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Ruth 4 :: Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:1 - And Boaz hath gone up to the gate, and sitteth there, and lo, the redeemer is passing by of whom Boaz had spoken, and he saith, 'Turn aside, sit down here, such a one, such a one;' and he turneth aside and sitteth down.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:2 - And he taketh ten men of the elders of the city, and saith, 'Sit down here;' and they sit down.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:3 - And he saith to the redeemer, 'A portion of the field which is to our brother, to Elimelech, hath Naomi sold, who hath come back from the fields of Moab;
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:4 - and I said, I uncover thine ear, saying, Buy before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people; if thou dost redeem -- redeem, and if none doth redeem -- declare to me, and I know, for there is none save thee to redeem, and I after thee.' And he saith, I redeem it.'
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:5 - And Boaz saith, 'In the day of thy buying the field from the hand of Naomi, then from Ruth the Moabitess, wife of the dead, thou hast bought it, to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance.'
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:6 - And the redeemer saith, 'I am not able to redeem it for myself, lest I destroy mine inheritance; redeem for thyself -- thou -- my right of redemption, for I am not able to redeem.'
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:7 - And this is formerly in Israel for redemption and for changing, to establish anything: a man hath drawn off his sandal, and given it to his neighbour, and this is the testimony in Israel.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:8 - And the redeemer saith to Boaz, 'Buy it for thyself,' and draweth off his sandal.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:9 - And Boaz saith to the elders, and to all the people, 'Witnesses are ye to-day that I have bought all that is to Elimelech, and all that is to Chilion and Mahlon, from the hand of Naomi;
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:10 - and also Ruth the Moabitess, wife of Mahlon, I have bought to myself for a wife, to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance; and the name of the dead is not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place; witnesses ye are to-day.'
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:11 - And all the people who are in the gate say -- also the elders -- 'Witnesses! Jehovah make the woman who is coming in unto thy house as Rachel and as Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and do thou virtuously in Ephrathah, and proclaim the Name in Beth-Lehem;
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:12 - and let thy house be as the house of Pharez (whom Tamar bare to Judah), of the seed which Jehovah doth give to thee of this young woman.'
(Mat 1:2–6 )
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:13 - And Boaz taketh Ruth, and she becometh his wife, and he goeth in unto her, and Jehovah giveth to her conception, and she beareth a son.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:14 - And the women say unto Naomi, 'Blessed is Jehovah who hath not let a redeemer cease to thee to-day, and his name is proclaimed in Israel,
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:15 - and he hath been to thee for a restorer of life, and for a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law who hath loved thee -- who is better to thee than seven sons -- hath borne him.'

The Line of David Began Here

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:16 - And Naomi taketh the lad, and layeth him in her bosom, and is to him for a nurse;
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:17 - and the neighbouring women give to him a name, saying, 'There hath been a son born to Naomi,' and they call his name Obed; he is father of Jesse, father of David.
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:18 - And these are genealogies of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron,
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:19 - and Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminidab,
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:20 - and Amminidab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:21 - and Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:22 - and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David.
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