Ruth 4
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Ruth 4:4-6

4So I thoughtH559 that I would 1informH241H1540 you, sayingH559, ‘2BuyH7069 it beforeH5048 those who are sittingH3427 here, and beforeH5048 the eldersH2205 of my peopleH5971. IfH518 you will redeemH1350 it, redeemH1350 it; but ifH518 3not, tellH5046 me so that I may knowH3045; for 4thereH369 isH369 noH369 oneH369 exceptH2108 you to redeemH1350 it, and I am afterH310 you.’” And he saidH559, “I will redeemH1350 it.” 5Then BoazH1162 saidH559, “On the dayH3117 you buyH7069 the fieldH7704 from the handH3027 of NaomiH5281, you must also acquireH7069 RuthH7327 the MoabitessH4125, the widowH802 of the deceasedH4191, in order 5to raiseH6965 upH6965 the nameH8034 of the deceasedH4191 on his inheritanceH5159.” 6Then 6the redeemerH1350 saidH559, “I cannotH3201H3808 redeemH1350 it for myself, otherwiseH6435 I would 7jeopardizeH7843 my own inheritanceH5159. RedeemH1350 it for yourself; you may have my rightH1353 ofH1353 redemptionH1353, sinceH3588 I cannotH3201H3808 redeemH1350 it.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Ruth 4:4 Lit uncover your ear ↩
  2. 2. Ruth 4:4 Jer 32:7f ↩
  3. 3. Ruth 4:4 Lit no one will redeem ↩
  4. 4. Ruth 4:4 Lev 25:25 ↩
  5. 5. Ruth 4:5 Gen 38:8; Deut 25:5f; Matt 22:24 ↩
  6. 6. Ruth 4:6 Lev 25:25 ↩
  7. 7. Ruth 4:6 Lit damage ↩

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