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

7Now in those days it was the custom in Israel for anyone transferring a right of purchase to remove his sandal and hand it to the other party. This publicly validated the transaction. 8So the other family redeemer drew off his sandal as he said to Boaz, “You buy the land.” Then Boaz said to the elders and to the crowd standing around, “You are witnesses that today I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon. 10And with the land I have acquired Ruth, the Moabite widow of Mahlon, to be my wife. This way she can have a son to carry on the family name of her dead husband and to inherit the family property here in his hometown. You are all witnesses today.” 11Then the elders and all the people standing in the gate replied, “We are witnesses! May the Lord make this woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, from whom all the nation of Israel descended! May you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous 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 23:16So Abraham agreed to Ephron’s price and paid the amount he had suggested—400 pieces of silver, weighed according to the market standard. The Hittite elders witnessed the transaction.
• Jeremiah 32:10I signed and sealed the deed of purchase before witnesses, weighed out the silver, and paid him.

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