
behold,
the near
kinsman of whom Boaz
spoke
came
by;
to
whom
he said, Ho
, such
a
one!
turn
aside
, sit down here
. He turned
aside,
and sat down.
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.
He
took ten men
of the elders of the city ,
and said, Sit you
down
here .
They sat
down
.
Then
Boaz
took ten of the elders of the city and said, “
Sit here ,”
and
they did
so
.
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:
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.
I thought to
disclose
it
to
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 none
to redeem it besides
you;
and I am after you. He
said,
I will redeem it.
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
.
Then said
Boaz, What
day you buy the field
of
the
hand
of
Naomi ,
you
must
buy
it
also of
Ruth the Moabitess, the wife
of the dead,
to raise up the name of the dead
on his inheritance.
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. ”
The near
kinsman said
, I can't
redeem it for
myself, lest
I mar
my own inheritance :
take my right of redemption on
you;
for
I can't
redeem it.
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. ”
Now this
was
[the
custom]
in former time
in Israel concerning
redeeming
and
concerning exchanging
, to confirm
all
things:
a man drew
off
his shoe,
and gave
it to his
neighbor;
and this was the
[manner
of]
attestation
in Israel.
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.
So the near
kinsman said to Boaz, Buy it for yourself. He
drew
off
his
shoe.
So the kinsman -redeemer
removed
his
sandal
and
said to Boaz, “
Buy it for yourself. ”
Boaz said to the elders ,
and to
all the people, You 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
.
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
.
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
not be
cut
off
from among his brothers ,
and
from the gate of his place:
you are witnesses this
day
.
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
. ”
All the people who
were
in
the gate ,
and
the
elders,
said,
We
are
witnesses
. Yahweh
make the woman who
has
come
into
your house
like Rachel and like
Leah, which
two
built the house of Israel :
and
do
you worthily
in Ephrathah ,
and be
famous in Bethlehem :
“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 let
your house be
like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, of the seed
which
Yahweh
shall
give you of
this young woman.
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. ”
So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife ;
and he went
in
to
her, and
Yahweh
gave
her conception
, and she bore
a son.
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.
The women said to Naomi, Blessed be Yahweh
, who has not left you this day without a near
kinsman ;
and
let
his name be
famous in Israel.
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.
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 borne
him.
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
. ”
Naomi took the child, and
laid
it
in
her bosom
, and became nurse to it
.
And
Naomi took the child, placed
him
on
her lap
, and became a
nurse to him
.
The women her
neighbors
gave
it
a
name,
saying
, There
is
a son born to Naomi ;
and they named him Obed :
he is
the father of Jesse, the father of David.
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.
Now this
is
the
history
of
the generations of Perez: Perez became
the father of Hezron,
Now these
are
the generations of Perez: Perez was
the father of Hezron,
and
Hezron became
the father of Ram, and
Ram became
the father of Amminadab,
Hezron was
the father of Ram, Ram was
the father of Amminadab,
and
Amminadab became
the father of Nahshon, and
Nahshon became
the father of Salmon,
Amminadab was
the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was
the father of Salmon,
and
Salmon became
the father of Boaz, and
Boaz became
the father of Obed,
Salmon was
the father of Boaz, Boaz was
the father of Obed,
and
Obed became
the father of Jesse, and Jesse became
the father of David.
Obed was
the father of Jesse, and Jesse was
the father of David.
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