New American Standard Bible 1995
Ruth 4
The Marriage of Ruth
1Now Boazוּבֹ֨עַזu.Vo.'azH1162wentעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927up to the gateהַשַּׁעַר֮ha.sha.'ArH8179and satH3427downוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427thereשָׁם֒shamH8033,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, thecloseH1350relativeH1350of whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Boazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162spokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696was passingעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674by, so he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Turnס֥וּרָהSu.rahH5493asideוַיָּ֖סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493,friendפְּלֹנִ֣י אַלְמֹנִ֑יpe.lo.Ni 'al.mo.NiH6423H492,sitשְׁבָה־she.vah-H3427downH3427hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311.”And he turnedH5493asideH5493and satH3427downוַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃vai.ye.ShevH3427.
3Then he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to theclosestH1350relativeH1350, “Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281,who has comeH7725backH7725from the landהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124,has to sellמָכְרָ֣הma.khe.RahH4376the pieceחֶלְקַת֙chel.KatH2513of landמִשְּׂדֵ֥הmi.se.DehH7704whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belonged to our brotherלְאָחִ֖ינוּle.'a.Chi.nuH251Elimelechלֶאֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְle.'e.li.Me.lekhH458.
4So I thoughtאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559toinformאֶגְלֶ֧ה אָזְנְךָ֣'eg.Leh 'a.ze.ne.KhaH241H1540you, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Buyקְ֠נֵהKe.nehH7069itbeforeנֶ֥גֶדNe.gedH5048those who are sittingהַֽיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427here,and beforeוְנֶ֣גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of my peopleעַמִּי֒'a.MiH5971.Ifאִם־'im-H518you will redeemH1350it,redeemH1350it;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not, tellהַגִּ֣ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me that I may knowוְאֵֽדְעָה֙ve.'e.da'H3045; forthereH369is noH369oneH369but you to redeemH1350it,and I am afterאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you.’” And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will redeemH1350it.”
5Then Boazבֹּ֔עַזBo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “On the dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117you buyקְנוֹתְךָ֥ke.not.ChaH7069the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of Naomiנָעֳמִ֑יno.'o.MiH5281,you must also acquireקָנִ֔יתָהka.ni.tiH7069Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125,the widowאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of the deceasedהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191, in orderto raiseלְהָקִ֥יםle.ha.KimH6965up the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the deceasedהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191on his inheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.”
6TheclosestH1350relativeH1350saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I cannotלֹ֤א אוּכַל֙lo' 'u.KhalH3201H3808redeemH1350itfor myself, becauseפֶּן־pen-H6435I wouldjeopardizeאַשְׁחִ֖ית'ash.ChitH7843my own inheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֑יna.cha.la.TiH5159.RedeemH1350it for yourself; you may havemy rightגְּאֻלָּתִ֔יge.'u.la.TiH1353of redemptionH1353,for I cannotלֹא־ אוּכַ֖לlo'- 'u.KhalH3201H3808redeemH1350it.”
7Now thisH2088was the customin formerH6440timesH6440in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478concerningH5921the redemptionהַגְּאוּלָּ֤הha.ge.'u.LahH1353and the exchangeהַתְּמוּרָה֙ha.te.mu.RahH8545of landto confirmלְקַיֵּ֣םle.kai.YemH6965anyכָּל־kol-H3605matterדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697:a manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376removedשָׁלַ֥ףsha.LafH8025his sandalנַעֲל֖וֹna.'a.LoH5275and gaveוְנָתַ֣ןve.na.TanH5414it to anotherלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453;and thisH2088was the manner ofattestationהַתְּעוּדָ֖הha.te.'u.DahH8584in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
9Then Boazבֹּ֨עַזBo.'azH1162saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to the eldersלַזְּקֵנִ֜יםla.ze.ke.NimH2205and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “You are witnessesעֵדִ֤ים'e.DimH5707todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117that I have boughtקָנִ֙יתִי֙ka.Ni.tiH7069from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of Naomiנָעֳמִֽי׃no.'o.MiH5281allכָּל־kol-H3605that belonged to Elimelechלֶֽאֱלִימֶ֔לֶךְle.'e.li.Me.lekhH458and allכָּל־kol-H3605that belonged to Chilionלְכִלְי֖וֹןle.khil.YonH3630and Mahlonוּמַחְל֑וֹןu.mach.LonH4248.
10Moreoverוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571,I have acquiredקָנִ֧יתִיka.Ni.tiH7069Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמֹּאֲבִיָּה֩ha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125,the widowאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802of Mahlonמַחְל֜וֹןmach.LonH4248,to be my wifeלְאִשָּׁ֗הle.'i.ShahH802in order to raiseלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965up the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the deceasedהַמֵּת֙ha.MetH4191on his inheritanceנַ֣חֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159, sothat the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the deceasedהַמֵּ֛תha.MetH4191will not be cutיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772offH3772from his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251or from thecourtוּמִשַּׁ֣עַרu.mi.Sha.'arH8179of his birthplaceמְקוֹמ֑וֹme.ko.MoH4725;you are witnessesעֵדִ֥ים'e.DimH5707todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.”
11Allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֧םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were in thecourtבַּשַּׁ֛עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “We arewitnessesעֵדִ֑ים'e.DimH5707.May the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068makeיִתֵּן֩yi.TenH5414the womanהָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.ShahH802who is comingהַבָּאָ֣הha.ba.'AhH935into your homeבֵּיתֶ֗ךָbei.Te.khaH1004like Rachelכְּרָחֵ֤ל׀ke.ra.ChelH7354and Leahוּכְלֵאָה֙u.khe.le.'AhH3812,bothשְׁתֵּיהֶם֙she.tei.HemH8147of whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834builtבָּנ֤וּba.NuH1129the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and may you achieveוַעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213wealthחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428in Ephrathahבְּאֶפְרָ֔תָהbe.'ef.Ra.tahH672andbecomeH7121famousשֵׁ֖םshemH7121H8034in BethlehemH1035.
12Moreover, may your houseבֵֽיתְךָ֙vei.te.KhaH1004be like the houseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004ofPerezפֶּ֔רֶץPe.retzH6557whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Tamarתָמָ֖רta.MarH8559boreיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205to Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,throughH4480theoffspringהַזֶּ֗רַעha.Ze.ra'H2233whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will giveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414you by thisH2088youngהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'a.RahH5291womanH5291.”
13So Boazבֹּ֤עַזBo.'azH1162tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947Ruthרוּת֙rutH7327,and she becameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961his wifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802,and he wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935in to her. Andthe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068enabledוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414her to conceiveהֵרָי֖וֹןhe.ra.YonH2032,and she gaveH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵּֽן׃BenH1121.
14Then thewomenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802saidוַתֹּאמַ֤רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559to Naomiנָעֳמִ֔יno.'o.MiH5281, “Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288is the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whoאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834has not leftH7673you withoutH7673aredeemerגֹּאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,and may his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034becomeH7121famousH7121in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
15May he also be to you a restorerלְמֵשִׁ֣יבle.me.ShivH7725of lifeנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315and a sustainerוּלְכַלְכֵּ֖לu.le.khal.KelH3557of your oldשֵׂיבָתֵ֑ךְsei.va.TekhH7872ageH7872;for your daughter-in-lawכַלָּתֵ֤ךְkha.la.TekhH3618,whoH834lovesאֲהֵבַ֙תֶךְ֙'a.he.Va.tekhH157youand is betterט֣וֹבָהToahH2896to you thanH4480sevenמִשִּׁבְעָ֖הmi.shiv.'AhH7651sonsבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121,has givenH3205birthיְלָדַ֔תּוּye.la.Da.tuH3205to him.”
The Line of David Began Here
17The neighborהַשְּׁכֵנ֥וֹתha.she.khe.NotH7934womenH7934gaveוַתִּקְרֶאנָה֩va.tik.re.NahH7121him a nameשֵׁם֙shemH8034,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “A sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121has been bornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205to Naomiלְנָעֳמִ֑יle.no.'o.MiH5281!”So they namedוַתִּקְרֶ֤אנָֽה שְׁמוֹ֙va.tik.Re.nah she.MoH7121H8034him Obedעוֹבֵ֔דo.VedH5744.He is the fatherאֲבִי־'a.vi-H1of Jesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448,the fatherאֲבִ֥י'a.ViH1of Davidדָוִֽד׃ פda.VidH1732.
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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