KJV King James Version
Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy [it] also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
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Ruth 4:5
Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy [it] also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance.”
WEB World English Bible
Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must buy it also from Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance.”
ASV American Standard Version
Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.’
Surrounding context — Ruth 4
2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.
3 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:
4 And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy [it] before the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem [it], redeem [it]: but if thou wilt not redeem [it, then] tell me, that I may know: for [there is] none to redeem [it] beside thee; and I [am] after thee. And he said, I will redeem [it].
5 Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy [it] also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.
6 And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem [it] for myself, lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem [it].
7 Now this [was the manner] in former time in Israel concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave [it] to his neighbour: and this [was] a testimony in Israel.
8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy [it] for thee. So he drew off his shoe.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayבֹּ֔עַזH1162 · bo.azBoazבְּיוֹם־H3117 · yomdayקְנוֹתְךָ֥H7069 · qa.nahto buyהַשָּׂדֶ֖הH7704 · sa.daySirionמִיַּ֣דH3027 · yadhandנָעֳמִ֑יH5281 · no.o.miNaomiוּ֠מֵאֵתH854 · etwithר֣וּתH7327 · rutRuthהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֤הH4125 · mo.a.viMoabiteאֵֽשֶׁת־H802 · ish.shahwomanהַמֵּת֙H4191 · mutto dieקָנִ֔יתָהH7069 · qa.nahto buyלְהָקִ֥יםH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiשֵׁם־H8034 · shemnameהַמֵּ֖תH4191 · mutto dieעַל־H5921 · aluponנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃H5159 · na.cha.lahinheritance
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 25:5-6If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.Genesis 38:8And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.Matthew 22:24Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.Luke 20:28Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.Ruth 3:12-13And now it is true that I [am thy] near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
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