Ruth 4:3

He said to the near kinsman, “Naomi, who has come back out of the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s.

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WEBBE

He said to the near kinsman, “Naomi, who has come back out of the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s.

BSB

And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.

KJV

And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:

ASV

And he said unto the near kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:

BBE

Then he said to the near relation, Naomi, who has come back from the country of Moab, is offering for a price that bit of land which was our brother Elimelech's:

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 לַגֹּאֵל la·go·'el to the kinsman redeemer H1350 חֶלְקַת chel·kat [the] portion of H2513 הַשָּׂדֶה ha·sa·deh the field H7704 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 לְאָחִינוּ le·'a·chi·nu [belonged] to brother our H251 לֶאֱלִימֶלֶךְ le·'e·li·me·lekh to Elimelech H458 מָכְרָה ma·khe·rah she has sold H4376 נָעֳמִי no·'o·mi Naomi H5281 הַשָּׁבָה ha·sha·vah who (she) returned H7725 מִשְּׂדֵה mi·se·deh from [the] region of H7704 מוֹאָב mo·'av Moab H4124

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–8

This matter depended on the laws given by Moses about inheritances, and doubtless the whole was settled in the regular and legal manner. This kinsman, when he heard the conditions of the bargain, refused it. In like manner many are shy of the great redemption; they are not willing to espouse religion; they have heard well of it, and have nothing to say against it; they will give it their good word, but they are willing to part with it, and cannot be bound to it, for fear of marring their own inheritance in this world. The right was resigned to Boaz. Fair and open dealing in all matters of contract and trade, is what all must make conscience of, who would approve themselves true Israelites, without guile. Honesty will be found the best policy.

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NaomiElimelechMoab Moab

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WomenCommerceLandRedemptionDaughterElimelechDowry

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.