New American Standard Bible 1995
Ruth 4:3-9
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.
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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