New American Standard Bible 1995
Ruth 4:9-13
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.
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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