Ruthchapter 4
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A.The nearer kinsman and the loosened shoevv. 1-8
1 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. 2 Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so. 3 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. 4 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. 5 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.” 6 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.” 7 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. 8 So the kinsman-redeemer removed his sandal and said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself.”
B.Boaz buys the field and takes Ruth with itvv. 9-12
9 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. 10 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.” 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. 12 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.”
C.A son laid in Naomi's lap, and the line down to Davidvv. 13-22
13 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. 14 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. 15 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.” 16 And Naomi took the child, placed him on her lap, and became a nurse to him. 17 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. 18 Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron, 19 Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab, 20 Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon, 21 Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed, 22 Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.
Chapter summary
Boaz goes up to the gate, seats ten elders, and lays the case before the nearer kinsman: Naomi's parcel of land, and with it Ruth the Moabitess, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
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Chapter summary
Boaz goes up to the gate, seats ten elders, and lays the case before the nearer kinsman: Naomi's parcel of land, and with it Ruth the Moabitess, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
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Boaz goes up to the gate, seats ten elders, and lays the case before the nearer kinsman: Naomi's parcel of land, and with it Ruth the Moabitess, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. The man withdraws lest he mar his own inheritance, drawing off his shoe as attestation by the old custom in Israel. Boaz buys all and takes Ruth to wife, and the townspeople bless the house to be like Rachel and Leah. Obed is born, and the women tell Naomi that her daughter-in-law, better to her than seven sons, has given her a restorer of life. The closing genealogy runs from Perez to Obed, Jesse, and David, and Matthew 1 carries Ruth into the line of the Messiah.
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.
Context
History · Samuel — Ruth overview
- A. 1–8 The nearer kinsman and the loosened shoe
- B. 9–12 Boaz buys the field and takes Ruth with it
- C. 13–22 A son laid in Naomi's lap, and the line down to David
Top cross-references8 chapters ▾
1 Chronicles 24 verses
- 1 Chronicles 2:4Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
- 1 Chronicles 2:9The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
- 1 Chronicles 2:11Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.
- 1 Chronicles 2:15Ozem sixth, and David seventh.
- Read 1 Chronicles 2 →
Matthew 13 verses
- Matthew 1:3Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram.
- Matthew 1:4Ram was the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon.
- Matthew 1:5Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
- Read Matthew 1 →
Deuteronomy 253 verses
- Deuteronomy 25:5When 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.
- Deuteronomy 25:6The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel.
- Deuteronomy 25:7But 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.”
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Luke 32 verses
- Luke 3:32the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
- Luke 3:33the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
- Read Luke 3 →
4 more chapters this one speaks with
Ruth 32 verses
- Ruth 3:12Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.
- Ruth 3:13Stay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”
- Read Ruth 3 →
Jeremiah 322 verses
- Jeremiah 32:7Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’
- Jeremiah 32:10I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.
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Genesis 382 verses
- Genesis 38:8Then 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.”
- Genesis 38:29But when he pulled his hand back and his brother came out, she said, “You have broken out first!” So he was named Perez.
- Read Genesis 38 →
Genesis 292 verses
- Genesis 29:31When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
- Genesis 29:32And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
- Read Genesis 29 →
Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.