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Ruth 4 :: New English Translation (NET)

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:1 - Now Boaz went up to the village gate and sat there. Then along came the guardian whom Boaz had mentioned to Ruth! Boaz said, "Come here and sit down, 'John Doe'!" So he came and sat down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:2 - Boaz chose ten of the village leaders and said, "Sit down here!" So they sat down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:3 - Then Boaz said to the guardian, "Naomi, who has returned from the region of Moab, is selling the portion of land that belongs to our relative Elimelech.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:4 - So I am legally informing you: Acquire it before those sitting here and before the leaders of my people! If you want to exercise your right to redeem it, then do so. But if not, then tell me so I will know. For you possess the first option to redeem it; I am next in line after you." He replied, "I will redeem it."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:5 - Then Boaz said, "When you acquire the field from Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the wife of our deceased relative, in order to preserve his family name by raising up a descendant who will inherit his property."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:6 - The guardian said, "Then I am unable to redeem it, for I would ruin my own inheritance in that case. You may exercise my redemption option, for I am unable to redeem it."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:7 - (Now this used to be the customary way to finalize a transaction involving redemption in Israel: A man would remove his sandal and give it to the other party. This was a legally binding act in Israel.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:8 - So the guardian said to Boaz, "You may acquire it," and he removed his sandal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:9 - Then Boaz said to the leaders and all the people, "You are witnesses today that I have acquired from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Kilion, and Mahlon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:10 - I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, as my wife to raise up a descendant who will inherit his property so the name of the deceased might not disappear from among his relatives and from his village. You are witnesses today."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:11 - All the people who were at the gate and the elders replied, "We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built up the house of Israel! May you prosper in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:12 - May your family become like the family of Perez - whom Tamar bore to Judah - through the descendants the LORD gives you by this young woman."
(Mat 1:2–6 )

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:13 - So Boaz married Ruth and had sexual relations with her. The LORD enabled her to conceive and she gave birth to a son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:14 - The village women said to Naomi, "May the LORD be praised because he has not left you without a guardian today! May he become famous in Israel!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:15 - He will encourage you and provide for you when you are old, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, has given him birth. She is better to you than seven sons!"

The Line of David Began Here

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:16 - Naomi took the child and placed him on her lap; she became his caregiver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:17 - The neighbor women named him, saying, "A son has been born to Naomi." They named him Obed. Now he became the father of Jesse - David's father!

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:18 - These are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:19 - Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:20

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:20 - Amminadab was the father of Nachshon, Nachshon was the father of Salmah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:21 - Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:22 - Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse was the father of David.
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Ruth Chapter 4 — Additional Translations:

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