Ruth 4:11

Overview - Ruth 4
Boaz calls into judgment the next kinsman.
He refuses the redemption according to the manner in Israel.
Boaz buys the inheritance.
11 He marries Ruth.
13 She bears Obed, the grandfather of David.
18 The generations of Pharez unto David.
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Ruth 4:11  (King James Version)
And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem:
 


the Lord
Genesis 24:60 ; Psalms 127:3-5 ; 128:3-6

Rachel
Genesis 29:32-35 ; 30:1-24 35:16-20 46:8-27 Numbers 26:1-65

build
Deuteronomy 25:9 ; Proverbs 14:1

do thou worthily
or, get thee riches, or power. Ephratah.
1:2 Genesis 35:16 Genesis 35:19 ; Psalms 132:6 ; Micah 5:2 ; Matthew 2:6

be famous
Hebrew proclaim thy name.