Ruth 4
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Ruth 4:2-11

2And he tookH3947 tenH6235 menH376 of the eldersH2205 of the cityH5892, and saidH559, SitH3427 ye downH3427 hereH6311. And they satH3427 downH3427. 3And he saidH559 unto the near kinsman, NaomiH5281, that is come again out of the countryH7704 of MoabH4124, selleth the parcel of landH7704, which was our brotherH251 Elimelech’s: 4and I thought to disclose it unto thee, sayingH559, BuyH7069 it before them that sitH3427 here, and before the eldersH2205 of my peopleH5971. If thou wilt redeemH1350 it, redeemH1350 it: but if thou wilt not redeemH1350 it, then tellH5046 me, that I may knowH3045; for there is none to redeemH1350 it besides thee; and I am after thee. And he saidH559, I will redeemH1350 it. 5Then saidH559 BoazH1162, What dayH3117 thou buyest the fieldH7704 of the handH3027 of NaomiH5281, thou must buyH7069 it also of RuthH7327 the Moabitess, the wifeH802 of the deadH4191, to raiseH6965 up the nameH8034 of the deadH4191 upon his inheritanceH5159. 6And the near kinsmanH1350 saidH559, I cannot redeemH1350 it for myself, lestH6435 I mar mine own inheritanceH5159: take thou my rightH1353 of redemptionH1353 on thee; for I cannot redeemH1350 it.

7Now this wasthe customin former time in IsraelH3478 concerning redeeming and concerning exchanging, to confirm all thingsH1697: a manH376 drewH8025 off his shoe, and gaveH5414 it to his neighborH7453; and this was the mannerH1697 of attestation in IsraelH3478. 8So the near kinsmanH1350 saidH559 unto BoazH1162, BuyH7069 it for thyself. And he drewH8025 off his shoe. 9And BoazH1162 saidH559 unto the eldersH2205, and unto all the peopleH5971, Ye are witnessesH5707 this dayH3117, that I have boughtH7069 all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the handH3027 of NaomiH5281. 10Moreover RuthH7327 the Moabitess, the wifeH802 of MahlonH4248, have I purchased to be my wifeH802, to raiseH6965 up the nameH8034 of the deadH4191 upon his inheritanceH5159, that the nameH8034 of the deadH4191 be not cutH3772 off from among his brethren, and from the gateH8179 of his placeH4725: ye are witnessesH5707 this dayH3117. 11And all the peopleH5971 that were in the gateH8179, and the eldersH2205, saidH559, We are witnessesH5707. Jehovah makeH5414 the womanH802 that is comeH935 into thy houseH1004 like RachelH7354 and like LeahH3812, which twoH8147 did buildH1129 the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478: and do thou worthily in EphrathahH672, and be famous in Beth-lehem:

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain