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Boaz Redeems Ruth

1 Now Boaz had gone up to 1the gate and sat down there. And behold, 2the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, “Turn aside, friend; sit down here. ” And he turned aside and sat down.
2 And he took ten men 3of the elders of the city and said, “Sit down here. ” So they sat down.
3 Then he said to the redeemer, “Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land that belonged to our relative Elimelech.
4 So I thought I would tell you of it and say, 4‘Buy it in the presence of those sitting here and in the presence of the elders of my people. ’ If you will redeem it, redeem it. But if you[a] will not, tell me, that I may know, for there is no one besides you to redeem it, and I come after you. ” And he said, “I will redeem it. ”
5 Then Boaz said, “The day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you also acquire Ruth[b] the Moabite, the widow of the dead, in order 5to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance. ”
6 6Then the redeemer said, “I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I impair my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption yourself, for I cannot redeem it. ”
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Ruth 4:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO RUTH 4

This chapter relates how an offer was made to the nearest kinsman of Ruth to redeem her, and the field her husband left, which he refused to do, Ru 4:1-8, upon which Boaz redeemed both, and married Ruth before the elders of the city as witnesses, and who congratulated him and her on that occasion, Ru 4:9-12, to whom a son was born, called Obed by the neighbours, Ru 4:13-17 and the chapter is concluded with the genealogy of David, who sprung from him, Ru 4:18-22.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 6

  • 1. 4:1 2 Sam. 15:2; 18:4, 24, 33; 19:8; Ps. 127:5
  • 2. 4:1 ch. 2:20
  • 3. 4:2 1 Kgs. 21:8; Prov. 31:23
  • 4. 4:4 Lev. 25:25; [Jer. 32:7, 8]
  • 5. 4:5 ver. 10; ch. 3:13; Deut. 25:5, 6
  • 6. 4:6 ch. 3:12, 13

Footnotes 2

  • [a] 4:4 Hebrew 'he'
  • [b] 4:5 Masoretic Text 'you also buy it from Ruth'
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®) © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2025

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