Ruth 4:13

Ruth 4:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bare a son.
• New International Version (NIV)So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife. When he made love to her, the Lord enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And he went in to her, and the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Boaz took Ruth and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the Lord gave her conception, and she bore a son.

Context of Ruth 4:13

11All the people at the gate and the elders said, “We are witnesses. May Adonai make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and like Leah, who both built up the house of Israel. May you prosper in Ephrath and be renowned in Bethlehem. 12May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, through the seed that Adonai will give you by this young woman.” So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. When he went to her, Adonai enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. 14Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be Adonai, who has not left you without a goel today. May his name be famous throughout Israel. 15Moreover, He will be to you a renewer of life and a sustainer of your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”

Ruth 4:13 word by word

וַיִּקַּ֨ח בֹּ֤עַז אֶת־רוּת֙ וַתְּהִי־ל֣וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֖א אֵלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה לָ֛הּ הֵרָי֖וֹן וַתֵּ֥לֶד בֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Boazבֹּ֫עַזbô‛az · BoazH1162
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• Ruthרוּתrûth · RuthH7327
• and she was his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• and when he went inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• unto her, the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• gaveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• her conceptionהֵרָיוֹןhêrôn hêrâyôn · conceptionH2032
• and she bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121

Cross-references for Ruth 4:13

• Ruth 3:11Now my daughter, do not be afraid! Everything you propose, I will do for you, for everyone in town knows that you are a woman of valor.
• Ruth 4:12May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, through the seed that Adonai will give you by this young woman.”
• Genesis 20:17Then Abraham prayed to God and God healed Abimelech, his wife and his female slaves so that they could bear children.
• Genesis 21:1Then Adonai visited Sarah just as He had said, and Adonai did for Sarah just as He had spoken.
• Genesis 25:21Isaac prayed to Adonai on behalf of his wife because she was barren. Adonai answered his plea and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.
• Genesis 29:31Now Adonai saw that Leah was unloved, so he opened her womb; but Rachel was unable to conceive.
• Genesis 30:2But Jacob became furious with Rachel and said, “Am I, instead of God, the one who withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”
• Genesis 33:5His eyes glanced up and he saw the women and the children, and said, “Who are these with you?” “The children whom God has graciously given your servant,” he said.
• 1 Samuel 1:27For this boy I prayed, and Adonai has granted me my petition that I asked of Him.
• 1 Samuel 2:5Those full hire themselves for bread, but those starving hunger no more. Even the barren gives birth to seven, but she with many sons languishes.
• Psalms 113:9He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother of children. Halleluyah!
• Psalms 127:3Behold, children are a heritage of Adonai —the fruit of the womb is a reward.

Commentaries on Ruth 4:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13So Boaz took Ruth - The law of Moses had prohibited the Moabites, even to the tenth generation, from entering into the congregation of the Lord; but this law, the Jews think, did not extend to women; and even if it had, Ruth's might be considered an exempt case, as she had been already incorporated into the family by marriage; and left her own country, people, and gods, to become a proselyte to the true God in the land of Israel.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-22Verses 13-22 Ruth bore a son, through whom thousands and myriads were born to God; and in being the lineal ancestor of Christ, she was instrumental in the happiness of all that shall be saved by him; even of us Gentiles, as well as those of Jewish descent. She was a witness for God to the Gentile world, that he had not utterly forsaken them, but that in due time they should become one with his chosen people, and partake of his salvation. Prayer to God…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13the LORD enabled her: See study note on Ruth 1:6.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1817. Obed--means "servant."Read the comment

Topics related to Ruth 4:13

• Children
• Inheritance
• Ruth

In the dictionaries

• Boaz
• Ruth
• Advertise
• Raise
• Agrarian Laws
• 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