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And he turned aside, and sat down. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which <i>was</i> our brother Elimelech's: <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy <i>it</i> before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem <i>it</i>, redeem <i>it</i>: but if thou wilt not redeem <i>it, then</i> tell me, that I may know: for <i>there is</i> none to redeem <i>it</i> beside thee; and I <i>am</i> after thee. And he said, I will redeem <i>it</i>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy <i>it</i> also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem <i>it</i> for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem <i>it</i>.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Now this <i>was the manner</i> in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave <i>it</i> to his neighbour: and this <i>was</i> a testimony in Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy <i>it</i> for thee. So he drew off his shoe. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And Boaz said unto the elders, and <i>unto</i> all the people, Ye <i>are</i> witnesses this day, that I have bought all that <i>was</i> Elimelech's, and all that <i>was</i> Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye <i>are</i> witnesses this day. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And all the people that <i>were</i> in the gate, and the elders, said, <i>We are</i> witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Bethlehem: <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.</p> <p class="hdg">Boaz Marries Ruth</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed <i>be</i> the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And he shall be unto thee a restorer of <i>thy</i> life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he <i>is</i> the father of Jesse, the father of David.</p> <a name="18" id="18"></a><p class="hdg">The Line of David<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1-17</a>; <a href="../luke/3.htm#23">Luke 3:23-38</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Now these <i>are</i> the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, <span class="reftext"><a href="/ruth/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">King James Bible<br /><br />Text courtesy of <a href="http://www.bibleprotector.com/"> BibleProtector.com</a><br /><br />Section Headings Courtesy <a href="http://intbible.com/">INT Bible</a><br />© 2012, Used by Permission<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../ruth/3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_samuel/1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/ruth/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div align="center"><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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