Ruth 4:13

Boaz Marries Ruth · Ruth 4:13–17
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Translations

Modern
So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And Boaz took Ruth, and she became to him for a wife, and he went in to her, and YHWH gave to her conception, and she bore a son.
Latin
Tulit itaque Booz Ruth, et accepit uxorem: ingressusque est ad eam, et dedit illi Dominus ut conciperet, et pareret filium.

Original

Hebrew
English
So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.

Notes

the LORD enabled her: See study note on Ruth 1:6.

Theme notes and profiles

David Ruth Human Sexuality Intermarriage and Divorce

People

Boaz: Kinsman-redeemer who married Ruth, ancestor of David and Jesus Ruth: Moabite woman, ancestor of David and Jesus

Glossary

Bethlehem Naomi Ruth (Person) Ruth, Book of

Topics

Children: The Gift of God Inheritance: Provisions for Inheritance Under Levirate Marriages Ruth: Becomes an Ancestor of Jesus Ruth: Marries Boaz