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That way she can have children who will carry on her husband’s name and keep the land in the family.” <a href="/esv/ruth/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then Boaz said, “The day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the widow of the dead, in order to perpetuate the name of the dead in his inheritance.” <a href="/bsb/ruth/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.” <a href="/kjv/ruth/4.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ruth/4.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also buy it from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to perpetuate the name of the dead through his inheritance.” <a href="/nasb_/ruth/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the deceased, in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.” <a href="/nasb/ruth/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Boaz said, &#8220On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the deceased, in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/ruth/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the deceased, in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.” <a href="/lsb/ruth/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Boaz said, “On the day you acquire the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the one who had died, in order to raise up the name of the one who had died, on behalf of his inheritance.” <a href="/amp/ruth/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Boaz said, “The day that you buy the field from Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the deceased, to restore the name of the deceased to his inheritance.” <a href="/csb/ruth/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the field from Naomi, you will acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the deceased man, to perpetuate the man’s name on his property.” <a href="/hcsb/ruth/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Boaz said, &#8220On the day you buy the land from Naomi, you will also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the deceased man, to perpetuate the man&#8217s name on his property.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ruth/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/ruth/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "If you do buy it from Naomi," Boaz told him, "you must also marry Ruth. Then if you have a son by her, the property will stay in the family of Ruth's first husband." <a href="/erv/ruth/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/ruth/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Boaz continued, "When you buy the field from Naomi, you will also assume responsibility for the Moabite Ruth, the dead man's widow. This keeps the inheritance in the dead man's name." <a href="/gnt/ruth/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Boaz said, "Very well, if you buy the field from Naomi, then you are also buying Ruth, the Moabite widow, so that the field will stay in the dead man's family." <a href="/isv/ruth/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Boaz continued, "On the very day you buy the field from Naomi, you're also "buying" Ruth the Moabite woman, the wife of her dead husband, so the family name may be continued as an inheritance." <a href="/msb/ruth/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.? <a href="/net/ruth/4.htm">NET Bible</a> 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." <a href="/nheb/ruth/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi and from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased, to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance." <a href="/wbt/ruth/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/ruth/4.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ruth/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Boaz says, “In the day of your buying the field from the hand of Naomi, then from Ruth the Moabitess, wife of the dead, you have bought [it], to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance.” <a href="/ylt/ruth/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Boaz saith, 'In the day of thy buying the field from the hand of Naomi, then from Ruth the Moabitess, wife of the dead, thou hast bought it, to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance.' <a href="/slt/ruth/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Boaz will say, In the day of thy buying the field from the hand of Naomi, and from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, thou boughtest it to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ruth/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Booz said to him: When thou shalt buy the field at the woman's hand, thou must take also Ruth the Moabitess, who was the wife of the deceased: to raise up the name of thy kinsman in his inheritance. <a href="/cpdv/ruth/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Boaz said to him, “When buying the field, you are likewise obliged to accept the hand of the woman Ruth, the Moabite, who was the wife of the deceased, so that you may raise up the name of your near kinsman through his posterity.” <a href="/nabre/ruth/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Boaz continued, “When you acquire the field from Naomi, you also acquire responsibility for Ruth the Moabite, the widow of the late heir, to raise up a family for the deceased on his estate.” <a href="/nrsvce/ruth/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Boaz said, “The day you acquire the field from the hand of Naomi, you are also acquiring Ruth the Moabite, the widow of the dead man, to maintain the dead man’s name on his inheritance.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ruth/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then Boaz said, On the day you buy the field from Naomi and from Ruth, the Moabitess, the widow of the dead, you must buy it with the intention of raising the name of the dead upon his inheritance. <a href="/hpbt/ruth/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Boaz said: “On the day when you buy the field from Namei, purchase Ruth the Moabitess the wife of him who died, until you raise up the name of the dead for his inheritance”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ruth/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then said Boaz: 'What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi--hast thou also bought of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance?' <a href="/sep/ruth/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Booz said, In the day of thy buying the field of the hand of Noemin and of Ruth the Moabitess the wife of the deceased, thou must also buy her, so as to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. <a href="/parallel/ruth/4-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LT1nlCXT1mU?start=744" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ruth/4.htm">Boaz Redeems Ruth</a> …4I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will redeem it,” he replied. 5<a href="/hebrew/1162.htm" title="1162: bō·‘az (N-proper-ms) -- From an unused root of uncertain meaning; Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple.">Then Boaz</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">“On the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/7069.htm" title="7069: qə·nō·wṯ·ḵā (V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to erect, i.e. Create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase; by implication to own.">you buy</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yaḏ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/5281.htm" title="5281: nā·‘o·mî (N-proper-fs) -- Mother-in-law of Ruth. From no'am; pleasant; Noomi, an Israelitess.">Naomi</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ū·mê·’êṯ (Conj-w, Prep-m) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">and also from</a> <a href="/hebrew/7327.htm" title="7327: rūṯ (N-proper-fs) -- Friendship, a Moabite ancestress of David. Probably for r'uwth; friend; Ruth, a Moabitess.">Ruth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4125.htm" title="4125: ham·mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Feminine Mownabiyah; or Mowabiyth; patronymical from Mow'ab; a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. A descendant from Moab.">the Moabitess,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7069.htm" title="7069: qå̄·nī·ṯī (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to erect, i.e. Create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase; by implication to own.">you must also acquire</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’ê·šeṯ- (N-fsc) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">the widow</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: ham·mêṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">of the deceased</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: lə·hā·qîm (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">in order to raise</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: šêm- (N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">up the name</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: ham·mêṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">of the deceased</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">his inheritance.”</a> 6The kinsman-redeemer replied, “I cannot redeem it myself, or I would jeopardize my own inheritance. Take my right of redemption, because I cannot redeem it.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Deuteronomy 25:5-10</a> When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her. / The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel. / But if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.” ... <a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25</a> If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of kin may come and redeem what his brother has sold. <a href="/genesis/38-8.htm">Genesis 38:8</a> Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother.” <a href="/matthew/22-24.htm">Matthew 22:24</a> “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. <a href="/mark/12-19.htm">Mark 12:19</a> “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. <a href="/luke/20-28.htm">Luke 20:28</a> “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him. <a href="/numbers/27-8.htm">Numbers 27:8-11</a> Furthermore, you shall say to the Israelites, ‘If a man dies and leaves no son, you are to transfer his inheritance to his daughter. / If he has no daughter, give his inheritance to his brothers. / If he has no brothers, give his inheritance to his father’s brothers. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/25-6.htm">Deuteronomy 25:6</a> The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel. <a href="/genesis/48-16.htm">Genesis 48:16</a> the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.” <a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">1 Corinthians 7:39</a> A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord. <a href="/1_timothy/5-14.htm">1 Timothy 5:14</a> So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander. <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a> Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.” <a href="/ephesians/5-31.htm">Ephesians 5:31</a> “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” <a href="/1_peter/3-7.htm">1 Peter 3:7</a> Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. <a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a> Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then said Boaz, What day you buy the field of the hand of Naomi, you must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance.What day.to raise up<a href="/ruth/3-12.htm">Ruth 3:12,13</a> And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I… <a href="/genesis/38-8.htm">Genesis 38:8</a> And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.<a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Deuteronomy 25:5,6</a> If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/17-16.htm">Acquire</a> <a href="/ruth/4-2.htm">Boaz</a> <a href="/ruth/4-4.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/ruth/2-20.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Deceased</a> <a href="/ruth/2-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/judges/21-24.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/judges/21-24.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/ruth/2-21.htm">Moabitess</a> <a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Naomi</a> <a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Na'omi</a> <a href="/ruth/2-23.htm">Order</a> <a href="/judges/8-28.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/ruth/3-16.htm">Ruth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-19.htm">Widow</a> <a href="/ruth/3-9.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nehemiah/5-16.htm">Acquire</a> <a href="/ruth/4-8.htm">Boaz</a> <a href="/ruth/4-8.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/ruth/4-10.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/ruth/4-10.htm">Deceased</a> <a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ruth/4-6.htm">Heritage</a> <a href="/ruth/4-6.htm">Inheritance</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-33.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/ruth/4-10.htm">Moabitess</a> <a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Naomi</a> <a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Na'omi</a> <a href="/ruth/4-10.htm">Order</a> <a href="/ruth/4-10.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/ruth/4-10.htm">Ruth</a> <a href="/ruth/4-10.htm">Widow</a> <a href="/ruth/4-10.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Ruth 4</div>1. <a href="/ruth/4-1.htm">Boaz calls into judgment the next kinsman</a> 6. <a href="/ruth/4-6.htm">He refuses the redemption according to the manner in Israel</a> 9. <a href="/ruth/4-9.htm">Boaz buys the inheritance</a> 11. <a href="/ruth/4-11.htm">He marries Ruth</a> 13. <a href="/ruth/4-13.htm">She bears Obed, the grandfather of David</a> 18. <a href="/ruth/4-18.htm">The generations of Pharez unto David</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ruth/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Boaz said Boaz, a prominent figure in Bethlehem, is a kinsman-redeemer, a role that involves protecting the interests of needy family members. His actions reflect the Levitical law of redemption and the duty to preserve family lineage (<a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25-28</a>).On the day you buy the land from Naomi Naomi, a widow who returned from Moab, is selling land that belonged to her deceased husband, Elimelech. This transaction is not just a financial matter but a fulfillment of the Levirate law, which aims to keep property within the family (<a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Leviticus 25:23-28</a>).and also from Ruth the Moabitess Ruth, a Moabite, is highlighted to emphasize her foreign status, which makes her inclusion in Israelite society significant. Her loyalty to Naomi and conversion to the God of Israel (<a href="/ruth/1-16.htm">Ruth 1:16</a>) foreshadow the inclusion of Gentiles in God's redemptive plan.you must also acquire the widow of the deceased This refers to the Levirate marriage law (<a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Deuteronomy 25:5-10</a>), where a close relative marries the widow to produce offspring in the deceased's name. This practice ensures the deceased's name and property remain within the family.in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance The primary goal is to preserve the deceased's lineage and inheritance. This reflects the importance of family and land in Israelite culture, as well as God's covenant promises tied to land and descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). This act of redemption is a type of Christ, who redeems and restores what was lost.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/b/boaz.htm">Boaz</a> A prominent and wealthy man from Bethlehem, Boaz is a relative of Naomi's deceased husband, Elimelech. He is a kinsman-redeemer, a role that involves protecting the interests of needy family members. 2. <a href="/topical/r/ruth.htm">Ruth</a> A Moabite widow and the daughter-in-law of Naomi. Ruth is known for her loyalty and faithfulness to Naomi and her God. 3. <a href="/topical/n/naomi.htm">Naomi</a> The mother-in-law of Ruth, who returned to Bethlehem from Moab after the death of her husband and sons. She plays a crucial role in guiding Ruth. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_kinsman-redeemer.htm">The Kinsman-Redeemer</a> A close relative who has the responsibility to redeem a family member in distress, which includes marrying the widow of a deceased relative to preserve the family line. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_elders_and_people_at_the_gate.htm">The Elders and People at the Gate</a> The city gate was a place of legal transactions and public gatherings. The elders and people present serve as witnesses to Boaz's actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_kinsman-redeemer.htm">The Role of the Kinsman-Redeemer</a> Boaz's willingness to act as a kinsman-redeemer reflects God's provision and care for His people. It is a picture of Christ's redemptive work for humanity. <a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_and_loyalty.htm">Faithfulness and Loyalty</a> Ruth's loyalty to Naomi and her willingness to embrace the God of Israel demonstrate the power of faithfulness and commitment in relationships. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_providence.htm">God's Sovereignty and Providence</a> The events in Ruth's life show God's hand at work, orchestrating circumstances for His purposes. Trusting in God's sovereignty can bring peace in uncertain times. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a> The presence of the elders and people at the gate underscores the importance of community and accountability in making significant life decisions. <a href="/topical/r/redemption_and_restoration.htm">Redemption and Restoration</a> The account of Ruth and Boaz is a powerful account of redemption and restoration, reminding believers of the hope and new beginnings found in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ruth_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ruth 4</a> <a href="/q/how_did_biblical_norms_affect_women's_marriages.htm">How did biblical cultural norms affect women's marriage choices?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_obed_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Obed in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_naomi_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Naomi in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_book_of_ruth_about.htm">What is the story and significance of the Book of Ruth?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ruth/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) What day . . .--When the person had been bought out to whom Naomi had sold the land until the year of Jubilee should restore it to her family, there remained Naomi's own claim on the land, and after wards that of Ruth, as the widow of the son of Elimelech. But further, this last carried with it the necessity of taking Ruth to wife, so that a child might be born to inherit, as the son of Mahlon, Mahlon's inheritance.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ruth/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - And Boaz said, In the day when thou acquirest the land from the hand of Naomi, and from Ruth the Moabitess, (in that day) thou hast acquired the wife of the deceased, to establish the name of the deceased upon his inheritance. So we would punctuate and render this verse. Boaz distinctly informed his relative that if the land was acquired at all by a kinsman, it must be acquired with its living appurtenance, Ruth the Moabitess, so that, by the blessing of God, the Fountain of families, there might he the opportunity of retaining the possession of the property in the line of her deceased husband, that line coalescing in the line of her second husband. It was the pleasure of Naomi and Ruth, in offering their property for sale, to burden its acquisition, on the part of a kinsman, with the condition specified. If there should be fruit after the marriage, the child would be heir of the property, just as if he had been Machlon's son, even though the father should have other and older sons by another wife. <a href="/commentaries/ruth/4-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Boaz בֹּ֔עַז (bō·‘az) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1162.htm">Strong's 1162: </a> Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple said, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “On the day בְּיוֹם־ (bə·yō·wm-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day you buy קְנוֹתְךָ֥ (qə·nō·wṯ·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7069.htm">Strong's 7069: </a> To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own the land הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land from מִיַּ֣ד (mî·yaḏ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand Naomi נָעֳמִ֑י (nā·‘o·mî) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5281.htm">Strong's 5281: </a> Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth and also from וּ֠מֵאֵת (ū·mê·’êṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among Ruth ר֣וּת (rūṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7327.htm">Strong's 7327: </a> Ruth -- 'friendship', a Moabite ancestress of David the Moabitess, הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤ה (ham·mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4125.htm">Strong's 4125: </a> Moabite -- descendant of Moab you must also acquire קָנִ֔יתָה (qā·nî·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7069.htm">Strong's 7069: </a> To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own the widow אֵֽשֶׁת־ (’ê·šeṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female of the deceased הַמֵּת֙ (ham·mêṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill in order to raise לְהָקִ֥ים (lə·hā·qîm) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand up the name שֵׁם־ (šêm-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name of the deceased הַמֵּ֖ת (ham·mêṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against his inheritance.” נַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃ (na·ḥă·lā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ruth/4-5.htm">Ruth 4:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ruth/4-5.htm">Ruth 4:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ruth/4-5.htm">Ruth 4:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ruth/4-5.htm">Ruth 4:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ruth/4-5.htm">Ruth 4:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ruth/4-5.htm">Ruth 4:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ruth/4-5.htm">Ruth 4:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ruth/4-5.htm">Ruth 4:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ruth/4-5.htm">Ruth 4:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ruth/4-5.htm">Ruth 4:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ruth/4-5.htm">OT History: Ruth 4:5 Then said Boaz What day you buy (Ru Rut.)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/ruth/4-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 4:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 4:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/ruth/4-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 4:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 4:6" /></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><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>