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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Ruth 4 New American Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/ruth/4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/ruth/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com/catholic">Bible</a> > <a href="../">NABRE</a> > Ruth 4</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../ruth/3.htm" title="Ruth 3">◄</a> Ruth 4 <a href="../1_samuel/1.htm" title="1 Samuel 1">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Bible Revised Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><section id="ch08004" class="chapter"> <h1 id="cn08004" class="cn"></h1> <p class="pf"><span class="hemb">Boaz Marries Ruth.</span> <span id="v08004001" class="ver">1</span>Boaz went to the gate<a id="rfn08004001-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn08004001-1">*</a> and took a seat there. Along came the other redeemer<a id="ren08004001-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en08004001-a">a</a> of whom he had spoken. Boaz called to him by name, “Come, sit here.” And he did so. <span id="v08004002" class="ver">2</span>Then Boaz picked out ten of the elders<a id="rfn08004002-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn08004002-1">*</a> of the town and asked them to sit nearby. When they had done this, <span id="v08004003" class="ver">3</span>he said to the other redeemer: “Naomi, who has come back from the plateau of Moab, is putting up for sale the piece of land that belonged to our kinsman Elimelech. <span id="v08004004" class="ver">4</span><a id="rfn08004004-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn08004004-1">*</a> So I thought I would inform you. Before those here present, including the elders of my people, purchase the field; act as redeemer.<a id="ren08004004-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en08004004-b">b</a> But if you do not want to do it, tell me so, that I may know, for no one has a right of redemption prior to yours, and mine is next.” He answered, “I will act as redeemer.”</p> <p><span id="v08004005" class="ver">5</span><a id="rfn08004005-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn08004005-1">*</a> Boaz continued, “When you acquire the field from Naomi, you also acquire responsibility for Ruth the Moabite,<a id="ren08004005-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en08004005-c">c</a> the widow of the late heir, to raise up a family for the deceased on his estate.” <span id="v08004006" class="ver">6</span>The redeemer replied, “I cannot exercise my right of redemption for that would endanger my own estate. You do it in my place, for I cannot.” <span id="v08004007" class="ver">7</span><a id="ren08004007-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en08004007-d">d</a> Now it used to be the custom in Israel that, to make binding a contract of redemption or exchange, one party would take off a sandal<a id="rfn08004007-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn08004007-1">*</a> and give it to the other. This was the form of attestation in Israel. <span id="v08004008" class="ver">8</span>So the other redeemer, in saying to Boaz, “Acquire it for yourself,” drew off his sandal. <span id="v08004009" class="ver">9</span>Boaz then said to the elders and to all the people, “You are witnesses today that I have acquired from Naomi all the holdings of Elimelech, Chilion and Mahlon. <span id="v08004010" class="ver">10</span>I also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the widow of Mahlon, as my wife, in order to raise up a family for her late husband on his estate, so that the name of the deceased may not perish from his people and his place. Do you witness this today?” <span id="v08004011" class="ver">11</span><a id="ren08004011-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en08004011-e">e</a> All those at the gate, including the elders, said, “We do. May the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> make this woman come into your house like Rachel and Leah, who between them built up the house of Israel. Prosper in Ephrathah! Bestow a name in Bethlehem! <span id="v08004012" class="ver">12</span>With the offspring the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> will give you from this young woman, may your house become like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah.”<a id="rfn08004012-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn08004012-1">*</a></p> <p><span id="v08004013" class="ver">13</span>Boaz took Ruth. When they came together as husband and wife, the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> enabled her to conceive and she bore a son. <span id="v08004014" class="ver">14</span>Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed is the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> who has not failed to provide you today with a redeemer. May he become famous in Israel! <span id="v08004015" class="ver">15</span>He will restore your life and be the support of your old age, for his mother is the daughter-in-law who loves you. She is worth more to you than seven sons!” <span id="v08004016" class="ver">16</span>Naomi took the boy, cradled him<a id="rfn08004016-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn08004016-1">*</a> against her breast, and cared for him. <span id="v08004017" class="ver">17</span>The neighbor women joined the celebration: “A son has been born to Naomi!”<a id="ren08004017-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en08004017-f">f</a> They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.</p> <p><span id="v08004018" class="ver">18</span><a id="ren08004018-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en08004018-g">g</a> These are the descendants of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron,<a id="ren08004018-h" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en08004018-h">h</a> <span id="v08004019" class="ver">19</span>Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab, <span id="v08004020" class="ver">20</span><a id="ren08004020-i" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en08004020-i">i</a> Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salma, <span id="v08004021" class="ver">21</span>Salma was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed, <span id="v08004022" class="ver">22</span><a id="ren08004022-j" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en08004022-j">j</a> Obed was the father of Jesse, and Jesse became the father of David.</p> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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