Ruth 4

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 4 of 4

1 And Boaz went up to the gate and sat there. And, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz had spoken was passing by. And he said, Such a one, turn aside, sit down. And he turned aside and sat down.

2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit down here. And they sat down.

3 And he said to the near kinsman, Naomi, who has returned from the fields of Moab, will sell a portion of the field which belonged to our brother, to Elimelech.

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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

נַחֲלָתֽ possession H5159 · TWOT 1342a
נֶ֔פֶשׁ soul H5315 · TWOT 1395a
חֶלְקַת֙ smooth part H2513 · TWOT 670c
הֵרָי֖וֹן conception H2032 · TWOT 515c
שֵׂיבָתֵ֑ hoary head H7872 · TWOT 2253b

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People & Context

Boaz at the Gate

Boaz went to the city gate, stopped the near kinsman as he passed, and gathered ten elders to sit down.

Boaz Offers Land

Boaz offered the near kinsman the opportunity to buy Elimelech's field from Naomi, which the kinsman initially accepted.

Boaz Clarifies Terms

Boaz clarified that buying the field also required taking Ruth as a wife to raise up the dead man's name over his inheritance.

Timeline

Boaz at the Gate

Boaz went to the city gate, stopped the near kinsman as he passed, and gathered ten elders to sit down.

Ruth 4:1-2
Boaz Offers Land

Boaz offered the near kinsman the opportunity to buy Elimelech's field from Naomi, which the kinsman initially accepted.

Ruth 4:3-4
Boaz Clarifies Terms

Boaz clarified that buying the field also required taking Ruth as a wife to raise up the dead man's name over his inheritance.

Ruth 4:5

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