Berean Standard Bible
Ruth 4:1
1Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer1 of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.
Ruth 4:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
- New International Version (NIV)Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat down there just as the guardian-redeemer he had mentioned came along. Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now Boaz had gone up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the redeemer, of whom Boaz had spoken, came by. So Boaz said, "Turn aside, friend; sit down here." And he turned aside and sat down.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, the close relative of whom Boaz had spoken came by. So Boaz said, “Come aside, friend, sit down here.” So he came aside and sat down.
Context of Ruth 4:1
Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down. 2Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so. 3And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.
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וּבֹ֨עַז עָלָ֣ה הַשַּׁעַר֮ וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב שָׁם֒ וְהִנֵּ֨ה הַגֹּאֵ֤ל עֹבֵר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּר־בֹּ֔עַז וַיֹּ֛אמֶר ס֥וּרָה שְׁבָה־פֹּ֖ה פְּלֹנִ֣י אַלְמֹנִ֑י וַיָּ֖סַר וַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃Read the interlinear
- Meanwhile, Boazבֹּ֫עַזbô‛az · BoazH1162
- wentעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- to the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
- and sat downיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
- Soonהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
- the kinsman-redeemerגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
- had spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- came alongעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
- ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- and Boaz saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Come overסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
- hereפֹּהpôh pô' pô · hereH6311
- my friendפְּלֹנִיpelônîy · someoneH6423
- my friendאַלְמֹנִי'almônîy · someoneH492
Cross-references for Ruth 4:1
- Deuteronomy 16:18You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
- Deuteronomy 17:5you must bring out to your gates the man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you must stone that person to death.
- Deuteronomy 21:19his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown,
- Deuteronomy 25:7But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.”
- Job 29:7When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
- Job 31:21if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
- Amos 5:10There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.
- Ruth 3:12Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.
- Isaiah 55:1“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
- Zechariah 2:6“Get up! Get up! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the LORD, “for I have scattered you like the four winds of heaven,” declares the LORD.
Commentaries on Ruth 4:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Then went Boaz up to the gate - We have often had occasion to remark that the gate or entrance to any city or town was the place where the court of justice was ordinarily kept. For an account of the officers in such places, see the note on Deuteronomy 16:18. Ho, such a one! - sit down here - This familiar mode of compellation is first used here. The original is אלמני פלני פה שבה shebah poh, peloni almoni ! "Hark ye, Mr. Such-a-one of such a place! come…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The gate is the place of concourse, of business, and of justice in Oriental cities (see Judges 19:15 note; Genesis 34:20; Deuteronomy 16:18). Ho, such a one! - Indicating that the name of the kinsman was either unknown or purposely concealed 1 Samuel 21:2; 2 Kings 6:8.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The kinsman refuses to redeem Ruth's inheritance. (1-8) Boaz marries Ruth. (9-12) Birth of Obed. (13-22) Verses 1-8 This matter depended on the laws given by Moses about inheritances, and doubtless the whole was settled in the regular and legal manner. This kinsman, when he heard the conditions of the bargain, refused it. In like manner many are shy of the great redemption; they are not willing to espouse religion; they have heard well of it, and have…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Most legal transactions, like property transfers, happened at the town gate. friend: Boaz may have used the man's name, but the author of Ruth did not.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-51. Then went Boaz up to the gate of the city--a roofed building, unenclosed by walls; the place where, in ancient times, and in many Eastern towns still, all business transactions are made, and where, therefore, the kinsman was most likely to be found. No preliminaries were necessary in summoning one before the public assemblage; no writings and no delay were required. In a short conversation the matter was stated and arranged--probably in the morning as…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ruth 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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