Ruth 4
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 4 of 4
Chapter Summary
Boaz calls into judgment the next kinsman. 6 He refuses the redemption. 9 Boaz buys the inheritance. 11 He marries Ruth. 13 She bears Obed the grandfather of David. 18 The generation of Pharez.
Key Hebrew Words
Cross-References
- Matthew 1:5
- Luke 3:32
People & Context
Kinsman-redeemer who buys Elimelech's inheritance at the gate and takes Ruth as wife
Moabite widow of Mahlon, redeemed by Boaz; bears Obed, becoming great-grandmother of David
Widow whose family land is redeemed; nurses the child Obed in her bosom
Son born to Boaz and Ruth; father of Jesse, grandfather of David
Recalled by the elders as the woman who bore Pharez to Judah
King in whose name the closing genealogy of Pharez culminates
Timeline
Boaz went to the city gate, stopped the near kinsman as he passed, and gathered ten elders to sit down.
Ruth 4:1-2Boaz offered the near kinsman the opportunity to buy Elimelech's field from Naomi, which the kinsman initially accepted.
Ruth 4:3-4Boaz clarified that buying the field also required taking Ruth as a wife to raise up the dead man's name over his inheritance.
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