Ruth 4:9

Ruth 4:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the hand of Naomi.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Boaz announced to the elders and all the people, “Today you are witnesses that I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelek, Kilion and Mahlon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, "You are witnesses this day that I have bought from the hand of Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech and all that belonged to Chilion and to Mahlon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses this day that I have bought all that was Elimelech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, from the hand of Naomi.

Context of Ruth 4:9

7(This is the way it used to be in Israel concerning buying back property and exchanging goods: In order to make every matter legal, a man would take off his sandal and give it to the other man. This was the way a contract was publicly approved in Israel.) 8So when the man said to Boaz, “Buy it for yourself,” he took off his sandal. Then 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. 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.” 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.

Ruth 4:9 word by word

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ בֹּ֨עַז לַזְּקֵנִ֜ים וְכָל־הָעָ֗ם עֵדִ֤ים אַתֶּם֙ הַיּ֔וֹם כִּ֤י קָנִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְאֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְכִלְי֖וֹן וּמַחְל֑וֹן מִיַּ֖ד נָעֳמִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Boazבֹּ֫עַזbô‛az · BoazH1162
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the eldersזָקֵןzâqên · old: elderH2205
• all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• witnessesעֵד‛êd · witnessH5707
• this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
• that I have boughtקָנָהqânâh · to buyH7069
• Elimelech’sאֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ĕlîymelek · ElimelechH458
• Chilion’sכִּלְיוֹןkilyôn · ChilionH3630
• and Mahlon’sמַחְלוֹןmachlôn · MahlonH4248
• of the handיָדyâd · handH3027
• of Naomiנׇעֳמִיno‛ŏmîy · NaomiH5281

Cross-references for Ruth 4:9

• Genesis 23:16Abraham agreed to Ephron’s terms. So he weighed out for Ephron the amount stated in front of the Hittites: ten pounds of silver at the current merchants’ exchange rate.
• Jeremiah 32:10I signed the deed, sealed it, had people witness the signing of the deed, and paid out the silver.

Commentaries on Ruth 4:9

• 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
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-129. Boaz said unto the elders, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was ... Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi--Although the widow of Chilion was still living, no regard was paid to her in the disposal of her husband's property. From her remaining in Moab, she was considered to have either been married again, or to have renounced all right to an inheritance with the family of Elimelech.Read the comment

Topics related to Ruth 4:9

• Chilion
• Covenant
• Dowry
• Elimelech
• Government
• Heir
• Inheritance
• Land
• Mahlon
• Marriage
• Redemption
• Ruth
• Witness
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Boaz
• Advertise
• Chilion
• Elimelech
• Mahlon
• Raise
• Agrarian Laws
• Buying
• 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