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Ruth 4

Ruth 4:14

Boaz Marries Ruth · Ruth 4:13–17
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Translations

Modern
Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.
Traditional
And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
Literal
And the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be YHWH, who has not let cease a kinsman-redeemer to you this day, and may his name be proclaimed in Israel.
Latin
Dixeruntque mulieres ad Noëmi: Benedictus Dominus, qui non est passus ut deficeret successor familiæ tuæ, et vocaretur nomen ejus in Israël:

Original

Hebrew
English
Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.

Notes

Ruth 4:14

This child became the family Naomi lost when her two sons died in Moab. The town's women saw that this child completed Naomi's redemption.

Theme notes and profiles

David Intermarriage and Divorce

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Naomi: Israelite woman, mother-in-law of Ruth

Glossary

Bethlehem Naomi Ruth, Book of

Topics

Inheritance: Provisions for Inheritance Under Levirate Marriages Joy of Naomi, when Boaz Showed Kindness to Ruth