God’s Word Translation
Ruth 4:10
10In addition, I have bought as my wife the Moabite Ruth, Mahlon’s widow, to keep the inheritance in the dead man’s name. In this way the dead man’s name will not be cut off from his relatives or from the public records. Today you are witnesses.”
Ruth 4:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day.
- New International Version (NIV)I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from his hometown. Today you are witnesses!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Also Ruth the Moabite, the widow of Mahlon, I have bought to be my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his native place. You are witnesses this day."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I have acquired as my wife, to perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance, that the name of the dead may not be cut off from among his brethren and from his position at the gate. You are witnesses this day.”
Context of Ruth 4:10
8So when the man said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” he took off his sandal. 9Then Boaz said to the leaders and to all the people, “Today you are witnesses that I have bought from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to Chilion and Mahlon. In addition, I have bought as my wife the Moabite Ruth, Mahlon’s widow, to keep the inheritance in the dead man’s name. In this way the dead man’s name will not be cut off from his relatives or from the public records. Today you are witnesses.” 11All the people who were at the gate, including the leaders, said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make this wife, who is coming into your home, like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built our family of Israel. So show your strength of character in Ephrathah and make a name for yourself in Bethlehem. 12Also, from the descendant whom the Lord will give you from this young woman, may your family become like the family of Perez, the son whom Tamar gave birth to for Judah.”
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וְגַ֣ם אֶת־ר֣וּת הַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩ אֵ֨שֶׁת מַחְל֜וֹן קָנִ֧יתִי לִ֣י לְאִשָּׁ֗ה לְהָקִ֤ים שֵׁם־הַמֵּת֙ עַל־נַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹ וְלֹא־יִכָּרֵ֧ת שֵׁם־הַמֵּ֛ת מֵעִ֥ם אֶחָ֖יו וּמִשַּׁ֣עַר מְקוֹמ֑וֹ עֵדִ֥ים אַתֶּ֖ם הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Moreover Ruthרוּתrûth · RuthH7327
- the Moabitessמוֹאָבִיmô'âbîy mô'âbîyâh mô'âbîyth · MoabiteH4125
- the wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- of Mahlonמַחְלוֹןmachlôn · MahlonH4248
- have I purchasedקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
- to raise upקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
- the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- of the deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
- upon his inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
- be not cut offכָּרַתkârath · to cut: eliminateH3772
- from amongמֵעִם‛im · from withH5973
- his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
- and from the gateשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gateH8179
- of his placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
- witnessesעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
- this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
Cross-references for Ruth 4:10
- Genesis 29:18Jacob loved Rachel. So he offered, “I’ll work seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”
- Proverbs 18:22Whoever finds a wife finds something good and has obtained favor from the Lord.
- Proverbs 19:14Home and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a sensible wife comes from the Lord.
- Proverbs 31:10“Who can find a wife with a strong character? She is worth far more than jewels.
- Hosea 3:2So I bought her for 23 ounces of silver and 10 bushels of barley.
- Hosea 12:12Jacob fled to the country of Syria. Israel worked to get a wife; he took care of sheep to pay for her.
- Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it.
- Deuteronomy 25:6Then the first son she has will carry the dead brother’s name so that his name won’t die out in Israel.
- Joshua 7:9When the Canaanites and everyone who lives in the land hears about it, they will surround us and remove every memory of us from the earth. What will you do then so that your great name ⌞will be remembered⌟?”
- Psalms 34:16The Lord confronts those who do evil in order to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.
- Psalms 109:15Let their guilt and sin always remain on record in front of the Lord. Let the Lord remove every memory of him from the earth,
- Isaiah 48:19Your descendants would be like sand. Your children would be like its grains. Their names would not be cut off or wiped out in my presence.
- Zechariah 13:2“On that day,” declares the Lord of Armies, “I will wipe away the names of the idols from the land. They will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the ⌞false⌟ prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.
- Isaiah 8:2I will have these dependable witnesses testify: the priest Uriah and Zechariah (son of Jeberechiah).”
- Malachi 2:14But you ask, “Why ⌞aren’t our offerings accepted⌟?” It is because the Lord is a witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been unfaithful. Yet, she is your companion, the wife of your marriage vows.
- Hebrews 13:4Marriage is honorable in every way, so husbands and wives should be faithful to each other. God will judge those who commit sexual sins, especially those who commit adultery.
Commentaries on Ruth 4:10
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-12Verses 9-12 Men are ready to seize opportunities for increasing their estates, but few know the value of godliness. Such are the wise men of this world, whom the Lord charges with folly. They attend not to the concerns of their souls, but reject the salvation of Christ, for fear of marring their inheritance. But God did Boaz the honour to bring him into the line of the Messiah, while the kinsman, who was afraid of lessening himself, and marring his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Moreover: Boaz planned to have a child for Mahlon, the first son. This child would continue the family name of her deceased husband and inherit his land.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Ruth the Moabitess ... have I purchased to be my wife--This connection Boaz not only might form, since Ruth had embraced the true religion, but he was under a legal necessity of forming it.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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