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Ruth 4

Ruth 4:3

Boaz Redeems Ruth · Ruth 4:1–12
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Translations

Modern
And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.
Traditional
And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech’s:
Literal
And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “The piece of the field that belongs to our brother, to Elimelech, Naomi, the woman returning from the fields of Moab, is selling,
Latin
Quibus sedentibus, locutus est ad propinquum: Partem agri fratris nostri Elimelech vendet Noëmi, quæ reversa est de regione Moabitide:

Original

Hebrew
English
And he said to the kinsman-redeemer, “Naomi, who has returned from the land of Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.

Notes

Ruth 4:3

Naomi...is selling the piece of land: Naomi likely did not control Elimelech’s ancestral land, but she had legal ownership. She was selling the right to redeem, or buy back, the land from its current user.

People

Elimelech: Naomi's husband from Bethlehem Naomi: Israelite woman, mother-in-law of Ruth

Places

Moab: Ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea in Jordan

Glossary

Elder Gate Marriage, Marriage Customs Naomi Ransom Redeemer, Redemption Ruth, Book of

Topics

Buying and Selling Commerce: Articles of Land Court: Civil: Composition of, and Mode of Procedure Daughter: Property Rights of Dowry: General Scriptures Concerning Elimelech with Naomi, his Wife, and Two Sons, Emigrate to Moab Government: Municipal: Devolving Upon a Local Senate and Executive officers Heir: General Scriptures Concerning Land: Conveyance of, by Written Deeds and Other Forms Land: Widow's Dower In Marriage: Ceremony Attested by Witnesses Redemption of Persons or Property Witness: To the Transfer of Land Women: Property Rights of To Sell Real Estate