Ruth 4:5

Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must buy it also from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance.”

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WEBBE

Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must buy it also from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance.”

BSB

Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.”

KJV

Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.

ASV

Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.

BBE

Then Boaz said, On the day when you take this field, you will have to take with it Ruth, the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, so that you may keep the name of the dead living in his heritage.

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 בֹּעַז bo·'az Boaz H1162 בְּיוֹם־ be·yom- on [the] day H3117 קְנוֹתְךָ ke·not·cha acquiring you H7069 הַשָּׂדֶה ha·sa·deh the field H7704 מִיַּד mi·yad from [the] hand of H3027 נָעֳמִי no·'o·mi Naomi H5281 וּמֵאֵת u·me·'et and from with H854 רוּת rut Ruth H7327 הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּה ha·mo·'a·vi·yah the Moabite [woman] H4125 אֵשֶׁת־ 'e·shet- [the] wife of H802 הַמֵּת ha·met the dead [man] H4191 קָנִיתָה ka·ni·ti you have acquired H7069 לְהָקִים le·ha·kim to raise up H6965 שֵׁם־ shem- [the] name of H8034 הַמֵּת ha·met the dead [man] H4191 עַל־ 'al- over H5921 נַחֲלָתוֹ na·cha·la·to inheritance his H5159

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