Ruth 4:11

Boaz Redeems Ruth · Ruth 4:1–12
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Translations

Modern
“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
Traditional
And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are 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 Beth–lehem:
Literal
And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, “Witnesses! May YHWH make the woman, the one coming to your house, like Rachel and like Leah, the two who built the house of Israel; and you do virtuously in Ephrathah, and proclaim the name in Bethlehem.
Latin
Respondit omnis populus, qui erat in porta, et majores natu: Nos testes sumus: faciat Dominus hanc mulierem, quæ ingreditur domum tuam, sicut Rachel et Liam, quæ ædificaverunt domum Israël: ut sit exemplum virtutis in Ephratha, et habeat celebre nomen in Bethlehem:

Original

Hebrew
English
“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.

Notes

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Leah: Wife of Jacob; mother of six sons and Dinah Rachel: Wife of Jacob; mother of Joseph and Benjamin

Places

Bethlehem: City of David's birth and Jesus' birth

Glossary

Bethlehem Elder Ephrath (Place) Gate Naomi Rachel Ransom Ruth (Person) Ruth, Book of Witness

Topics

Benedictions by the People, Upon Ruth Covenant of Men with Men: Loosing the Shoe Covenants: Conditions of Witnessed Ephratah: Also Called Ephrath: The Ancient Name of Beth-Lehem-Judah Government: Municipal: Devolving Upon a Local Senate and Executive officers Heir: General Scriptures Concerning Inheritance: Provisions for Inheritance Under Levirate Marriages Land: Conveyance of, by Written Deeds and Other Forms Land: Witnessed Leah: |The Builder of the House of Israel| Marriage: A Benediction Pronounced After Marriage: Ceremony Attested by Witnesses Marriage: Contracted at the Gate and Before Witnesses Ruth: Marries Boaz Witness: To Marriage