Ruth 4:13

Ruth 4:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son.
• New International Version (NIV)So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son.

Context of Ruth 4:13

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.” Then Boaz took Ruth home, and she became his wife. He slept with her, and the Lord gave her the ability to become pregnant. So she gave birth to a son. 14The women said to Naomi, “Praise the Lord, who has remembered today to give you someone who will take care of you. The child’s name will be famous in Israel. 15He will bring you a new life and support you in your old age. Your daughter-in-law who loves you is better to you than seven sons, because she has given birth.”

Ruth 4:13 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֨ח בֹּ֤עַז אֶת־רוּת֙ וַתְּהִי־ל֣וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֖א אֵלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה לָ֛הּ הֵרָי֖וֹן וַתֵּ֥לֶד בֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Boazבֹּ֫עַזbô‛az · BoazH1162
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• Ruthרוּתrûth · RuthH7327
• and she was his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• and when he went inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto her, the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• her conceptionהֵרָיוֹןhêrôn hêrâyôn · conceptionH2032
• and she bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Ruth 4:13

• Ruth 3:11Don’t be afraid, my daughter. I will do whatever you say. The whole town knows that you are a woman who has strength of character.
• Ruth 4:12Also, 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.”
• Genesis 20:17Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his female slaves so that they could have children.
• Genesis 21:1The Lord came to help Sarah and did for her what he had promised.
• Genesis 25:21Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
• Genesis 29:31When the Lord saw Leah was unloved, he made it possible for her to have children, but Rachel had none.
• Genesis 30:2Jacob became angry with Rachel and asked, “Can I take the place of God, who has kept you from having children?”
• Genesis 33:5When he saw the women and children, Esau asked, “Who are these people here with you?” “The children God has graciously given me, sir,” Jacob answered.
• 1 Samuel 1:27I prayed for this child, and the Lord granted my request.
• 1 Samuel 2:5Those who were well-fed hire themselves out for a piece of bread, but those who were hungry hunger no more. Even the woman who was childless gives birth to seven children, but the mother of many children grieves all alone.
• Psalms 113:9He makes a woman who is in a childless home a joyful mother. Hallelujah!
• Psalms 127:3Children are an inheritance from the Lord. They are a reward from him.

Commentaries on Ruth 4:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13So Boaz took Ruth - The law of Moses had prohibited the Moabites, even to the tenth generation, from entering into the congregation of the Lord; but this law, the Jews think, did not extend to women; and even if it had, Ruth's might be considered an exempt case, as she had been already incorporated into the family by marriage; and left her own country, people, and gods, to become a proselyte to the true God in the land of Israel.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-22Verses 13-22 Ruth bore a son, through whom thousands and myriads were born to God; and in being the lineal ancestor of Christ, she was instrumental in the happiness of all that shall be saved by him; even of us Gentiles, as well as those of Jewish descent. She was a witness for God to the Gentile world, that he had not utterly forsaken them, but that in due time they should become one with his chosen people, and partake of his salvation. Prayer to God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13the LORD enabled her: See study note on Ruth 1:6.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1817. Obed--means "servant."Read the comment

Topics related to Ruth 4:13

• Children
• Inheritance
• Ruth

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• Boaz
• Ruth
• Advertise
• Raise
• Agrarian Laws
• Genealogy
• Naomi

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