Ruth 4:13 BSB — MannaFest

Ruth 4:13

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.

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ASV

So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and he went in unto her, and Jehovah gave her conception, and she bare a son.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife,.... Without any other rites or ceremonies than what are here expressed; for as yet the rites and ceremonies now in use with the Jews (o), in marriages had not obtained: and when he went in unto her; which is a modest expression of the conjugal duty performed him: the Lord gave her conception; for this is of God, let the circumstance of the person, as to age, be as it may: and she bare a son; at the year's end, as Josephus (p) relates, (o) Vid. Buxtorf. Synagog. Jud. c.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

So Boaz took Ruth - The law of Moses had prohibited the Moabites, even to the tenth generation, from entering into the congregation of the Lord; but this law, the Jews think, did not extend to women; and even if it had, Ruth’s might be considered an exempt case, as she had been already incorporated into the family by marriage; and left her own country, people, and gods, to become a proselyte to the true God in the land of Israel.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקַּ֨ח	vai.yi.Kach	and he took	H3947 →
בֹּ֤עַז	Bo.'az	Boaz	H1162 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
רוּת֙	rut	Ruth	H7327 →
וַתְּהִי־	va.te.hi-	and she became	H1961 →
ל֣וֹ	lo	of him
לְאִשָּׁ֔ה	le.'i.Shah	<into> a wife	H802 →
וַיָּבֹ֖א	vai.ya.Vo'	and he went	H935 →
אֵלֶ֑יהָ	'e.Lei.ha	into her	H413 →
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן	vai.yi.Ten	and he gave	H5414 →
יְהוָ֥ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לָ֛הּ	lah	to <the> her
הֵרָי֖וֹן	he.ra.Yon	conception	H2032 →
וַתֵּ֥לֶד	va.Te.led	and she bore	H3205 →
בֵּֽן׃	Ben	a son	H1121 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 127:3
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 1:27
  I prayed for this boy, and since the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 128:3–4
  Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
- Deuteronomy 28:4
  The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
- Genesis 48:4
  and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’
- Genesis 33:5
  When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously given your servant.”
Through
Ruth 3:11
And now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character.
leads to
- Proverbs 31:29–31
  “Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”
- Proverbs 31:10
  A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
Through
Genesis 33:5
When Esau looked up and saw the women and children, he asked, “Who are these with you?” Jacob answered, “These are the children God has graciously given your servant.”
leads to
- Psalms 127:3
  Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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06About Ruth

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About Ruth